What am I doing? 1. Going to church 2. Being the church.
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What am I doing?
1.Going to church2.Being the church
“Church” in the New Testament
1. The Universal Church The “body” of Christ All believers in Christ until Christ
returns
The Church is Christ’s “Body”
(Ephesians 1:23) …the church, which is his [Christ’s] body
(Ephesians 2:22) In him [Jesus] you too …become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
(Ephesians 3:6) …through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body
“Church” in the New Testament
1. The Universal Church The “body” of ChristAll believers in Christ until Christ
returns
2. Local Churches Those in Christ’s body meeting and
relatingOrganized to do God’s will in a local area
Get to know the future and new missionaries from ODBC Rhett and Stacie Stous Bill & Elizabeth Ferguson Naomi Flack James and Rose Pendleton Rob & Ariel Taylor Nicky Schulze
NOT SO CONNECTED
MORECONNECTED
Are you connected in the church?
NOT SO CONNECTED
MORE CONNECTED
Am I helping others connect?
Connecting, so we can “be” the churchr
I’m Shy They wouldn't accept
me if they knew me, my failures
People already have their friends
Don’t know the Bible well; feel ignorant
Bad church experiences Don’t have the time Not needed
To enjoy, help others Encouraged by others
with similar struggles, problems
Someone needs me as a friend
To grow in my understanding of God
Heal hurts, grow in trust To Improve my priorities God wants to use me
Reasons why we hesitate Reasons to connect
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