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Doing Church As A Team
Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 5, 2004 (message contributor)
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1. That's Not My Job
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
As part of the church, weare all called to participate in the ministry of the church.
Doing Church as a Team Acts 2:42-47 At Pentecost, the Spirit of God moved among believers and empowered them to pursue the Great Commission, as Jesus commanded. In the New Testament we read of the activities of the early Church and marvel at how quickly the message of the Gospel swept that ...read more
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2. The Word Of God
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
Scripture is the foundation for the transformation of the church
The people of God need to stop dabbling in religion and grow in spiritual maturity. We need to stop playing church and start being the Church by demonstrating the transformation that has occurred within us as a result of an absolute, paramount commitment to Jesus Christ. THE WORD OF GOD? 2 ...read more
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3. Membership Has Its Privileges
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
As Christians, we must realize the value of true commitment to the Body of Christ
Membership Has Its Privileges The church is not a place for people to gather occasionally for religious services. It is not one more social institution among many others. The church is God’s dream for His most cherished creation. There is nothing like the church – no accomplishment, no ...read more
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4. Do This In Rememberance Of Me
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
Communion is more than a ritual, it is a covenant meal.
Do This in Remembrance of Me 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 - The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he ...read more
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5. The Day Jesus Got Mad
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
Our commitment to prayer will define the church.
The Cinderella of the church today is the prayer meeting. This handmaid of the Lord is unloved and unwooed because she is not dripping with the pearls of intellectualism, nor glamorous with the silks of philosophy; neither is she enchanting with the tiara of psychology. She wears the homespuns of ...read more
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6. Building On A Community Of Care
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
As a church, we are called to care for each other.
Building on a Community of Care 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 I am now working toward the day when communities of God’s people, ordinary Christians whose lives regularly intersect, will accomplish most of the good that we now depend on mental health professionals to provide. And they will do it by ...read more