Series: Why We Believe What We Believe
Title: Saved Membership
Text: Acts 2
Acts 2:37–41
I. Is church Membership Biblical?
a. We are Adopted into the family
Galatians 4:4–6
b. We are Bought as a Possession
1 Corinthians 6:19–20
c. We are a Branch on the Vine
John 15:4–6
d. We are A Part of the Body
1 Corinthians 12:12–14
e. We are A Sheep in the Flock
John 10:14–15
f. A Bride to the Groom
Ephesians 5:25–27
II. How do we become members of the church?
a. Salvation
Acts 2:41
Acts 2:42
b. Baptism
c. Added to the Number
Acts 2:41
Acts 2:47
Acts 4:4
Acts 6:2
1 Corinthians 5:2
Hebrews 13:17
III. What is the purpose of church membership?
a. Discipleship
1 Peter 2:2–3
2 Peter 1:5–8
1 Corinthians 12:26–27
b. Discipline
Matthew 18:15–17
c. Glory
2 Corinthians 3:18
