IT TAKES A “CHURCH”

SENT INTO SOCIETY

LIVE WHERE

You, your family, your neighbors,

and your community live in health

and prosper.

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IT TAKES A “CHURCH”

SENT INTO SOCIETY

LIVE WHERE

You, your family, your neighbors,

and your community live in health

and prosper.

“SENT INTO SOCIETY" .....

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them,

saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven

and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of

all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy

Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I

have commanded you; and lo, I am with you

always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

SENT INTO SOCIETY MATTHEW 28:18

Jesus birthed an organism

called the church with this

commission.

“SENT INTO SOCIETY" .....

Philippians 2:14-16 (PHILLIPS)

14-16 Do all you have to do without grumbling or

arguing, so that you may be God’s children,

blameless, sincere and wholesome, living in a warped

and diseased world, and shining there like lights in a

dark place. For you hold in your hands the very word

of life. Thus can you give me something to be proud

of in the day of Christ, for I shall know then that I did

not spend my energy in vain.

“SENT INTO SOCIETY" .....

Our charter is to be lights in

darkness. We do not avoid

darkness. We engage

darkness and replace it with

light.

Church / Assembly

ekklesia from ek, "out of," and

klesis, "a calling" (kaleo, "to call"),

was used among the Greeks of a

body of citizens "gathered" to

discuss the affairs of state

Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Passioned For People

Remember that local expressions of His body

are not limited to gatherings in buildings or

physical churches. The church is not a

building, it is the people called out of the world

to assemble for worship. It is the believers in

Christ meeting whenever and wherever. Our

hearts form the home in which the Father

loves to spend His time. He is focused on

people for people. Get a passion for people

with Him

Jeremiah 31:10: Hear the word of the

LORD, O you nations (cultures and races),

and proclaim it in the far off isles and

coastlands (those totally unlike us in any

way), and say, He that scattered Israel will

gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd

does his flock. 11: For the LORD has

redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him

from the hand of him that was stronger

than he.

Jeremiah 31:12: Therefore they shall come

and sing in the height of Zion(the church

of Jesus Christ of whom he is the chief

cornerstone), and shall flow together to

the goodness of the LORD (there will be

no disunity, but a spirit of preference for

each other from every tribe and kindred

people of all cultures) ,

"This promise was to have its full

accomplishment in the days of the

Messiah, when the gospel should be

preached to all these countries, and a

general invitation thereby given into the

church of Christ, of which Zion was a

type. That God shall have the glory and

the church both the honour and comfort

of this blessed change." (Matthew Henry's

Commentary on Jeremiah 31)

Hebrews 12:22: But you have come to

Mount Zion and to the city of the living

God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an

innumerable company of angels,

1 Peter 2:6: Therefore it is also contained

in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a

chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he

who believes on Him will by no means be

put to shame."

With such support,

how can we fail?

Why do we hesitate?

Jeremiah 31:12for wheat, and for wine,

and for oil, and for the young of the flock

and of the herd (all forms of service will

be productive and provide a place of full

supply): and their soul shall be as a

watered garden (the anointing will be rich

and bountiful); and they shall not sorrow

any more at all (because the comforts of

serving united bless them and comfort

them).

Jeremiah 31: 13: Then shall the virgin

rejoice in the dance, both young men and

old together (no dividing lines of

generations): for I will turn their mourning

into joy (old habits and ways will drop

aside and be replaced with life giving

ways), and will comfort them (strength

will be supplied for the tasks and lost

years restored),

Jeremiah 31:13 and make them rejoice from

their sorrow(what was a curse will now be a

blessing, what the enemy meant for evil

God will make productive and good). 14:

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with

fatness (the leaders will be supplied in all

areas), and my people shall be satisfied

with my goodness (bickering, finger-

pointing, and dissatisfaction will give way to

being pleased with God's goodness), says

the LORD.

Here is a picture of unity, provision,

leadership, joy, comfort, connection,

and generational mix. Each uses

best what is in them. Each submits

to the gifts and strengths of the

others. Each is a part. Each is an

individual. Old and young dance in

the same room. There is singing

and laughing. All races and nations.

Delightful Assemblies

Be delighted in the saints, especially when they come

together. The delight of the assemblies of the saints of

God is a most pure form of worship. There are many

expressions of these assemblies. The heart of a saint

of God should love all of them. Some are quiet. Some

are loud. Some are formal. Some are casual. Some

are austere. Some are gregarious. Some dance. Some

stand. Some sit. Some hug. Some kneel. Some weep.

Some laugh. Possibilities are limitless. Delight in the

gathering place of the believers in Christ. These

gatherings are the dwelling place of the most high and

the tabernacle of holiness.

WELCOME

Come

Join

Be Well

WELCOME

Taking Inventory on By Grace - Called Out

How have I helped my assembly of

believers be welcoming? Do people

want to come? The greeting,

Welcome, means to come, join, and

be well, be comforted. Are people

more well after they come?

WELCOME

Taking Inventory on By Grace - Called Out

How have I hindered people from

seeing our group as a place of

supply, satisfaction, and safety?

WELCOME

Taking Inventory on By Grace - Called Out

Do I enjoy the collective body of

Christ and serve together with

people different than me? Who do I

love to be with that is different in

personality, temperament, talent,

skill, ability, or interests?

Father of All Mercy!

Good day. Creation shines.

Good way. Wisdom pours.

Good friends. Words encourage.

Good mends. Love covers.

Good health. Son rises.

Good wealth. Enough plus.

Good leaders. Right decisions.

Good believers. Right actions.

Good family. Safe and sound.

Good future. Meaningful plan.

Jesus is Bigger.

Padre de toda misericordia!

Buen día. La Creación resplandece.

Buena manera. La Sabiduría derramada.

Buenos amigos. Palabras de ánimo.

Bien enmendarse. Amor que cubre.

Buena salud. El Hijo se levanta.

Bienestar. Más que suficiente.

Buenos líderes. Decisiones correctas.

Buenos creyentes. Acciones correctas.

Buena familia. Sano y salvo.

Buen futuro.

Un plan significativo.

Jesús es el más grande.

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