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Membership “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ” (1 Cor. 12:12) All verses are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted. What will your reaction be? ACTS 2:37 John 6:66 Part 4

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Today’s Thought Question: What Does Jesus Require of Me To Give The Church of Which I Am A Member? ANSWER: “Mindful Service” Heb 13:8, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” 2Co 8:12, “For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.” 1 Chronicles 28:9

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Membership

“For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are

one body, so also is Christ” (1 Cor. 12:12)

All verses are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted.

What will your reaction be? ACTS 2:37John 6:66

P a r t 4

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What Does Jesus Require of Me To Give The Church of Which I Am A Member?

Today’s Thought Question:

ANSWER:“Mindful Service”

1 Chronicles 28:9

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Matthew 16:23, 24, “But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men. …If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”

What Does Jesus Require Of Me To Give To The Congregation That I Am A Member Of?

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Matthew 4:10, “Then Jesus said to him, ‘Away with you, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.”’”

What Does Jesus Require Of Me To Give To The Congregation That I Am A Member Of?

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1. My Influence Through A Good Example

◦Matthew 5:13-16; 1 Pet. 2:12; Titus 2:12; Galatians 5:13; John 15:12; Psalm 119:97; 1 Tim. 4:12

◦Sin in the camp stifles the progress of God’s people (Josh. 7:1; 2 Cor. 12:19-13:2, 10, 11)

What Does Jesus Require Of Me To Give To The Congregation That I Am A Member Of?

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2. My Heart In Hospitality◦An open heart to members (1 Pet. 4:9; Titus 3:14)

◦An open heart to strangers (Heb. 13:2; Titus 3:8) Taking interest in visitors!

3. My Mind In Being Teachable◦Mark 4:20; Romans 15:14; Ephesians 4:15

What Does Jesus Require Of Me To Give To The Congregation That I Am A Member Of?

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4. My Support Through Thoughtful Contribution

◦1 Corinthians 16:1-2; 2 Corinthians 9:7

◦“Giving is a practical measurement of my spiritual priorities” (Kyle Campbell, Gospel Teacher, Vol. XXXVIII, NO. 43, 2008)

What Does Jesus Require Of Me To Give To The Congregation That I Am A Member Of?

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Old Testament Principles◦My giving should cost me something (2 Sam. 24:24)

◦“Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute support for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to the Law of the LORD” (2 Chron. 31:4)

What Does Jesus Require Of Me To Give To The Congregation That I Am A Member Of?

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13 tribes (Joseph = Ephraim & Manasseh)

12 tribes contr. 10% of TOTAL income to one tribe

N.T. does not bind tithing but teaches to give “bountifully”

A possible model for households in the church

Reuben

Judah

Simeon

Gad

Dan

BenjaminEphraim

Man-asseh

Issachar

Zebulon

Asher

Napthali

12 Tribes of Israel

10%

Levi“Render therefore to Caesar the

things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Lk.

20:25)

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5. My Time In Faithful Attendance

◦Psalm 122:1◦Hebrews 10:24, 25 (membership) Forsake (abandon, leave behind, desert) what? Assembling – the public gathering together and worship of the local church

“our own assembling together” (NASB)

What Does Jesus Require Of Me To Give To The Congregation That I Am A Member Of?

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Would having Paul’s daily attitude of “deep concern for all the churches” encourage a man to meet every time with the church?2 Cor. 11:28; Heb. 3:13

Question

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“Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ”

(Phil. 3:8, written in prison)

OWNING Paul’s Attitude

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“I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ”

Philippians 3:8 Attitude Attend All Bible

Study and Worship Services Each Week

A willingness to prepare for the services

Take family and friends to gain knowledge of Christ

Self-centered AttitudeStay home:

When not convenient• Complain often about the

distance you have to travelReplace worship time

with…• Home projects• Family visit• Entertainment

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Some Questionable Attitudes

Just to come to partake of the Lord’s Supper then leave Contend that partaking of Lord’s Supper is “the most

important” act of worship But, other acts may render the Lord’s Supper as vain

(1 Cor. 11:22, 33; Matt. 5:24). Dim view of midweek services

“Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin” (Jas. 4:17)

Home Bible studies replace assembling of saints “…So it was that for a whole year they assembled

with the church and taught a great many people…” (Acts 11:26)

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Soul Probing Questions Regarding “THE ASSEMBLING OF OURSELVES”

Does my attendance-record reflect the attitude of the merchant who sold all to buy the pearl of great price (Matt. 13:45, 46)?

Would we expect to hear the words “well done good and faithful” if Jesus decided to come back when we decided to not attend the services of the church (Matt. 25:21)?

Was it easier for Jesus to go to the cross, suffer, and die to build the church? …than for me to attend the “assembling of

ourselves together?”

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Summary: What Does The Lord Require of Me?

“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul” (Deut. 10:12)

“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Mic. 6:8)

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Summary: What Does The Lord Require of Me?

My influence through a good example

My heart through hospitality My mind in being teachable My support through thoughtful

contribution My time in assembling in faithful

attendance

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Luke 1433 "So likewise, whoever of you

does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

34 "Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?

35 "It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"