January 26, 2020 | The Church I See 04

The Church I See—Becoming the Church

Jesus said, “I will build MY church.”

Acts 2:42 - “They DEVOTED themselves…”

THE CHURCH I SEE IS DEVOTED WE DON’T JUST GO TO CHURCH, WE ARE THE CHURCH

"Don't let who you were keep you from who you are becoming." - Bob Goff

"If you handed someone a Bible and after they read it you asked: what’s a church? What’s the chance they would say it’s a building, a business, an institution or an organization? I’d say zero.” Wes Davis | People Becoming The Church

BENEFITS OF BECOMING THE CHURCH

YOU HAVE A PLACE TO BELONG

The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12 NLT

All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 NLT

YOU MAKE UNITY YOUR DESTINATION

Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. 1 Corinthians 12:13-14 NLT

YOUR ATTITUDE STAYS IN CHECK

If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body? If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything? 1 Corinthians 12:15-17

How strange a body would be if it had only one part! Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. 21 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.” In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. 1 Corinthians 12:19-24 NLT

But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. 1 Corinthians 12:18 NLT

YOU DISCOVER YOUR PLACE AND MOVE FROM DOING CHURCH TO BECOMING THE CHURCH

25 This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. 26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad. 1 Corinthians 12:25-26

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10:24-25 NLT

We are people with unique GIFTS

We are people with different OPPORTUNITIES

We are people who carry His PRESENCE