Does It Matter if We Gather?Part 1: by Michael Lewis September 12, 2021 |
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Mathew 16:13-18
Overview
1. Church is NOT something you go to, but something you are .
Eph. 2:20-22
Uber Church?
2. There is one universal church .
Acts 2:47; Rev. 13:8
3. By far the most references to the church in the NT speak of a local congregation gathering in a specific place .
The local church is a community of believers who gather regularly, committed together to help each others follow Jesus and continue His mission.
Lessons:
1. Jesus loves each individual but he came to establish the church . (Acts 2; Acts 5; Act 6; Eph. 3:20f)
2. Jesus is the owner . (Acts 20:28)
3. Jesus is the builder . (Eph. 5:28-30)