Acts Ch2v22-47 - Committed To Church

We're going to be looking at Acts chapter 2 for part of our talk this morning, and then

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we're going to be looking at the rest of Acts.

So I'm not going to be reading anything straight off this morning, we're going to be looking

at different parts of the Acts.

So you can look it up at least anyway for starters.

I'm going to pray and ask for God's help.

Let's pray.

Father, thank you for the gathering of this church, for the people that you have brought

together, people that you love and treasure.

And thank you that you have given us your word so that we aren't left guessing and wandering

in the dark, but you've shown us your truth, your light, so that we might know how we should

live as your people together.

So encourage us today and build us up in Jesus' name.

Amen.

Thank you.

Thank you.

So in this series, as we head towards the more summer months, we're asking the big question,

what is a Christian?

And I wonder if you were asked that question, would you be able to answer it?

What does it mean to be a Christian?

Well, today we're going to see that a Christian is someone who is committed to church.

Now, all of us can have lots of different ideas about what church is.

So what do we mean when we talk about church?

Well, church is not the building you enter.

It's a basketball court.

It's not the service you attend.

It is that, but it's much more.

And it's not a club that you adjoin.

Church, and I've summarized it here for helpful for us this morning, is a local community of

Christ followers who are committed to one another.

Again, it's more than that, but it's not less than that.

A local community of Christ followers who are committed to one another.

And to help us understand this commitment, the Bible uses two striking word pictures.

It says the church is like a family.

So in Galatians, it reads, you can see this on the screen.

Let us do good to all people.

That is, people who are believers or unbelievers.

But especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

And the church is also like a body.

In Christ, we, though many, and there's many here this morning, well, we form one body.

And each member, a foot, an arm, a leg, an eye, a tongue, each member belongs to all the others.

So we belong to a family, and we belong to a body.

In other words, the Bible's view is that if you are a Christian, you belong to a local church.

You can't have one without the others.

You can't say, oh, I'm a Christian, but I don't really bother with church.

Or I like the church, but not so hot on being a Christian.

One writer put it like this.

Again, you can read it on the screen.

The Christian community, that is, the church, is not an ideal we have to realize, but rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we participate.

So being a Christian and being committed to church are two sides of the one coin.

They belong together.

So we're going to look at the book of Acts together and going to see how this is true.

We're going to look at two main things.

How we are saved into the church, and then what it looks like to be committed to the church.

So saved into the church, and then committed to the church.

These are the two big ideas we're going to think about together this morning.

So have your Bibles open in Acts chapter 2.

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First, we are saved into the church.

You see, the church doesn't save us.

No, we're saved into the church by the gospel.

The gospel in which we stand.

The gospel that we were singing about just earlier.

Two things will help us to see how we are saved into the church.

First, we need to hear the gospel.

And in Acts chapter 2, Peter, who is an apostle, that is someone who's been entrusted with the words of Jesus and commissioned by Jesus,

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is preaching to many different people from all kinds of different backgrounds and cultures.

And he's preaching about Jesus.

And we can summarize his whole talk in four simple headings.

I don't think he had a PowerPoint then, but nevertheless, we're going to help us by giving it some headings.

So the first thing he wants us to know is that Jesus is God.

So look at verse 22.

Fellow Israelites, here's the crowd he's addressing.

Listen to this.

Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs,

which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.

Some of them had seen and witnessed Jesus and the miracles that he had done, the wonders he had done,

how he walked on water, how he calmed the storm and fed crowds with just a little bit of food and raised the dead.

All of these miracles and wonders were signs, a big signpost pointing and proving that this man, Jesus, is God.

Jesus is God who comes to us as a man, a human being into the world.

Not just a person, but he is the God-man.

And what about this God-man?

Well, very simply, he tells us that Jesus died for you.

Verse 23.

This man, Jesus, was handed over to you by God's deliberate plan and foreknowledge,

and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.

Jesus' death was no ordinary death.

Yes, it was very severe in his crucifixion,

but something deeper and greater was happening as Jesus died.

As he died on the cross, he was taking the punishment for our sins,

all the things we do wrong.

He was suffering the penalty that we deserve.

He was suffering hell itself so that we might not have to.

This is the gospel.

Jesus is God.

Jesus died for you, and Jesus was raised for you.

Look at verse 24.

But God raised Jesus from the dead,

freeing him from the agony of death,

because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.

Jesus did not stay dead.

He was buried, placed in a tomb,

but three days later, he walked out of that tomb.

He crushed death to death.

He defeated the grave so that we, all who trust in him,

might not have to suffer death forever,

but have life with him.

So Jesus died for you.

He was raised for you.

And he continues to talk about the resurrection,

but we're going to jump to verse 32,

where he begins to conclude his talk

and tells us that Jesus is God's saving king.

This is what he wants us to know.

Verse 32.

God has raised this Jesus to life,

and we are all witnesses of it.

So people like Peter saw Jesus,

ate with him,

touched him,

heard him,

and now,

verse 33,

he is exalted

to the right hand of God.

That is a position of all power

and all authority.

Verse 36.

Therefore,

let all Israel,

everybody who is listening,

be assured of this.

God has made this Jesus,

whom you crucified,

both Lord

and Messiah.

It's telling us that Jesus,

who died and was raised from the dead,

now rules and now reigns

over all people

and over all things.

He is God's king

who comes to rescue us

from our hell-bound life.

And he demands

that all people

would treat him

as king

and would worship him

as Lord of all.

This

is the gospel.

This is the gospel

on which we stand.

Jesus is God

who died for your sins,

who defeated death for you,

and now rules

as God's saving king.

This is the wonderful gospel

that saves us.

In fact,

it's a message

that demands

a response

from each one of us

today.

So,

having heard the gospel,

there is a response

to the gospel.

Verse 37.

When the people heard this,

when they heard this

wonderful message,

they were cut

to the heart.

Remember how we saw

last week,

like a surgeon's scalpel,

the word of God

cuts right to the heart.

And they said to Peter

and the other apostles,

brothers,

what should we do?

What's,

what's our response?

How are we to respond

to this message?

Well,

we can respond

negatively

and continue

to push Jesus away,

or we can respond

positively.

And that positive response

comes in two parts.

Follow on the screen

with me.

The first is this.

The first response

that there is a personal

confession

of the Lord Jesus.

So what does that mean?

Well,

look at verse 38.

What's the response?

Well,

Peter said,

repent

and be baptized

every one of you.

Now,

repentance

isn't just something

that's done on its own.

It always comes

with faith.

So just very quickly,

just flick over

to Acts chapter 20,

Acts 20:21

verse 21.

So it isn't that

sometimes

some people

had to repent

and other people

had to have faith.

No,

repentance

and faith

belong together.

So in Acts chapter 20

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and verse 21,

here,

the apostle Paul

is summarizing

his message.

And he says it

in verse 21,

I've declared

to both Jews

and Greeks

that they must

turn to God

in repentance

and

have faith

in our Lord Jesus.

So do you see it there?

Repentance

and faith.

Go back to

Acts chapter 2.

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So when we see

repentance here,

the implication

is that

faith

is also

implied.

That's the response,

the personal confession,

that we turn

from living

from ourself

and turn

to live

for Jesus.

That is a life

of repentance.

No longer

am I going to live

as if I am king,

but I am going

to live

with Jesus

as my king.

And we respond

in faith.

That is,

we put our

full and complete

confidence

and trust

in Jesus

Christ alone

for our salvation.

There's nothing

in myself.

It's all

what Jesus

has done.

And as we

do that,

as we repent

and turn

in faith

to Jesus,

look what happens,

end of verse 38.

There is the

forgiveness

of your sins.

All your sins

forgiven.

forgiven.

But not only

that,

you will receive

the gift

of the Holy

Spirit.

You see,

to live a life

that responds

to Jesus

and follows him

in the right way,

well, we cannot

do that without

the Holy Spirit.

And the moment

we believe

and turn

to Jesus,

we are filled

with the Holy

Spirit.

Now,

Peter's message

wasn't just

for the people

way back

then.

This is for us

today.

He even

tells us.

Look at verse 39.

The promise,

the promise of

forgiveness

and the gift

of the Holy

Spirit

is for you,

that's the people

who are listening,

and for your

children,

so the people

who are listening,

and for all

who are far

off,

not just

distant lands,

but for all

whom the Lord

will,

our God

will call.

So he's thinking

of all the people

in the future,

wherever they come

from,

as they

turn to Jesus,

they can have

forgiveness

of all their

sins.

So that's

the personal

confession,

the personal

response

that is

required.

But there's

also more,

isn't there,

in the response?

There's a

public

identification

with the

local church.

We see

this in

verse 40.

With many

other words,

Peter warned

them,

and he

pleaded

with the

crowd,

saying,

save yourselves

from this

corrupt

generation.

And those

who accepted

his message

were baptized,

and about

3,000 were

added to their

number that

day.

Now can you

see what's

being said

there?

Verse 40,

there's a

leaving,

isn't there?

He says,

save yourself

from this

corrupt

generation.

So leave

this corrupt

generation.

And now,

verse 41,

belong to

God's new

community.

Leave one

and belong

to another.

Can you see

that?

Verse 41,

it says

about 3,000,

of all the

number of

people who

were there,

about 3,000

were added

to their

number.

Well,

you've got to

ask,

well,

who's their

number?

Who's he

talking about?

Well,

it's the

church,

the community

of believers.

And this

adding is

important.

They weren't

saved to

live in

isolation,

so turn to

Jesus and

off you go

and do

whatever you

like.

No,

they were

saved into

a community

of other

believers.

They were

added.

This was the

practice all

the way

through Acts.

Have a look

over the page

at chapter 5,

verse 13.

Acts chapter

Acts 5:13

5,

verse 13.

So they

continued to

preach this

wonderful

gospel.

And as

they heard

it,

it did

demand a

life of

commitment.

So it

tells us

in verse

13,

no one

else dared

join them.

even

though they

were highly

regarded by

the people.

It was a

cost,

you see,

to follow

Jesus.

But,

verse 14,

nevertheless,

more and

more men

and women

believed in

the Lord

and were

added to

their number.

You see,

they were

saved and

they belonged

to the

church.

you see,

personal

confession of

the Lord

Jesus goes

hand in

hand with

public

identification

with the

local church.

The gospel

forms the

church and

by the

gospel we're

saved into

the church.

We cannot

have one

without the

other.

And the

way we

demonstrate

our personal

confession and

our public

identification,

is through

baptism.

We haven't

forgotten it.

Have a look

back in

chapter 2,

verse 38.

Do you

see what it

says there?

Peter replied,

repent and

be baptized.

And then in

verse 41,

those who

accepted his

message were

baptized.

You see,

baptism is the

outward sign

of your

confession of

the Lord

Jesus,

that you

trust him,

that you

love him.

And baptism

is also an

outward sign

of your

identification

of a local

church.

It's saying

you're committed

to these

people who

are before

you.

Now you

might be

thinking through

all of this

and go,

yes, that's

really simple,

I've heard

all that

before.

Well, before

we move on,

I want to

ask two

very important

questions.

Nobody else

is going to

ask you this

question this

coming week,

so I'm going

to ask it

for you.

Here's the

first question.

Are you

a Christian?

Are you a

Christian?

What's your

answer to that?

No matter

if you're young

and still in

school or

whether you

retired,

whatever your

status in

life,

are you a

Christian?

If not,

hear the

good news

of the

message that

Jesus died

for you,

was raised

for you.

He is your

king.

Turn from

living your

own way and

put your

trust in

Jesus for

the forgiveness

of all of

your sins.

you can do

that right

now as I

talk.

You might

want to

talk with

me afterwards

or an

older person

later on

or somebody

who is a

Christian.

Tell them

that yes,

I have

trusted in

Jesus.

So that's

the first

question.

Are you a

Christian?

The second

question is,

have you been

baptized?

baptized?

Well, if

you're a

Christian and

you haven't

been baptized,

why not?

Make clear

your confession

of Christ.

It's like

putting your

hands up or

putting a

shirt on to

identify yourself

with a team

and say,

yes, I'm

for Jesus.

I'm for this

local church.

So are

you a

Christian?

Have you

been baptized?

And let

me say

this to

younger

people who

sit and

listen also.

Maybe you

talk to

your parents

when you

go home

today about

these issues

of being a

Christian and

being baptized.

So that's

the first

step.

we are

saved into

the church.

Well, what

does it look

like as a

family to

be in the

church?

What does it

look like to

be committed

and belonging

to the

church?

Well,

identifying

with a

local church

is not,

as some

people think,

restrictive

and repressive.

It's for

our good.

God saves

us into

the church

to grow

us,

to mature

us,

to protect

us and

equip us.

So we're

going to

look very

quickly at

five ways

we see what

commitment to

the church

is like.

There's many

others,

but I've

taken five

this morning

and they all

come from the

book of Acts.

So let's look

at them

quickly.

You can

follow along

with me.

Here's the

first one.

first we

are committed

to worshipping

together.

If you were

listening this

morning as

Ralph opened

up, he

said we

gather together

to worship

God.

That's why

we're here.

Worship is

the term used

to describe

all that we

do as we

gather together.

So look at

verse 42.

Acts chapter

Acts 2:42

2 verse

42.

They,

that's the

church,

devoted

themselves,

they prioritised,

they made

it a habit

to devote

themselves to

the apostles

teaching,

to the

fellowship,

to the

breaking of

bread,

and to

prayer.

Now the

apostles were

uniquely chosen

by Jesus

to be the

teachers of

the church.

And,

well,

we don't

have the

apostles today,

we can't

invite the

apostle Peter

to come and

speak,

but we do

have his

words written

down,

recorded for

us in the

New Testament.

So today,

as we gather

right now,

we're learning

the same

truths that

the apostles

were teaching

and declaring

all those

years ago.

You see,

the church,

as we're

gathered here

today,

are committed

together

to hear

the word

of God

and for

God to

do his

work

within us.

But not

only do we

gather to

be taught

and to

learn much

of Jesus,

we gather

to remember

Jesus.

Isn't that

what it says

at the end

of verse 42?

They devoted

themselves to

the breaking

of bread.

I think this

is a reference

to the Lord's

Supper or

what we call

communion.

communion.

The Lord's

Supper is

a family

meal where

we affirm

our ongoing

faith in

Jesus as

we eat of

the bread

and drink

of the juice.

We're saying,

yes, I

trust in

Jesus.

But more

than that,

we do it

together as

we affirm

our commitment

as brothers

and sisters

who worship

together.

together.

So we

are committed

to

worshiping

together.

We're also

committed to

community

care.

We have a

responsibility

to one

another.

Look at

verse 44.

We're still

in chapter

2.

Don't worry,

we're not

going to go

through every

verse of

the whole

book of

Acts.

We're going

to jump

ahead in a

minute.

Verse 44,

all the

believers,

all the

church,

were together

and had

everything in

common.

They sold

property and

possessions to

give to

anyone who

had need.

Every day

they continued

to meet

together in

the temple

courts.

Now what an

amazing example

of community

care.

There were

obviously people

who God

had blessed

and, well,

they had more

than one

house or they

had things

they didn't

need and

they were

able to

sell them

to provide

for those

who didn't

have.

So the

principle is

clear,

we're to

care in

very practical

ways, to

provide for

those who

are in

need.

That might

be financial

help, it

might be a

lift to the

shops, it

might be

arranging to

meet somebody

for tea and

coffee and

have a chat

to find out

how they're

doing.

This care

was not

random,

they knew

who was in

the church

and who

they were

to care

for.

So they

were committed

to community

care.

Third,

committed

to every

member

ministry.

For this

we need to

go to

chapter 6.

Follow

with me,

chapter 6.

And when

we think

about every

member

ministry,

we're

saying that

every

person in

the life

of the

church,

young and

old,

male or

female,

whatever your

background or

your culture,

everybody has

gifts and

skills to

serve others.

So let's

look at an

example,

chapter 6,

verse 1.

In those

days, when

the number of

disciples was

increasing,

the Hellenistic

Jews, so

that's Jews

from a

Greek

background

or culture,

among them

complained

against the

Hebraic

Jews, those

from a

Hebrew

background,

because their

widows were

being overlooked

in the daily

distribution of

food.

So there was

a real

and practical

concern in

the church.

Some of the

widows who

were older

had no food,

they had no

means of

working,

they had no

income,

which was a

serious matter

then because

there was no

meals on

wheels,

there was no

social welfare,

they were

dependent on

the church

community.

So what were

they going to

do about this

issue?

Well, look at

verse 2.

So the twelve

gathered all the

disciples together

and said,

it would not be

right for us to

neglect the

ministry of the

word of God.

So we have a

role and it's

to be teaching

and discipling

and caring for

people as we

bring God's

word to them.

We need to,

we shouldn't

neglect the

ministry of the

word of God

in order to

wait on tables.

In other words,

to be involved

in this

distribution of

the food.

Brothers and

sisters,

choose seven

men from among

you who are

known to be

full of the

spirit and

wisdom.

We will turn

this responsibility

over to them

and we will

give our

attention to

prayer and

the ministry

of the word.

This proposal

pleased the

whole group

and then they

choose the

seven people

who were to

be involved

in this work.

So you see,

in the church

there were

different people

with different

roles and

responsibilities.

communities.

And so it

is for us

today.

Every person

has a

ministry.

It might be

teaching.

It might be

helping in the

rock or

polo.

It might be

welcoming or

serving tea and

coffee on a

Sunday morning.

It can be all

kinds of things.

I'm going to

read what I

sent earlier

this morning.

It was

intentional to

send this

morning.

if you got

this little

note on

your phone

from me this

morning.

Pray before

church.

This is ways

in which we

can enact

every member

ministry.

Pray for

those who

you will

meet.

Pray for

God to

use you as

you come

to gather

with other

people.

Second,

look during

church.

Look out

for newcomers.

Go, oh

look, there's

somebody over

there.

I don't

even know

their name.

Maybe I'll

go and speak

to them

afterwards.

Speak after

church.

Introduce

yourself and

introduce others

to new

people and

invite them.

Say, come

and have a

cup of tea

and coffee.

Let me get

to know

you.

You see, we

can all

serve in

lots of

different ways.

Every

member

ministry.

ministry.

Now, before

we move

on, notice

how the

decisions were

made in

the church.

Do you

see that

in verse

three?

Brothers

and sisters,

choose seven

men from

among you.

And then

down to

verse five.

This

proposal

pleased the

whole

group.

You see,

this just

wasn't a

random group

of people

where they

said, oh,

go and, you

know, get a

few people

and go do

this and go

do that.

No, it

was an

identified

group of

believers who

made decisions

about the

life of the

church.

It was like

a members

meeting,

isn't it?

Where they

had an

issue and

they were

able to

solve it by

making a

decision

together.

So we

are committed

to every

member

ministry.

The

fourth one.

Let's

jump to

Acts

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chapter

13.

A

commitment

to church

planting.

So as we

go through

Acts, yes,

the church

there in

Jerusalem,

as they

spread and

preached the

word to

other places,

so new

churches were

formed.

And one

of those

new churches

was called

the church

in Antioch,

which is

not too

far away

from where

modern-day

Aleppo is,

north Syria,

in that area.

Well, let's

read about

this church,

chapter 13,

verse 1.

Now, in the

church in

Antioch, there

were prophets

and teachers.

There was

Barnabas,

Simeon,

called Niger,

Lucius of

Cyrene,

Manion,

who had

been brought

up with

Herod the

Tetrarch,

and Saul,

that's the

same Paul

that we

know of,

while they

were worshipping

the Lord

and fasting,

the Holy

Spirit said,

Set apart

for me

Barnabas

and Saul

for the

work to

which I

have called

them.

So after

the church

had fasted

and prayed,

they placed

their hands

on them

and sent

them off.

Now, if

you were to

read through

chapter 13

and 14,

you'll see

all the

different places

they went

to,

different areas,

preaching the

gospel,

establishing

churches,

and then

go to the

end of

chapter 14,

verse 26.

So chapter

13,

verse 1

says they

were sent

off.

Now chapter

14,

verse 26.

From

Italia,

this was

obviously one

of the

places they

had visited,

they sailed

back to

Antioch,

where they

had been

committed to

the grace

of God

for the

work they

had now

completed.

On

arriving

there,

they gathered

the church

together and

reported all

that God

had done

through them

and how he

had opened

the door

of faith

to the

Gentiles.

You see,

there was a

desire on

behalf of the

church to

reach out

with the

gospel,

and that's

what we

seek to

do.

But notice

that in

this situation

here,

it was the

church that

sent the

people off

and it

was the

church that

they reported

back to.

You see,

there were no

mavericks doing

their own thing

and going,

oh, I'm going

to go off and

do my own

thing here and

plant a church

over here.

No, it

was a church

partnership,

a church

responsibility,

sending,

praying,

supporting,

reporting back,

encouraging.

planting.

So the

church is

committed to

church planting.

The last

one, and

we're going

to go to

Acts chapter

Acts 20 · chapter mention

20 for

this, is

that there

is a

commitment

to pastoral

oversight or

pastoral care.

prayer.

So in

Acts chapter

Acts 20 · chapter mention

20, we're

introduced to

another church

and the

church that's

being looked

at here is

the church

in Ephesus

where we

have the

letter to

the Ephesians.

And in

verse 17,

Acts chapter

Acts 20:17

20, verse

17, Paul

is on a

journey and

he comes

close to

Ephesus.

He's not

able to go

there, but

he's sent

to Ephesus

for the

elders of

the church.

So he

arranges for

the elders

from the

church in

Ephesus,

come down

to Miletus

because I

want to

talk to

you.

I have a

message for

you.

Well, what's

the message

for the

elders in

the church

in Ephesus?

Well, look

at verse

28.

Keep

watch over

yourselves

yourselves

and all

the flock

of which

the Holy

Spirit has

made you

overseers.

Be

shepherds

of the

church of

God, which

he bought

with his

own blood.

I know

that after

I leave,

savage wolves

will come

in among

you and

will not

spare the

flock.

Even

from your

own number,

men will

arise and

distort the

truth in

order to

draw away

disciples after

them.

So be

on your

guard.

You see,

the elders,

the pastors

have a

responsibility

before God

to care for

the flock,

the church,

to teach

them, to

guard them

from error.

Now, I

speak this

morning as

an elder of

this church.

church.

In fact,

there are

four of

us who

are elders,

Alex,

Ralph,

and Jonathan,

and myself.

Now, who

appointed us

as elders?

Did the

four of us

get together

and go,

guys, I've

got a great

plan.

Let's make

ourselves

elders.

elders.

No, we

don't appoint

elders.

We don't

appoint ourselves

as elders.

It's the

church that

appoints the

elders and

holds us

accountable.

And if I go

off the rails,

it's the

church that

has to take

responsibility and

correct me or

tell me to

step aside.

So who

appoints the

elders?

The church.

Well, who

do the

elders care

for?

The church.

Does that

mean we

care for

every

Christian?

What about

the person

who comes

in, well,

just for a

couple times

over six

months?

Are we to

care for

them?

No, we

don't care for

every

Christian.

We care

for, verse

28, those

who are in

the flock,

those who

are in the

church, those

who identify

with the

church.

Just as

sheep need

fed and

watered and

protected and

looked after,

so the

shepherds, the

elders, are

to feed the

church with

God's word and

look after

them.

And if the

elders are

going to

know who

we look

after,

we need

to know

who's in

the flock,

who are

the sheep.

It's really

important.

So the

church is

committed

to pastoral

oversight.

Now did

you notice,

just look

on the

screen there,

each

commitment,

the five

commitments

there,

there is

a clear

knowledge and

understanding

of who

the church

is.

In every

commitment,

in every

situation,

there is an

identifiable

group of

people who

worship

together,

who care

for each

other,

who serve

one another,

who plant

churches

together,

and commit

themselves to

the care of

the elders.

members.

It seems

very clear

and obvious

that there

were members

of a local

church.

Well, I know

the smart

ones amongst

you will go,

but Johnny,

there's no

membership.

You didn't

read the

word member

in anything

in Acts.

Well, no,

you're quite

right, I

didn't.

But the

practice is

undeniable.

And at

Carragalline

Baptist

Church, we

believe that

membership of

a local

church is

best and

right.

We can't,

we don't

force people

to sign up

to anything,

but we

encourage people

and say,

the best way

if you are a

Christian is to

identify with

a local

church.

And if

that's here,

that's great.

So as we

close, let me

ask you this

question.

Are you a

Christian?

If you

are, are

you committed

to a local

church?

And the

best way to

do that is

to become a

member, to

identify yourself

with your

brothers and

sisters in

Christ.

So what is a

Christian?

Christian?

A Christian

is someone

who has been

saved into the

church by the

gospel and who

is committed to

their brothers and

sisters.

What a joy and

what a privilege

to be in God's

church.

church.

Let's pray.

Let's pray.