Sermon Outline:
- Intro
- Culture and how we use language hurts our perspective on certain words.
- Church - how do we use it?
- Greek word literally means assembly.
- It was a common word and almost every city had an assembly akin to today's city council.
- The Church
- The church is not a building - it is an assemboy
- The church is not an individual
- Collectively, WE are the church (Matt 18:18-20)
- You cannot be part of the church if you are not with the Assembly
- The church is the Body of Christ
- 1 Cor 1:1-3 - We are the assembly
- 1 Cor 12:12-13, 27-31
- We, who have been baptized into Christ, are part of the Body.
- We all have different roles, but every role is needed.
- Should we strive to be more? Of course, but not everyone is a leader.
- Ephesians 4:15-16
- Christ is the Head of the Body.
- We are to work together to acomplish His purpose.
- The church is a temple (1 Cor 3:16-17)
- The word, "Your" is plural in the Greek.
- Together, we are the temple of God.
- The church is made up of Saints
- Saints
- Greek Word: Hagioi - Root word is Hagios
- Someone who is set apart for God.
- What is a Saint?
- One who is set apart for God
- We have been sanctified.
- We have been justified.
- We have been redeemed.
- Conclusion
- We are the church.
- We are saints.