There are so many churches and denominations, so many styles, so many arguments. What is the church? Does the Bible tell us? Or is it all just up for debate?
The Bible has much to say about the church and I recently preached a sermon series on Church membership which included many important teachings straight from God’s Word on the church. You can access the first one here, the others follow.
In this message on the church, I want to take a look at the basics of what defines the church, both the universal church and the local church. We will use our church’s doctrinal statement as the outline of our study touching on topics such as the ordinances, leadership, and structure, and then will give special attention to the topics of purpose, and mission. My goal is to cut through all the issues of taste and style and get to the heart of what God says about the church. I trust that when I am done, we will all be moved by God’s purpose and plan for His bride, the church, as expressed locally.