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Being The Body
Contributed by John Raulerson on Dec 12, 2007 (message contributor)
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1. What Is The Church?
Contributed on Dec 12, 2007
When churches forget who they are and what is their purpose they quickly sink into a sea a of insignificance with no effectiveness and no power.
Series: Being the Body WHAT IS THE CHURCH? Matthew 16:13 18 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I have discovered through the years that one of the most important aspects, if not ...read more
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2. The Master's Plan
Contributed on Dec 12, 2007
The greatest building project in the history of man is the building of the church. It began at Pentecost some 2000 years ago and continues until this day.
Series: Being the Body THE MASTER’S PLAN FOR THE CHURCH Matthew 16:18 As I look out the glass doors into the foyer I remember that last year as this time there was no foyer or new education building. In less than a year we watched as the foundation was laid out and poured. The metal for ...read more
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3. Purity Through Accountability
Contributed on Dec 13, 2007
Only through holding one another accountable in love can the church remain pure.
Series: Being the Body REMAINING PURE THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY Matt 5:13-16 In 2001 the natural gas giant Enron collapsed destroying the lives of thousands of families and investors and even causing calamity upon our national economy. The collapse was due to faulty and fraudulent accounting ...read more
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4. Good For Something
Contributed on Dec 13, 2007
Many Christians and churches today have become good for nothing as they have lost their influence. We should strive to be good for something.
Series: Being the Body Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. I. THE SHAMEFUL STATE OF BEING GOOD FOR NOTHING A. No ...read more
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5. Bearers Of The Light
Contributed on Dec 13, 2007
The church has been called to bear the light of God’s truth to a dark and dying world.
Series: Being the Body Bearers of the Light Matt 5:14-16 One of the most amazing sights on my mission trips to the mountains of Honduras is people walking to church at night. Unless you have been there it is hard to picture just how rugged the are the roads and just how dark it can be. But ...read more
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6. Changing The World Around Me
Contributed on Dec 13, 2007
Jesus called us "salt" and "light" which are both change agents to the world around them.
Series: Being the Body CHANGING THE WORLD AROUND ME Matthew 5:13-16 In June 1990 the world watched in amazement the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the fall of the Iron Curtain. People were finally free from the communist rule of the Soviet Union. This change in political rule did ...read more