When the church is worshipped

When the church is worshipped We become more interested in visiting with one another than praising God

When the church is worshipped We don’t “worship” much outside of the church building

When the church is worshipped We see little moral or spiritual change in our lives

When the church is worshipped We see things in terms of the church

When the church is worshipped We talk more about the church than we do God

When the church is worshipped We develop a “my church” vs. “your church” mentality

When the church is worshipped We have a commitment to the church but not to God

When the church is worshipped We are more concerned about what the church thinks than what God thinks

When the church is worshipped We assume approval by the church is the same thing as approval by God

When the church is worshipped We define our spiritual wellbeing in terms of the church or through the church

When the church is worshipped We take our problems with the church out on God

The church is important Acts 20:28  Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

The church is important Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, Ephesians 5:29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church,

The church is important The church does not determine what is right—God does

1 Timothy 3:15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

The church is important The church does not determine what is right—God does The church does not grant salvation—God does

Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace   (13) In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,

The church is important The church does not determine what is right—God does The church does not grant salvation—God does The church does not give us the Bible—God does

Worshipping the church leads to spiritual indifference Worshipping the church leads to spiritual arrogance following man rather than God

The church does not replace God We are to love the church We are to support the church We need the church The church does not replace God

What crushes this idol, the god of church? Remembering that it is Christ who saved us Reflecting upon Christ Receiving the hope that is found in Christ

O, to be like Thee, Blessed Redeemer