Not a Club for Christians, but a...

CORPORATION OF THE COMMITTED Acts 2:42-46

Christ as Savior and LORD Rom 10:9; 1 Cor 1:2; Eph 1:22

Obedience of His Word and Observance of His Ordinances John 8:31-32

Members of His Body  1 Cor 12:13; Col 1:18

Mission of Making Disciples through Evangelism & Edification Matt 28:19-20

Interdependent Inequality 1 Cor 12; Heb 13:17

Truth-Speaking in Love Eph 4:15; Col 3:16

Transforming Lives & Relationships Rom 12:1-2; 1 Tim 3:15; 1 Thess 5:12, 14

Exaltation, as well as: Exhortation & Encouragement 1 Thess 5:11; Rom 15:7; Eph 3:10

Developing Reproductive Disciplemaking Bodies 2 Tim 2:2; Col 4:16; mActs 16:4

 

Not a Hospice for the Hurting, but a...

HOSPITAL FOR THE HEALING 1Thess 5:23; Js 5:14

Not a Uniformity of Likes, but a...

UNITY OF LABORERS Phil 2:2; 1Cor 1:10

Not a Retreat Center, but a...

REPRODUCTIVE COMPLEX Eph 4:12, 16; 1 Cor 16:19

Not a Cafeteria of Choices, but a...

COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM Luke 6:40 2 Cor 3:3

Couple, Cell, Congregation, Celebration, Conflagration

Not a Home for Bums but a...

HOTEL FOR BUSINESSPEOPLE BUSY ABOUT THEIR MASTER'S BUSINESS Titus 3:13 3 John 6

Questions for Reflection/Discussion/Response:

1. What’s a church? In what ways does the world influence our thinking and decisions about church? Why?

2. What causes “church-hopping”? What are the advantages and disadvantages of hopping and shopping?

3. What role should church play in a believer’s life? Is there such a thing as a Lone Ranger Christian? Why?

4. What cultural values work against us becoming and being a Biblical church? (Independence is the essence of sin.)

5. What advice would you give to someone about finding a “good” church?