You're a Part of it!
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· 8 viewsCommitment to God means a commitment to his people. Believers are meant to be nourished and supported by the church, and to work towards its edification.
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Opening:
Opening:
Last Sunday most of you raised their hands proclaiming that you chose to serve God & not money;
Today let us count the cost of serving Jesus
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
Before anything else, Know the Cost
Jesus First before Family
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
Followers may be Homeless
No Turning Back
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
Know the Cost before
No Turning Back
Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said, “and then I will come with you.”
“Go back,” Elijah replied. “What have I done to you?”
Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
After hearing all these, are you still willing to follow Jesus?
Are you truly committed to “engage” in His ministry?
Introduction:
Introduction:
Paul founded the church in Corinth between AD50-52
Proud, Lively, Gifted and Quarrelsome
They also argue about the status of their leaders (Paul, Apollos, Peter/Cephas)
Involve in too many scandals including sex & homosexuality
The church at Corinth is very “problematic”
Rivalry and eventually led to the splitting of the church
Paul uses the picture of the body to describe the interdependence of believers:
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
One of my childhood favorite tv show was “Voltes-V”. They are committed to each other, and they engage to form one body. One body that is solid, beautiful, and united for a greater purpose.
Commitment to the Church
Commitment to the Church
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Commitment to fellow Christians
Commitment to fellow Christians
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
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Concern for each other
Concern for each other
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
See also ; ; ; Paul’s concern for unity among believers; ; the responsibility of believers to forgive one another; ; ; ; ; ;
Commitment to the Leaders
Commitment to the Leaders
Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
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What are some of the things that we can do to be “engaged” in His ministry?
And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
Your church family needs you!
Your church family needs you!
Here are the fundamental ministries in the church where you can be “engaged”:
Evangelism
Discipleship
Fellowship
Worship
Ministries