Sermon Notes:

The Body He Chose – The Church

Pastor Blaine Workman

⁴² All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

⁴³ A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. ⁴⁴ And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. ⁴⁵ They sold their property and possessions and shared their money with those in need.

⁴⁶ They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity —

⁴⁷ all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.   (Acts 2:42-47 NLT)

Church isn’t just a place where you go. If you belong to Jesus, the Church is who you are.

1. Devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching
2. Miraculous signs and wonders.
3. Believers met together in one place
4. Worshiped together at the Temple
5. Met in homes for the Lord’s Supper

The Church is a worshipping community.

1. Devoted to fellowship and to sharing in meals
2. Shared everything they had
3. Sold their property and possessions
4. Shared their money with those in need

The Church is a loving and caring community.

1. Praised God and enjoyed the goodwill of all the people
2. Each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved

The Church is a community on mission.

 “the household of God.” (1Timothy 3:15)

The “household of God” isn’t where you go, it’s who you are.

 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He (Jesus) gave up his life for her (the Church) to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.  Eph 5:25-27 NLT

²² God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. ²³ And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.

1. As individual members of Christ’s Church, we are joined together every bit as much as the individual parts of our own body are joined to the whole.

2. Just like each part of our body has a unique design and purpose, so each one of us has a special purpose and gifting within Christ’s church.

3. Just like some parts of our human body may seem less important, some roles within the Church get far less attention than others. But we must not make the worldly mistake of confusing prominence with significance.