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(not the building!)
YOU are the Church
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Consequently, you are no longer
foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens
with God’s people and members of
God’s household, built on the
foundation of the apostles and
prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as
the chief cornerstone.
(Ephesians 2:19-20)
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What is God’s purpose for the church?
To be a holy temple in the Lord where he dwells by his
Spirit.
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In him the whole building is joined
together and rises to become a holy
temple in the Lord. And in him you too
are being built together to become a
dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
(Ephesians 2:21-22)
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What is God’s purpose for the church?
To be a holy temple in the Lord where he dwells by his
Spirit.
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If you are the temple of God,
are others seeing the glory of God
in that temple?
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Church is about participation
not passivity!
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Passivitation
WHAT???The idea that we have participation through
passivity
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“All of these must be done for the
strengthening of the church.”
(1 Corinthians 14:26)
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“What then shall we say, brothers? When
you come together, everyone has a
hymn, or a word of instruction, a
revelation, a tongue or an interpretation.
All of these must be done for the
strengthening of the church.”
(1 Corinthians 14:26)
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Church is about participation
not passivity!
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Do you receive value from your church
involvement?
Are you adding value to the church community?