Today we visit [esvignore]Jude 1:20-21[/esvignore] and other texts. We look at a topical message so that we can experience a variety of preaching methods and touch on topics and passages outside of our current study. We’re going to look at some peculiar aspects of the local church in order to stir up our gratitude to Jesus for His love and kindness to us. My prayer is that we all come away a little more informed and awed at the uniqueness of a true local church, especially CCF! Here is the outline:
- The Togetherness of God’s People
a. It is a gathering
b. It is alive and growing
c. It is a refuge from falsehood and evil - The Actions of God’s people
a. Worship
b. Fellowship
c. Perseverance - The Centrality of the Local Body
a. pervasive
b. spiritual
c. voluntary
d. symbolic
e. communal
f. nourishing
g. guiding - Exhortation
Public reading: [esvignore]Colossians 3:1-17[/esvignore]; Benediction: [esvignore]Psalm 121:7-8[/esvignore]