Should I Be A Church Member?

Sermon in a sentence: God expects me to be a church member.

Membership Is Expected

The NT expects me to be a member of a local congregation of God’s people.

Jesus’ Teaching:

Matthew 18:15-20

Paul’s Teaching:

Acts 20:17-29

1 Cor 1:1-2

2 Cor 1:1-2

Gal 1:1

Phil 1:1-2

1 Thes 1:1

2 Thess 1:1-2

1-2 Timothy

Titus

Phile 1:1-3

Membership Is Exercised

God requires me to serve the local church in my station.

Romans 12:3–8 CSB

3 For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one. 4 Now as we have many parts in one body, and all the parts do not have the same function, 5 in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members of one another. 6 According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the proportion of one’s faith; 7 if service, use it in service; if teaching, in teaching; 8 if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

God has called and set in place some members to certain positions in the church.

James 3:1 ESV

1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

Hebrews 13:17 ESV

17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.