Hebrews 10:19
Sharing on Church, WHY GO TO CHURCH?—
There is a purpose
Church has become an end—instead of a means to an end
Difference between between GATHERING or ASSEMBLING
Most people don’t know why they go to church?
The reasons they have, aren’t right
FIX- Addict---Feel Good, Need To,
---Look to church to fill a void
Church is not the end ---It the means to an end----The end is the Kingdom of God
If this is about PLAYING CHURCH--I’m outta here
I don’t get it all, but what I get----
I want to share on what the Church is
Provoking to LOVE and GOOD WORKS----
Not enough of either
Learn to love people----
Don’t forsake the Assembling----
Forsake Gathering, NOT ASSEMBLING
BUY SOMETHING IN STORE---Some assembly required
All it takes to make it work---Must assemble it----
Gathering it in a pile, IS NOT ASSEMBLING
God’s trying to assemble us SO WE LOOK LIKE HIM
5 Basic things the Bible says about Church
1.Being equipped for the work of the ministry-----Ephesians 4: 11-13
Our Goal is grow so we can all do work of ministry
Churches are paying preacher for him to do everything-----HIS JOB IS TO EQUIP
“how do we handle this BRO SHANE”----
I’m equipping YOU so YOU can handle it
If you come here---not wanting to be equipped----wrong Church
Good music, Good preaching, friendly, Childrens Min. ----Are you being equipped
90 out of 100 churches---Are just Giant Nurseries----THEY WONT LISTEN AND BE EQUIPPED
They’ll sit and critique the preacher---Discuss what he said---How he’s wrong
That proves they’re immature----
Or they’d shut up, listen, and BE EQUIPPED for the KINGDOM
Equipping---How to renew/mind, overcome strongholds, identity, freedom, Glory of The NEW COVENANT
Matt 16---Give us the keys to the KINGDOM---
KEYS.....UNLOCK SOMETHING
2.Celebrating the Resurrection—John 11:20-27
Not Easter-----JESUS
We have bloodless sacrifices---
WE WANT TO OFFER THEM UP
When we sing praises, SATAN AND HIS ARMY ARE MISERABLE
But if you’re not celebrating----Satan isn’t bothered----HE IS...When it becomes a sacrifice
You can do it on your own....BUT WHEN THE KIDS ARE ASSEMBLED
3.To come under Spiritual Authority---Hebrews 13:17-18
We need Spiritual Authority---A covering----
Aligning yourself and submitting to a pastor
There’s a movement-----People don’t need Authority----
Someone’s gotta give an account-----YOU----
Or you can submit to and come under authority
Centurion SOLDIER----- Matthew 8:5-13
A lot of Christians want to exercise Authority,
FEW WANT TO BE UNDER AUTHORITY
Isaiah 9:6-7----God’s Got a Government, and if you CANT Submit to someone, YOU”VE MISSED IT
4. Raising up Sons and Daughters - 1 Cor 4:15-17
Pastors have turned into Hirelings -----
When they SUCEED... THEY MOVE ON TO Another church
If they have a great track record----
MAKES THEM MORE DESIRABLE TO OTHER CHURCHES
Churches have turned Pastors into hirelings----
Get successful they’ll get mad
Or if they’re not growing---They’ll fire them---Even though they might be truly raising people up
Moses and Joshua
We are not living for the moment----
THIS WORK NEEDS TO GO ON FOREVER
5.We are being a Hospital for the hurting----Isaiah 42:1-4
It’s an honor to pastor a church with such a wide array of people….LIST
People should find help in the church and not JUDGING----IN THE BAR SOMEONE WILL SYMPATHIZE
Bruised reed – Carve to make instrument---
Bruised ones would not work, thrown away—
we are instruments
We get bruised, we get broken,- most churches are too busy to help SOMEONE
“what’s the church gonna do”----What are you gonna do?
I want to see people fixed----
I get to pastor goofed up people----
USE TO BOTHER ME---JOB SECURITY
“things are bad” you say, "WHY DON”T YOU COME TO OUR CHURCH"
TAKE THE CHURCH TO THEM---
Smoking Flax---When the cloth isn’t in the oil anymore--- smoke no fire, JUST STINKS
They were burning----NOT ANYMORE
Many have experienced Spiritual Burnout----
Great ministry is hard----
Reach out a hand and draw back a nub----
THEY ATE MY HAND
I can let those people get to me----Keep loving them---Get them burning again
