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There was a man who was stranded on a desert island for many, many years.
One day, while strolling along the beach, he spotted a ship in the distance.
This had never happened in all the time he was on the island, so he was very excited about the chance of being rescued.
Immediately, he built a fire on the beach and generated as much smoke as possible.
It worked!
Soon, the ship was heading his way.
When the ship was close enough to the island, a dinghy was dispatched to investigate the situation.
The man on the island was overjoyed with the chance to be rescued and met his saviors as they landed.
After some preliminary conversation the man in charge asked the man on the island how he had survived for so many years.
The man replied by telling of his exploits for food and how he was able to make a fine house to live in.
In fact, the man said, "You can see my home from here.
It's up there on the ridge."
He pointed the men in the direction of his home.
They looked up and saw three buildings.
They inquired about the building next to the man's house and he replied, "That's my church - I go there to worship on Sundays."
When asked about the third building, the man replied, "That's where I used to go to church."
While never doubting the man’s faith in his circumstances, the truth is that being a Christian was never meant to happen in isolation.
We’re looking at the “one another’s” of the NT.
The Church Is a Body
Main metaphor for the church.
Soma - body (30x) to describe the functioning church.
Often in 1 Corinthians, primarily because of their immaturity and worldliness.
Soma describes how a body functions.
The application point for Paul was that we are members of one another.
What this means:
We are Interdependent
We don’t function effectively in isolation.
We are Equal
We are not measured by others.
We are all Responsible for Unity
Xtion: Ever get some “junk mail” offering you an opportunity to join an organization?
Designed to appeal and to get you to join.
Membership matters
For Our Own Good
Membership commitment tells the leaders who is in their flock.
Spiritual Support
For the Good of Others
Church membership isn’t just to help us out.
We’re here to fulfill the mission of Christ to make disciples and to grow as disciples.
So the world can know:
Are you a member of the body of Christ?
How does this work?
Are you connected to this body of Christ’s people?
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