i love my church why church? i love my church why church?
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I LOVE MY CHURCH
Why Church?
I LOVE MY CHURCH
Why Church?
WHY CHURCH?
Pros Ebraisous
‘To Hebrews’
WHY CHURCH?
Pros Ebraisous
‘To Hebrews’
The earliest Church was a
Jewish Church!
The earliest Church was a
Jewish Church!
The Gospel in Context
Bunyon’s Pilgrims Progress, Lewis’s
Chronicles of Narnia & Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings are all re-
tellings of the Gospel!
The Gospel in Context
Bunyon’s Pilgrims Progress, Lewis’s
Chronicles of Narnia & Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings are all re-
tellings of the Gospel!
A Contextualizati
on of the Gospel
The first was Hebrews!
A Contextualizati
on of the Gospel
The first was Hebrews!
Hebrews 10:19-25
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the
blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way
which He consecrated for us…
Hebrews 10:19-25
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the
blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way
which He consecrated for us…
…through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High
Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a
true heart in full assurance of faith…
…through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High
Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a
true heart in full assurance of faith…
…having our hearts sprinkled from an
evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our
hope without wavering…
…having our hearts sprinkled from an
evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our
hope without wavering…
…for He who promised is faithful.
24 And let us consider one
another in order to stir up love and
good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together…
…for He who promised is faithful.
24 And let us consider one
another in order to stir up love and
good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together…
…as is the manner of some, but
exhorting one another, and so
much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
…as is the manner of some, but
exhorting one another, and so
much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
Looking at Jesus through a Jewish Lens!
Looking at Jesus through a Jewish Lens!
Hebrews is the Most thorough
listing of Christ’s
Accomplishments!
Hebrews is the Most thorough
listing of Christ’s
Accomplishments!
Holy of Holies:
Entering into the Presence of
God!
Holy of Holies:
Entering into the Presence of
God!
The Inner Veil:
No More Separation!
The Inner Veil:
No More Separation!
A High Priest:
Jesus as theHead of the
People of God!
A High Priest:
Jesus as theHead of the
People of God!
The Mikvah:
Transformation &
Consecration!
The Mikvah:
Transformation &
Consecration!
The Promise:
A Long Obedience in
the Same Direction!
The Promise:
A Long Obedience in
the Same Direction!
Church, the Continuation of God’s Work in
Us!
Church, the Continuation of God’s Work in
Us!The Call to Practice
Redemptive Community!
The Call to Practice
Redemptive Community!
Consideration (24a)
‘And let us consider one another...’
Consideration (24a)
‘And let us consider one another...’
Activation (24b)
‘...in order to stir up love and good
works…’
Activation (24b)
‘...in order to stir up love and good
works…’
Association (25a)
‘...not forsaking the assembling
of ourselves together’
Association (25a)
‘...not forsaking the assembling
of ourselves together’
Proclamation (25b)
‘...exhorting one another...’
Proclamation (25b)
‘...exhorting one another...’
Anticipation (25c)
‘...so much the more as you see
the Day approaching.’
Anticipation (25c)
‘...so much the more as you see
the Day approaching.’
Church then, is not a location, a building or
even an institution…
Church then, is not a location, a building or
even an institution…
…it is the living work of God in the midst of His people…
…it is the living work of God in the midst of His people…
…a people called by
Himself, for Himself and
His Purposes!
…a people called by
Himself, for Himself and
His Purposes!
In short, Church is an
Organism, not an
Organization!
In short, Church is an
Organism, not an
Organization!
What was President Lincoln’s problem?
He had something on the
inside that changed the
outside!
What was President Lincoln’s problem?
He had something on the
inside that changed the
outside!
