Series: The Five Purposes of a Flourishing Church
Title: Belonging to a Membership
Text: Ephesians 2:19 (NASB95)
Ephesians 2:19
I. The Seeker
a. Is the Church Gospel-Centered?
i. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
b. Doctrinal faithfulness
i. Acts 2:42
c. Discipleship-focused
i. 2 Timothy 2:2
II. The Spectator
a. You’re a Toe Without Body
i. 1 Corinthians 12:12
ii. 1 Corinthians 12:24-26
b. You are Prey without Protection
i. Shepards
1. 1 Corinthians 10:12
ii. Guardrails
1. Matthew 18:15–17
c. You are a Stranger without a Family
i. 2 John 12
ii. Quote: John Piper says, “The more disconnected we are from a local
church, the more confused we will be about who we are and who God
made us to be. We find our true individual selves in relationship to others”
iv. Hebrews 10:24-25
III. The Sideliner
a. Using your Gifts for the Body
i. 1 Peter 4:10
b. Bearing Fruit in Service
i. John 15:5
c. Spiritual Growth and Accountability
i. Matthew 18:20
