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Marks Of The True Church
Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 3, 2024 (message contributor)
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1. Marks Of The True Church: Joy
Contributed on Feb 3, 2024
Christ promised joy for those who follow Him. One sure mark of the redeemed is joy.
“Now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.” Suppose you are on holiday. Now imagine it is a Sunday morning, and you want to find a church where you can join fellow Christians in worship of the Risen Saviour. (You do attend ...read more
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2. Marks Of The True Church: Holiness
Contributed on Feb 10, 2024
Our Lord prayed that His followers would be sanctified, made holy. The Father heard His request and has granted Jesus was He asked.
“I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the ...read more
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3. Marks Of The True Church: Truth
Contributed on Feb 17, 2024
Christians are to be immersed in the truth as they are sanctified in this life. We are immersed in truth as we immerse ourselves in the Word of God and as we invest ourselves in the congregation wherein the Spirit of Christ has placed us.
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” [1] Truth is in short supply in our world. Tragically, truth has been largely sacrificed for what has come to be known as “truthiness” in our world today. Perhaps that has always been the case, but it is certainly apparent that this is the case ...read more
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4. Marks Of The True Church: Mission
Contributed on Feb 24, 2024
Jesus was sent on mission by the Father. In like manner, the Son of God sends His disciples on mission. And He ensures we will succeed in this mission by giving us His Spirit.
“As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.” “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them ...read more
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5. Marks Of The True Church: Unity
Contributed on Mar 1, 2024
The unity of the Faith transcends denominations, embracing all who are twice born through faith in Christ the Lord.
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to ...read more
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6. Marks Of The True Church: Love
Contributed on Mar 8, 2024
Christians are lovers. We are distinguished from the world by Who we love and the manner in which we reveal our love. Ours is a love which results from the love of God which is poured out into our lives.
“O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” [1] Karl Barth, the Swiss theologian, ...read more