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The Church And Her Calling
Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 15, 2020 (message contributor)
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1. The Call To Fellowship
Contributed on Aug 15, 2020
Few understand the biblical teaching on fellowship seeing it as a social time. We need to understand what it means to have fellowship with Christ and with His church.
The Call to Fellowship 1 Corinthians 1:9-10 One of the most troubled churches in apostolic times was the Corinthian Church. They were plagued with a myriad of problems in the church including: divisions, arrogance, sexual immorality, incest, litigation, doctrinal error, abuse of the Lord’s ...read more
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2. The Call To Unity
Contributed on Aug 15, 2020
Dwight L. Moody once stated, "I have never yet known the Spirit of God to work where the Lord's people were divided." For God to bless the church, there must be unity.
The Call to Unity 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Recently, I read about a church that split, and that split began over an argument at a potluck supper when a lady brought a congealed salad made with Cool Whip instead of real whipping cream. Frank Martin has written a book entitled War in The Pews that ...read more
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3. The Call For Church Discipline
Contributed on Aug 15, 2020
There is a hesitancy on the part of many church pastors and elders to hold their church members accountable for their actions. This neglect is hazardous. Church disciple is both biblical and necessary
The Call for Church Discipline 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 “... Allan Bloom argued in his 1987 best-seller, The Closing of the American Mind [Simon and Schuster], that tolerance, built on the assumption of moral relativism, not truth, has become the chief “virtue” in America. To judge any behavior or ...read more
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4. The Church's Primary Calling
Contributed on Jul 18, 2020
The church is God's instrument to glorify Him and build the kingdom. We can only do this if we understand what the church is and what it has been called to do.
The Church’s Calling 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 In Ephesians 6:12, we read “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” This can be no more evident than it is today, ...read more