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Why is church important? Is it even necessary with sermons readily available through the internet. Isn’t church wherever two or three gather together? Church is part of God’s plan of administering grace and bringing Himself glory. Today we are talking about the purpose of church and 4 problems that might keep us from committing. Purposes of Church (boiled down to two, by yours truly) To Glorify God and advance His Kingdom We are not meant to live the Christian life alone Common Problems we have with Church We make church about us (and our preferences) instead of about God We despise authority and we do not believe pastors are shepherds for our souls We have plenty of access to good preaching and spiritual material so we "don't need" church We are a part of the global church so we don't need a local gathering What can we do to grow? Find a church and be the best church members. Explore the scriptures about your role in the body If you don’t have “great” churches, find the one that is the most bible-centered and bet the best church members. Remember it’s not about you. Scriptures to Study about Church Ephesians 2:19-22 Hebrews 13:17 Ephesians 4:11-16 Matthew 5:16 John 13:35 1 Corinthians 12 Ephesians 3:1-10 Life Hack: Homemade Hand Sanitizer - Alcohol Free What you'll need: 2 oz spray bottle like this from Amazon (Affiliate) Nutribiotic Grapefruit Seed Extract (Amazon Affiliate) Lemon Essential Oil (Amazon Affiliate) Water (from your tap) Here's what you do: Drop 15 - 20 drops of Grapefruit Seed Extract in bottle Add 2-3 drops of Lemon Essential Oil Fill up with water and give it a good shake Carry it around with you and spray away after playground and museum trips, before eating snacks, and even spray on grocery carts or restaurant tables (I'm that mom). Nutribiotic Gse Liquid Concentrate, 2 Fluid Ounce $10.87 Nutribiotic Related Podcasts Episode 27: Are God's Words Enough for Life? Episode 17 : The Five Solas of the Reformation Episode 15 : The Gospel and Control Related Resources Voddie Baucham's Talk at the G3 conference in 2017 session 13 called "The Need for Reformation in Evangelical Ecclesiology (you need to download the FREE G3 app to access this talk. There are so many great ones!) Get the app here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/g3-conference/id1192776791?mt=8 Josh Bruice blog post: http://www.deliveredbygrace.com/church-membership-biblical/ *amazon links are affiliate links Members of One Another: How to build a biblical ethos into your church By Dennis McCallum Total Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community (Re: Lit Books) $14.36 By Tim Chester, Steve Timmis
