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Documents about different biblical subjects4-3-2 Church
February 25th, 2011Purpose: To help you understand the role of the church and we (as disciples) have in the church
The Head and Body
Colossians 1:15-20
- Question: Who has all authority? Jesus is the head (focus) of everything we want to do
- Question: What is another name for the body of Christ? The head controls the body. Who is the head of the church? Jesus
- Use illustration to help for understanding
Ephesians 2:14-21
- Question: How would you define a foreigner or an alien person? Before becoming a disciple that's is what you
- Now through Jesus we are able to have peace (relationship) with God. To become family.
- As a disciple you become part of the family (household) not a part of the organization
- Question: What is the foundation of God's household? v20 - The Bible
- Share: Everyone in a household has responsibilities as we have responsibilities to the church family
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
- Our heart should be to give "cheerfully" out of gratitude for all that God's done for you
- Weekly contribution is an opportunity to express our gratitude to God weekly.
- Share: You wouldn't want someone to love you because they "have to" instead because they "want to".
- God doesn't make you give he wants you to give "cheerfully"
- Question: How do you feel about giving contribution weekly?
- Share: Once a year we have a special contribution to help in special areas (explain what special is about)
1 Corinthians 12:12-20
- Each disciple is different (racially, socially, economically, culturally, etc) and God wants it that way.
- Each disciple is different but each person is important. What gift do you see yourself adding to the body?
- v18 - God arranges the body parts the way he wants them to be (our relationships are orchestrated by God)
- God has the person that He wants you to (marry, roommate, etc) already in mind for you (trust him)
- Each disciple is different but each disciple is valuable to God and the body
- Just as your foot can't live without the body neither can a disciple live without the body
- The relationships in the church are very important. You have an opportunity to be close to a lot of people
- Question: How do you feel about the opportunity to be close friends with so many different types of people?
Proverbs 15:22
- God wants us to be successful but it's up to us to seek advice and apply it to our lives
- Question: What area in your life do you need to seek advice in?
- Question: Why is it important to seek advice? So we don't give Satan a foothold.
Matthew 18:15-18
- If a person sins against you (go and talk to them one on one), if it does not go well get help.
- If they refuse to stop sinning it's better that they leave the body than for the whole body to be hurt.
- Question: How do you feel about what Jesus is telling his disciples to do with someone who refuses to repent?
- This won't happen to someone if they continue to seek advice and imitate Jesus.
Matthew 13:44-46
- Question: When these people found the kingdom of God what was their response?
- They were willing to give up any and everything to possess the kingdom of God
- God wants you to experience this same joy, are you willing to give up anything for the kingdom?
