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A God’s Eye View Of The Church
Contributed by Tim Bond on Nov 18, 2002 (message contributor)
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1. The Body Of Christ
Contributed on Nov 18, 2002
The Church is described as the Body of Christ to stress the connections that we all have to one another, as well as our response to the direction of the head, Jesus Christ.
For the next several weeks I’m going to be preaching a series of messages called “A God’s Eye View of the Church.” In these sermons we’re going to be taking an up close and personal look at what God wants the church to be, and hopefully an honest appraisal of who we really are. Now I want to be ...read more
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2. The Bride Of Christ
Contributed on Nov 18, 2002
The Church is called the bride of Christ to stress the purity we should maintain, as well as the sense of anticipation we have awaiting the coming of our bridegroom.
Max Lucado tells a story from ages past about a stately prince and a peasant girl who fall in love. This really a difficult one to understand. On the one hand is a prince who literally had the world at His disposal. There has never been a more perfect specimen of a man that ever lived. Nothing ...read more
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3. The Family Of God
Contributed on Nov 18, 2002
The church is called "The Family of God" because it is all about relationships, those with our Heavenly Father, and our brothers and sisters.
Families are funny things, and I don’t mean funny in the sense of humorous. Families are a strange and wonderful and dangerous thing. The people that we love the deepest are probably part of our family. In a family unit there is the potential for the most fulfilling and closest relationships that ...read more
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4. The People Of God
Contributed on Nov 18, 2002
God has chosen us so that we can become a distinctive people, helping others come to know His love for them.
If we stopped people on the street of Nashville and asked them what they think of when they hear the name “Nashville Christian Church” what would come to their mind? (Pause) Some might mention our parking lot, maybe others a pretty building in the middle of town. If we are a little more optimistic ...read more