1. Church Membership

2. Angels and Demons What does the Bible say? Sunday Evening: 6 PM

3. Church Membership What is the Church?

4. Church Membership Ephesians 1:22-23 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

5. Church Membership Ephesians 1:22-23 {Note} And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. Church: “Ekklesia” – the assembly of believers

6. Church Membership Ephesians 1:22-23 {Note} And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. Church: “Ekklesia” – the assembly of believers The Ephesians are: “members of the God’s household” (2:19)

7. Church Membership 1. Church: Adopted and Changed Ephesians 1:4-5 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will

8. Church Membership 1. Church: Adopted and Changed Galatians 3:26-27 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. Romans 6:3-4 don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? … in order that, just as Christ was raised …, we too may live a new life.

9. Church Membership 1. Church: Adopted and Changed Ephesians 1:4-5 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will

10. Church Membership 1. Church: Adopted and Changed Ephesians 1:4-5 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will no longer enslaved to sin; clean a new nature: children of God.

11. Church Membership 1. Church: Adopted and Changed 2 Peter 1:3-4 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

12. Church Membership 1. Church: Adopted and Changed Attendance is not the same as membership Membership represents Christ “He is my LIFE!”

13. Church Membership 2. Church: Submitted to Christ Ephesians 1:9-10 And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfilment— to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. The True Church is fully submitted to Jesus

14. Church Membership 2. Church: Submitted to Christ People are bowing the knee to Christ, the Lord, yesterday, today, tomorrow.

15. Church Membership 2. Church: Submitted to Christ People are bowing the knee to Christ, the Lord, yesterday, today, tomorrow. This is only happening in the True Church! (23) the church is “…the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”

16. Church Membership 2. Church: Submitted to Christ Not every person who attends is submitted to Christ. Membership means Submitted to Christ “He is my LORD”

17. Church Membership 3. Church: Shining for Christ Ephesians 1:11-12 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything, in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

18. Church Membership 3. Church: Shining for Christ Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

19. Church Membership 3. Church: Shining for Christ the church is “…the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.” Christ fills every aspect of the Church and this results in praise to God “He is my SONG!”

20. Church Membership The True Church: People who… Are Adopted and Changed through Christ Are Submitted to Christ Are Shining for Christ

21. Church Membership The True Church: People who… Are Adopted and Changed through Christ Are Submitted to Christ Are Shining for Christ therefore Life is all about Church! (And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.)