
Topic Notes
- Welcome!
- Is it true that you don’t need to be a part of a church in order to follow Christ?
- Belonging to a Community of Faith
- Why is Jeff judging Dave?
- Mercy and Accountability
- The Bible never tells the church to punish someone who asks for forgiveness.
- Forgiveness and Community – The rare relationship
- Acts 2:42-47 = RESULTS!
- People in a church = church problems
- So, what is “a church”? Primarily, it is a local gathering of Christians committed to each other and meeting together to do important business of God!
- Ekklesea = Town Meeting (church)
- Matthew 5:23-24
- Part of God’s business is unity among people who believe.
- Ephesians 4:11-16 – the Church is a body!
- Verse 13 basically says this: The goal of Church and my faith is to reach unity with my fellow followers of Jesus, to know Jesus, and become mature like Jesus!
- The purpose of Pastors and teachers is to give you what you need to achieve those goals.
- FIRST:
must speak the truth, in love, to other Christians to help achieve our goals of unity and maturity. - SECOND:
must be willing to accept correction from people in my Church too. - Individualism doesn’t produce love; being part of a community does
BIBLE CONTRADICTION
via the Freedom From Religion Foundation
Shall we keep the sabbath?
Exodus 31:15 vs Colossians 2:16
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