"What Are the Biblical Signs of a Healthy Church" pt5
The Church is not a building, it is PEOPLE!
Sign #1 – Expositional Preaching/Teaching of the Bible
Sign #2 – Biblical Theology
Sign #3 – A Clear Understanding of The Gospel
Sign #4 – A Biblical Understanding of Conversion
Sign #5 – A Biblical Understanding of Evangelism
Sign #6 – A Biblical Understanding of Church Membership
Sign #7 – Active, Biblical Church Discipline
Introduction – Diagnostic Questions!
• Are you all you ________ _____ in Christ?
• Is God ______________ ______________ in your life?
• Should there be a _____________ between the world and the church in how we think, speak, and live?
• What church discipline is NOT:
• An ______________ or A “___________-Hunt”
• _____________ and _______________ People
• A concerted effort to stop all “__________”
• Merely ____________________________
• What Biblical Church Discipline IS:
• Biblical Church Discipline is the responsibility of the ______________ Church. 1 Corinthians 5
• Biblical Church Discipline is the responsibility of the ________________ Church ______________. Matthew 18
• Biblical Church Discipline results in a healthy relationship with the __________ of the Church, AND His ________! Hebrews 12 and Galatians 6
Next Steps:
• God passionately cares about how we __________ – personally and corporately.
• The _______________ of our church family is critical to ______________, spiritually ________________, Biblical Church Discipline.
• Join in the _______________________!
other sermons in this series
Sep 18
2011
Sep 11
2011