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Responsibilities Within a Local Church: Membership, Attendance, and Contribution

Explore the importance of membership, attendance, and contribution in a local church setting, along with responsibilities such as considering one another, working toward peace and unity, being kind and friendly, and using wisdom and judgment.

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Responsibilities Within a Local Church: Membership, Attendance, and Contribution

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  1. Antioch (Acts 13:1) • Corinth (1 Cor. 1:2) • Cenchrea (Rom. 16:1) • Philippi (Phil. 1:1) • Ephesus (Rev. 2:1) • Smyrna (Rev. 2:8) • Pergamos (Rev. 2:12) • Thyatira (Rev. 2:18) • Sardis (Rev. 3:1) • Philadelphia (Rev. 3:7) • Laodicea (Rev. 3:14) • Thessalonica (1 Thess. 1:1) • Crete (Titus 1:5) • Iconium (Acts 14:23) • Derbe (Acts 14:23) • Lystra (Acts 14:23) Local Churches Rom. 16:16

  2. Membership • Membership Is Necessary • Without it - No local congregation • For elders to have oversight (Acts 20:28) • To carry out discipline (I Cor. 5)

  3. Membership • Membership Is Necessary • Examples: • Paul (Acts 9:26-28) • Apollos (Acts 18:27) • Phebe (Rom. 16:1-2)

  4. Responsibilities WithinA Local Church Fulfilling My Obligations Whether Others Do or Not

  5. Responsibilities WithinA Local Church I. Attend

  6. I. Attend • Not to forsake (Hebrews 10:25) • Context: Persecution • Presence encourages (Heb.10:24f) • “Of yourselves” – Local assembly • If one regularly miss – then all could • If one gone a lot – then all could

  7. Responsibilities WithinA Local Church I. Attend II. Contribute

  8. II. Contribute • It is an order (I Cor. 16:1-2) • It is an act of worship (Acts 2:42) • How a local church functions • Withhold contribution – disagree • “Partial Fellowship” – why?

  9. Responsibilities WithinA Local Church I. Attend II. Contribute III. Consider One Another

  10. III. Consider One Another • Hebrews 10:24 – • Means: think about, regard, thoughtful, look at closely, turn over in mind, observe fully. • Reason: What do to promote love & good works!

  11. III. Consider One Another • Wear other’s shoes for while • Matthew 7:12 • Philippians 2:4 • Try to understand • Give benefit of doubt (I Cor.13:7) • Differences in people

  12. Responsibilities WithinA Local Church I. Attend II. Contribute III. Consider One Another IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity

  13. Romans 14:19 “Let us therefore follow after (pursue) the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.”

  14. IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity • Learn to work together (I Cor.12) • Communicate • Essential to any relationship • Solve problems by communication • Forbear (Col. 3:13) [“to hold up”] • Not be stubborn / self willed • Matthew 7:12; Titus 1:7; III John • Not refuse to yield, listen or work things out

  15. Responsibilities WithinA Local Church I. Attend II. Contribute III. Consider One Another IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity V. Be Kind / Friendly

  16. V. Be Kind & Friendly • Command (Ephesians 4:32) • To be right – not because I think others are right! • Part of love (I Cointhians13:4) • Proverbs 18:24 • Greet one another (Romans 16:16; II Corinthians 13:12; Acts 20:37) • In what say to & about others (Col. 4:6)

  17. Responsibilities WithinA Local Church I. Attend II. Contribute III. Consider One Another IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity V. Be Kind / Friendly VI. Use Wisdom & Judgment

  18. VI. Use Wisdom / Judgment • Brethren often use little judgment • Do things that solve one problem and creates two more. • Fail to see where things lead – consequences • Reap what we sow (Galatians 6:7-9) • Pray for wisdom (James 1:5) • Wisdom promotes peace (James 3:13-17)

  19. Wisdom / Judgment • Try to look past our nose – see down the line • Inconsistency • Consequences • Where this will take us • Ask: Is this good or better judgment? • More than question of is this sin • Question of what is best!

  20. Responsibilities WithinA Local Church I. Attend II. Contribute III. Consider One Another IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity V. Be Kind / Friendly VI. Use Wisdom & Judgment

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