The Supremacy Of Christ In The Church #2 Series

29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 because we are members of His body.

31 FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH. 32 This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

3. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12 21&27

12 For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.

13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

14 For the body is not one member, but many.

15 If the foot says, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.

16 And if the ear says, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.

17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.

19 If they were all one member, where would the body be?

20 But now there are many members, but one body.

21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."

27 Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.

4. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:6

6 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

5. 1 Tim 6:20 21

20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge"

21 which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith.

Billy Graham Sat. 4/20/02 Q: Do you have a list of denominations that you recommend? We moved to a different part of the country recently, and we want to find a church home here but don’t know where to begin looking. Mrs. D.P.

A: No, I do not recommend specific denominations or churches; over the years I’ve discovered that God’s people are scattered among all kinds of churches.

How should you begin your search? First, stop and think through what you should be looking for in a church. A church should be more than a friendly place with lots of interesting programs, although there’s nothing wrong with that, of course.

A church should be a place where you and your family can worship God and grow in your understanding of Christ and his word.

God’s will is for us is to know him better. Becoming a Christian is a definite act of commitment, a commitment to follow Christ as our Lord and Savior. But being a Christian is a lifelong process of spiritual growth, and one way this happens is through the church. The Bible reads, "Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds Let us not give up meeting together, as some are m the habit of doing (Hebrews 10:24 25).