Rooted Deep in Truth: The Church
Acts 2:36-47
As a Christian, I am to participate with Christ’s Church as we celebrate the gospel.
See Article 7 of the 2008 EFCA Statement of Faith
I. I don’t just ______ to church; I ______ the church!
A. The Church is the people, not a building.
II. I don’t _______ God’s favor; I receive His ________ by faith.
A. Justification by grace through faith alone in Christ alone.
III. I am not to be an inactive ________; but an active_________ of a church community.
A. Participating in the Body of Christ, Hebrews 10:23-25.
B. Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, Colossians 1:18.
IV. I don’t practice _________; I participate in a ______________ with Christ and His Church.
A. Two ordinances mandated by Christ.
1. Baptism, Matthew 28:19.
2. Communion, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
B. These are not a means of salvation but of spiritual nourishment.
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As a Christian, I am to participate with Christ’s Church as we celebrate the gospel.
See Article 7 of the 2008 EFCA Statement of Faith
I. I don’t just ______ to church; I ______ the church!
A. The Church is the people, not a building.
II. I don’t _______ God’s favor; I receive His ________ by faith.
A. Justification by grace through faith alone in Christ alone.
III. I am not to be an inactive ________; but an active_________ of a church community.
A. Participating in the Body of Christ, Hebrews 10:23-25.
B. Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, Colossians 1:18.
IV. I don’t practice _________; I participate in a ______________ with Christ and His Church.
A. Two ordinances mandated by Christ.
1. Baptism, Matthew 28:19.
2. Communion, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
B. These are not a means of salvation but of spiritual nourishment.
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