"Christ and the Church" - Click to Listen
We are beginning a new series focused on the church, the body of Christ. Jesus teaches that the church is at the center of God's purpose in the world and that all of creation is dependent on the life of the church. (Romans 8:19-24) How can that be? Our experience of church doesn't appear to fit God's description. We recognize the apathy, conflict and confusion people bring to the church. We also realize that our purposes and what we often call "vision" is so temporary, not the eternal matrix known in Christ. The church is more often described by the things we have gotten wrong than by the grace we celebrate. We will study for the next few weeks; our church identity, the body of opportunity, the love relationship with Christ, our mission in the world, the roles we play, and Christ's eternal redemption fulfilled in the church. You are part of the instrument by which Christ is reconciling the world to himself!
"Christ and the Church"
Matthew 16:13-19
1. Jesus uses the corrupt to achieve perfection.
2. Church is our only kingdom option.
3. The only hope is the supremacy of Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:27-29
4. Let God work the plan in your life!
