Sermon Tone Analysis

SF249

Cornerstone 2~/91

*LET THE CHURCH BE THE CHURCH*

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*Matthew 16:13-20*

 

 

*INTRODUCTION*

 

*The Church is a living organism*

 

1 Corinthians 12:27 (NIV)  "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."

*1A.

THE PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH*

 

*1B.

Called People*

 

"Ekklesia" = called out

 

•"People set aside for God and His glory."

•"A body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ who have banded together to carry out the commission of Jesus Christ."

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*2B.

Conspicuous People*

 

*"church" used 115 times in the NT*

 

•20 times = the total body of redeemed

 

•95 times = a local congregation of believing people

 

 

*3B.

Committed*

 

*A Relationship *

 

Ephesians 5:25-27 (NIV)  "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless."

*Husband ‑ Bride*

 

•If you love Christ you will love His bride.

•"The world has yet to see what God can do through one man whose life is totally committed to Him."  D.L. Moody

 

•This is true for a local church.

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*2A.

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH*

 

Matt 28:19‑20

 

*Fulfill The Mission Of Christ*

 

*One verb "Make disciples"*

 

*Can only be carried out by people not a building!*

*3A.

THE PROGRAM OF THE CHURCH*

 

*1B.

Exalt The Savior*

 

Colossians 1:18 (NIV)  "And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy."

*1C.

He is to have preeminence*

 

*2C.

We are to lift Him up*

 

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*2B.

Equip The Saints*

 

Ephesians 4:11-12 (NIV)  "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up"

 

 

*1C.

To do the work of the ministry*

 

*2C.

To build up the body of Christ*

 

*3B.

Evangelize The Sinner*

 

*1C.

Share Christ effectively*

 

*2C.

Share Christ frequently*

 

*3C.

Share Christ honestly*

 

Mark 16:15 (NIV)  "He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."

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*4B.

Extend The Kingdom*

 

Acts 1:8 (NIV)  "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.""

*1C.

Local missions*

 

*2C.

Home missions*

 

*3C.

Foreign missions*

 

 

*CONCLUSION*

 

*Be Careful Not To Major On Just One*

 

*We Must Do All Four!*

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