ESSENTIAL CHURCH

What kind of church does Jesus build?

I. CHRIST BUILDS A PEOPLE CHURCH.

1. People

2. with a confession,

“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God--God remains in him and he in God. 1 John 4:15 (HCSB)

“That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Romans 10:9-10 (NIV)

3. made into a building.

“you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 2:5 (NIV)

“built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.” Ephesians 2:20 (NIV)

II. CHRIST BUILDS A PURPOSEFUL CHURCH.

“Then Jesus came near and said to them, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Matthew 28:18-19 (HCSB)

1. We Connect

2. We Experience

“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you forbid on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven." Matthew 16:19 (WMS)

3. We Express

III. CHRIST BUILDS A POWERFUL CHURCH.

“…And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,” Revelation 5:8-9 (NKJV)