BACK TO IT BECAUSE IT MATTERS – PART 2
Text: Eph. 3:21
21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
1. Back To It Because The Church Offers Me Family (1 Tim. 3:15; Eph. 2:19, 3:14; Gal. 6:10)
- The word “house / household” could be translated family.
The church is a family connected on a spiritual basis.
What do families do?
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2) Live with each other
3) Labor with each other
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2. Back To It Because The Church Provides Fuel
- The Word of God is spiritual food that fuels your walk with the Lord. (Mt. 4:4)
- You have to keep eating spiritual food to be energized
3. Back To It Because The Church Helps Me Focus
- Church offers me a proper focus on the
The top three priorities of life are non-negotiable: 1) Relationship with God, 2) Relationship with Family, and 3) Relationship with Church.
Church is where you hear a voice cheering you on to keep first things first. (cf. Phil. 3:14; 2 Tim. 4:7)
When our focus is right then:
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4. Back To It The Church Helps Me Take Flight (cf. Gen. 22:5)
- Worship is like a jet engine that powers you to take flight into the presence of God.
- Worship is personal. You can gather in the corporate setting, but you only
5. Back To It Because The Church Offers A Free Gift
Bill Hybels: “The greatest gift we can give anybody is an introduction to Jesus Christ, the Savior.”
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