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Welcome!. Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones. Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM. www.SunsetchurchofChrist.net. Psalm 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times;
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Welcome! Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM www.SunsetchurchofChrist.net
Psalm 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Obligation to the Church I Corinthians 12
The Church or Christ Our duty is to Christ above the church We convert to Christ, not the church Christ saves, not the church But the church IS important to salvation
What a Christian Owes the Church • Personal Growth • Ability Development • Admonition • Exhortation • Patience
What a Church Owes to the Christian • Spiritual Development • Doctrinal Truth • Admonition • Exhortation • Patience
What is “Going to Church” Coming to Worship and take communion? Meeting to study the Bible? Getting together with other Christians?
What is “Going to Church” Hebrews 10:23-26 “….not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together….” “….consider one another in order to stir up love and good works”
What is “Going to Church” Those times when we gather together: Do something the church is charged with To show that we love one another To help each other do good works
The Evidences of Failure Ignorance of church matters Non-participation in church works Worldly habits outweigh spiritual habits We” verses “they” mindset
“I won’t go to hell for missing “church”” You won’t mature spiritually for missing “church” For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 1 Corinthians 11:30 You will be lost if you don’t grow
“I won’t go to hell for missing “church”” You won’t mature spiritually for missing “church” You won’t go to heaven if you put God 2nd place You won’t go to heaven if you don’t love brethren
A Matter of the Heart Assembly attendance is a matter of heart Assembly is a sign of Spiritual life God can tell a reason from an excuse Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. 1 Corinthians 4:5
Elisha’s Vessels II Kings 4:1-7