1. The Church And You! Hebrews 10:25; Ephesians 4:16
Together We GROW, United We BUILD!
“Together We Unite To Build God’s Family”
The Church
And
You!
Hebrews 10:25; Ephesians 4:16

2. CH___RCH – What is missing? A Christian's life can never
INTRODUCTION
CH___RCH – What is missing? U
"CHURCH"
is not complete
without “U!”
A Christian's life can never
be complete apart from
a healthy CHURCH.

3. A church can be one of the greatest joys of your life ….
absolutely essential
to being a faithful and
productive Christian.

4. Without Going To Church?
MAIN POINTS
1. Can You Be A Christian
Without Going To Church?
"NO!"

5. “a true believer” …. love our brothers. Anyone who one of the signs of
Let’s read 1 John 3:14 –
one of the signs of
“a true believer” ….
“We know that we have passed
from death to life, because we
love our brothers. Anyone who
does not love remains in death.”
(NIV; also verse 15)

6. One sign of “a backslider”
We naturally want to be
around those we love.
One sign of “a backslider”
is withdrawing from
Christian fellowship.

7. 1 John 2:19…. “They went out from us, but
they did not really belong to us.
For if they had belonged to us,
they would have remained with
us; but their going showed that
none of them belonged to us.”
(NIV)

8. As Augustine an Early Church does not have the church
Father once said….
“He cannot have God
for his Father who
does not have the church
for his mother.”

9. Important For A Christian?
2. Why Is The Church
Important For A Christian?

10. “covering of protection”
The CHURCH
is our
SPIRITUAL
COVERING
in this world
of darkness!
The Bible tells us that there is a
“covering of protection”
in Mount Zion which is a type
of the New Testament Church.

11. Isaiah 4:4-6.... “ (v.4) The Lord will wash away the
filth of the women of Zion; he will
cleanse the bloodstains from
Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment
and a spirit of fire. (v.5) Then the
LORD will create over all of Mount
Zion and over those who assemble
there a cloud of smoke by day ….

12. Isaiah 4:4-6.... …. and a glow of flaming fire by
night; over all the glory will be a
canopy. (v.6) It will be a shelter
and shade from the heat of
the day, and a refuge and hiding
place from the storm and rain.”
(NIV)

13. Hebrews 12:22-24.... “ (v.22) But you have come to Mount
Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem,
the city of the living God. You have
come to thousands upon thousands
of angels in joyful assembly, (v.23)
to the church of the firstborn,
whose names are written in
heaven. You have come to God, .…

14. Hebrews 12:22-24.... …. the judge of all men, to the
spirits of righteous men made
perfect, (v.24) to Jesus the
mediator of a new covenant,
and to the sprinkled blood that
speaks a better word
than the blood of Abel.” (NIV)

15. 3. Who Are We As
The Church?

16. of the world, to be part of
The Greek word for
“church” is “ekklesia”
meaning “called out ones.”
… one whom God
has called out
of the world, to be part of
His Family, the church!

17. “assembly” or “congregation.”
“Ekklesia” also means
“assembly” or “congregation.”
…. local congregations
which are to be earthly
representations of
“His Heavenly
Kingdom.”

18. Jesus Himself was the one who
ordained & commissioned the
“church” (Matthew 16:18).
One of the Biblical names for the
church is the “Body of Christ”

19. being joined together….
Ephesians 4:16
describes the “Body” as
being joined together….
“From him the whole body,
joined and held together by every
supporting ligament, grows
and builds itself up in love,
as each part does its work.”
(NIV)

20. Ministry Life Fellowship Worship Encouragement Teaching Strength Joy
You will be
SUPPLIED with....
Ministry
Fellowship
Encouragement
Strength
Life
Worship
Teaching
Joy

21. A key element in the life of the church is the concept of
A Christian who is not
part of a local church is
a totally foreign concept
to Scripture.
Note:
A key element in the life of
the church is the concept of
“COMMUNION.”
COMMON UNION

22. God wants His people to live in this “common union,” both
with Him, and with one another.

23. Romans 12:4,5…. 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 4:25
“(v.4) Just as each of us has one body
with many members, and these
members do not all have the same
function, (v.5) so in Christ we who
are many form one body, and each
member belongs to all the others.”
(NIV)
1 Corinthians 12:12-27;
Ephesians 4:25

24. 1) Community 2) Accountability 3) Family
Through the CHURCH
Christians learn 3 concepts
of God’s Family….
1) Community
We are a fellowship of believers.
2) Accountability
We are responsible for one another.
3) Family
We are brothers & sisters in Christ.

25. 4. What Exactly Constitutues
A Church As A
Body Of Believers?

26. Being a body, the church is an organized, structured unit.
A number of characteristics
are required before an
institution can be properly
called a “church.”

27. These include.... A) Organized, regularly scheduled
meetings (Acts 14:27; 20:7;
1 Corinthians 11:33; 14:26; 16:1-2)
Membership records (Acts 1:15;
2:41, 47; Revelation 3:4) B)

28. Pastors & church leaders who oversee the congregation
(Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:11-12;
1 Peter 5:2-3 )

29. Preaching, teaching, and exhortation from the Word
of God (1 Corinthians 9:16;
1 Timothy 4:13; 2 Timothy 4:2)

30. Testament ordinances, water baptism (Acts 2:38,41),
Observances of the New
Testament ordinances, water
baptism (Acts 2:38,41),
and the Lord’s Supper
(Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)

31. Accountability for sin
(Romans 16:17; 1 Corinthians 5;
2 Thessalonians 3:6-15;
1 Timothy 5:20; Titus 1:13).

32. Biblical church membership... "a solemn covenant" which involves....
Faithful commitment in
attendance (Hebrews 10:25) B)
Tithing & giving (Malachi 3:8-10;
1 Corinthians 16:1,2;
2 Corinthians 8, 9; Hebrews 7:8)

33. Cooperation with the church’s leadership (1 Corinthians 11:1-2;
Serving and ministry
(1 Corinthians 12:4-27; Ephesians
4:7, 11-12; 1 Peter. 4:10-11) D)
Cooperation with the church’s
leadership (1 Corinthians 11:1-2;
6:15-16; Philippians 3:17;
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13;
Hebrews 13:7,17

34. CONCLUSION
Is the church perfect?
"NO!"
It is made up of
imperfect people
- like us!

35. “Like iron sharpens iron, God’s people are to help ‘sharpen’
Proverbs 27:17….
“Like iron sharpens iron, God’s
people are to help ‘sharpen’
each other.” (NIV)
You need the CHURCH,
the CHURCH needs you!

36. Jesus died for His church
(Acts 20:28)
Jesus is returning for His
church (Ephesians 5:27)
It is His church that will rule
and reign with Him
(Revelation 22:1-5)

37. So going to church doesn’t make you a Christian!
in itself
cannot save anyone!
So going
to church
doesn’t make
you a Christian!  

38. “Family of Believers” not as a building, but a in Christ Jesus.
Let us this morning see
the importance of the
"CHURCH"
not as a building, but a
“Family of Believers”
in Christ Jesus.
Amen! Let’s pray!