Why Church Membership? Church Discipline
For the sake of Church Discipline If we have not availed ourselves to the hard privilege of church discipline (as necessary), can we truly say we have submitted to God’s ruling in and through His…
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Why Church Membership? Being Set Apart
Anyone can attend a church gathering. Anyone. So what should set Christians apart from unbelievers? If unbelievers can attend every Sunday Service, Sunday School class, Wednesday prayer time, special services, and other activities, then what…
Why Church Membership? Fellowship
We cannot be completely obedient to all of Scripture if we are not intentionally and covenantally pursuing deep fellowship with one another in general, but also inter-generationally with older and younger people. In other words,…
Why Church Membership? Our Leaders
Why Church Membership? For The Sake of our Leaders Hebrews 13:17 “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account.…
Why Church Membership? The Gospel
Philippians 2:8 – “And being found in human form, he, that is Christ, humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Ephesians 1:3-14 – “Blessed be the God…
Why Church Membership? Accountability
Accountability is getting help in taking responsibility for our actions. Accountability is comprised of listening (James 1:19), humility in relation to others sins and faults (Matthew 7:1-2) with the thought, “if not for the grace…
Why Church Membership? Humility
Note: In short, read the book Humility: True Greatness by CJ Mahaney for a popular yet fuller treatment of Humility. This is a short treatment of why I believe church membership is a biblical practice.…
Why Church Membership? Living the Gospel in Practice
John Piper once said, “Could it be that we are so bent on having immediate, measurable results that we have defined the gospel and evangelism in a way that enables people to understand and respond…