Inside the Church Walls: What's she like?
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Introduction
Introduction
Last week, Doug took care of us and preached about truth. Hope you were encouraged.
Last time I was up here we talked about
God’s Wisdom on display through the church and we identified it by Christ’s work on the Cross and Christ’s work in us.
God’s Wisdom on display through the church and we identified it by Christ’s work on the Cross and Christ’s work in us.
From there we hit and looked at what God’s wisdom looks like displayed in the body and how different the body is. Remember?
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:12-26
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.
If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
We learned 5 truths from this.
We suffer together
We receive honor together
We hope together
We share in the same comfort
We need each other
And we learned these truths because we are studying about “the Church.” We’re asking questions like what is the church, what’s it look like, and today we’re asking what’s on the inside?
Break down this question and really what we’re looking at today is...
What operates the body of believers designed by the wisdom of God?
What operates the body of believers designed by the wisdom of God?
It’s like we’re getting to know somebody, a person, and what makes them who they are. That’s what we’re working on tonight and if you grab a Bible join me as we look into this.
Faith is what operates this fearfully and wonderfully purchased, made, and deeply loved bride called the Church. You ready?
What’s it like when you get to know somebody? You find out the good and the bad.
With the church, we have the rebellious and the faithful.
The Rebellious
The Rebellious
Turn with me to the book of Ezra real quick.
Here’s a little context first:
The book of 2 Chronicles ends.
Israel in captivity in Babylon first, now Persia.
Decree made in the land for a “remnant of Jews” to go build temple in Jerusalem.
Israel in captivity. They were in Babylon from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, but now Persia had defeated Babylon and taken Israel along with Babylonians from their homeland to rule over them.
11 (This is a copy of the letter that they sent.) “To Artaxerxes the king: Your servants, the men of the province Beyond the River, send greeting. And now 12 be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations. 13 Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired. 14 Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king, 15 in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste. 16 We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River.”
12 be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations. 13 Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired. 14 Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king, 15 in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste. 16 We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River.”
Ezra 4:12-
The Faithful
The Faithful
1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. 11 By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
13 These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
Hebrews 11
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What makes this body work?
What makes this body work?
What makes this body work?
What makes this body work?
1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation.
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
A few things here that are evident in these people that are what I believe keep the church operating properly.
Faith - Dogmatic belief in that the Gospel is not just a ticket to heaven but how we are to conduct our lives here on earth. Read . Jesus is the standard.
Holiness - standard by which they lived their life. Set apart. Distinguished and yet amongst the world as salt and light, but still different. Repentance comes into our life as a normal part of holiness. We repent from sinful behavior and cling to a pure holy conduct of living. We demonstrate it to the world.
Love - Because of Jesus’ mission on the cross, we are compelled to share it, speak it, and live it with others. We speak hard truth into them when it requires repentance, we rebuke them in love, we walk alongside them in love as says...
5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?
“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor be weary when reproved by him.
6 For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives.”
How do we do this?
How do we do this?
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:
Let’s not be afraid to ask for forgiveness. I warn you with...
HUGE WARNING AND CONCERN
having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
I wouldn’t say these things if I didn’t love you guys. Peace.