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Responsibilities In The Local Church

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (1 Corinthians 12:27 RSV). Responsibilities In The Local Church. Working Together In A Local Congregation.

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Responsibilities In The Local Church

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  1. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (1 Corinthians 12:27 RSV) Responsibilities In The Local Church

  2. Working Together In A Local Congregation • For by the grace given to me I bid every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith which God has assigned him. For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us,let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; (Romans 12:3-9 RSV)

  3. Each Member Is Responsible! • "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:13-16 RSV)

  4. Each Member Is Responsible! • Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this joyfully, and not sadly, for that would be of no advantage to you. (Hebrews 13:17 RSV)

  5. Each Member Is Responsible! • Now concerning the contribution for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that contributions need not be made when I come. (1 Corinthians 16:1-2 RSV)

  6. Each Member Is Responsible! • and let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. (Hebrews 10:24-25 RSV)

  7. Each Member Is Responsible! • 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, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20 RSV)

  8. Each Member Is Responsible! • By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." (John 13:35 RSV)

  9. Conclusion • Don’t think too highly of yourself! • We are all members of one another! • We all have gifts – Use them! • Love one another! • Memorize This Beautiful Passage: • Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, (Philippians 2:3-5 RSV)

  10. Sources • Our Duties To the Local Congregation – Article by Greg Gwin • Article by Bobby Thompson – Speaking Truth in Love

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