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I Love My Church...
Contributed by Pat Damiani on Oct 20, 2015 (message contributor)
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1. Because Jesus Loves The Church
Contributed on Oct 20, 2015
It is impossible to love Jesus and not love His church
Several years ago when one of our dogs, Gilbert, died, and our other dog, Jessie, seemed to be depressed, we made several trips to the Humane Society and the Pima County Animal Shelter to look for another dog. We have since learned that our other dog, Jessie, wasn’t depressed because Gilbert ...read more
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2. By Participating In The Worship Of My Church
Contributed on Oct 20, 2015
When the going gets tough… Jesus’ disciples get going to corporate worship
We live in a world where it is increasingly difficult to live as a disciple of Jesus. In many places around the world, and now even here in the United States, people are routinely killed for holding fast to their professed faith in Jesus. As Don so rightly pointed out a few weeks ago, because of ...read more
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3. By Protecting The Fellowship Of My Church
Contributed on Oct 20, 2015
Jesus provides practical guidance to help His disciples maintain holiness within the body of Christ and thus protect the fellowship of the church
I love my church. I love my church because I love Jesus and Jesus loves the church. So that is why I’m so excited about our current sermon series. I want to share my love of the church with you in hopes that you, too, will fall in love with the church, either for the first time, or all over ...read more
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4. By Participating The Discipleship Of My Church
Contributed on Oct 20, 2015
Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were I.
It is one of the most commonly used terms in the church and yet it may very well be one of the least understood concepts in all of Christianity. It is often viewed as some kind of standardized method, much like an assembly line, that is intended to keep churning out a standardized product. But ...read more
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5. By Participating In The Ministry Of My Church
Contributed on Oct 20, 2015
Jesus’ design for His church is that…every member is a minister.
I know that many of you here this morning are really excited that football season is just around the corner. I know I’m looking forward to seeing how my favorite teams fare this season. As the season approaches, I’m reminded of how someone once described a football game: 22 men down ...read more
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6. By Participating In The Evangelism Of My Church
Contributed on Oct 20, 2015
God made us who we are so we could make known who He is.
This morning we’ll wrap up our six week sermon series – I Love My Church. Six weeks ago we began this series by seeing how much Jesus loves His church and why, if we truly love Jesus, then we will love His church as well. Then for the past 4 weeks, we’ve looked at several ...read more