Family of Faith

Family of Faith: easy as one, two, three  

ONE THING THE CHURCH IS NOT

The church is not a building.

The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. Acts 17:24, NIV

TWO THINGS THE CHURCH IS

The church is people who believe

We who believe are carefully joined together with Christ as parts of a beautiful, constantly growing temple for God. Ephesians 2:21, TLB

The church is a living building

Don’t you realize that all of you together are the house of God, and that the Spirit of God lives among you in his house? I Corinthians 3:16, TLB

 

THREE THINGS THE CHURCH DOES

The church spreads the gospel.

Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. II Timothy 4:2, NIV

 

The church fulfills its God-given responsibilities

Why is it that he gives us these special abilities to do certain things best? It is that God’s people will be equipped to do better work for him, building up the Church, the body of Christ, to a position of strength and maturity.  Ephesians 4:12, TLB

THREE THINGS THE CHURCH DOES

The church provides a place of refuge

How happy are those who can live in your Temple, singing your praises. Psalm 84:4, TLB

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together…but let us encourage one another.  Hebrews 10:24-25, NIV

 

The church provides a place of refuge

How happy are those who can live in your Temple, singing your praises. Psalm 84:4, TLB

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together…but let us encourage one another.  Hebrews 10:24-25, NIV

Commit to be more intentional about:

Unity

Prayer

Experience

Fellowship

Encouragement

Counsel

Presence

 

Sermon by Pastor Dave Morley