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• 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)

Membership Membership Is Necessary

Without it - No local congregation For elders to have oversight (Acts 20:28) To carry out discipline (1 Cor. 5)

Membership Membership Is Necessary

Examples: Paul (Acts 9:26-28) Apollos (Acts 18:27) Phebe (Rom. 16:1-2)

Responsibilities WithinA Local Church

Fulfilling My Obligations Whether Others Do or Not

Responsibilities WithinA Local Church

I. Attend

I. Attend

• Not to forsake (Heb. 10:25)

• Context: Persecution

• Presence encourages (Heb. 10:24f)

• “Of yourselves” – Local assembly

• If one regularly miss – then all could

• If one gone lot – then all could

Responsibilities WithinA Local Church

I. Attend

II. Contribute

II. Contribute

• It is an order (1 Cor. 16:1-2)

• It is an act of worship (Acts 2:42)

• How a local church functions

• Withhold contribution – disagree

• “Partial Fellowship” – why?

Responsibilities WithinA Local Church

I. Attend

II. Contribute

III. Consider One Another

III. Consider One Another

• Heb. 10:24 –• Means: think about, regard, thoughtful,

look at closely, turn over in mind, observe fully.

• Reason: What do to promote love & good works!

III. Consider One Another

• Wear other’s shoes for while– Matt. 7:12– Phil. 2:4

• Try to understand – Give benefit of doubt (1 Cor. 13:7)– Differences in people

Responsibilities WithinA Local Church

I. Attend

II. Contribute

III. Consider One Another

IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity

“Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by

which one may edify another.”

Romans 14:19

IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity

• Learn to work together (1 Cor. 12)• Communicate

– Essential to any relationship– Solve problems by communication

• Forbear (Col. 3:13) [“to hold up”]• Not be stubborn / self willed

– Matt. 7;12; Tit. 1:7; 3 Jno.– Not refuse to yield, listen or work things out

Responsibilities WithinA Local Church

I. Attend

II. Contribute

III. Consider One Another

IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity

V. Be Kind / Friendly

V. Be Kind & Friendly

• Command (Eph. 4:32)• To be right – not because I think others

are right!• Part of love (1 Cor. 13:4)• Prov. 18:24• Greet one another (Rom 16:16; 2 Cor.

13:12; Acts 20:37)• In what say to & about others (Col. 4:6)

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

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 – conseq.

• Reap what we sow (Gal. 6:7-9)• Pray for wisdom (Jas. 1:5)• Wisdom promotes peace (Jas. 3:13-17)

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!

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