09/12/10 AM WORSHIP... AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONFESSING CHURCH
Biblical Confessions of Faith...
JESUS IS LORD...
Romans 10:9-10
(9) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
(10) For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST...
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
(3) For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;
(4) And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:
UNIQUENESS OF FAITH...
Ephesians 4:4-6
(4) There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
(5) One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
(6) One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
INCARNATION OF GOD...
1 Timothy 3:15-16
(15) But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
(16) And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
DLG note...
I included vs 15 to give the internal evidence that God is the One who is subject of vs.16.
ONE FAITH, ONCE DELIVERED...
Jude 1:3
(3) Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
UNIQUE AND SPECIAL...
There are various needs and various callings. When each one obeys God, he/she is on the front lines.
FRONT LINE MINISTRIES...
Pastors who are doing their jobs are helping people avoid such desperation. We should be leading our people into redemption and lift. Again, fully functional churches are very rare also. Pastors who evangelize and disciple the people are on the front lines of ministry.
Parishioners who bear fruit in their witnessing guide their children into life eternal, call friends into life eternal are on the front lines of ministry.
Those who go into the highways and byways, reaching the down and out segment of society are on the front lines of ministry.
Whoever Does His/Her Job in the Power of the Holy Spirit is On the Front Lines.
CHILDREN'S CHURCH, WITH ADULTS...
Because of absent members today, we had as many children as we did adults, 6/6. The children made prayer requests, suggested songs and gave testimonies.
I see the children as the church of today, not just the church of tomorrow. If they love Jesus, they participate. If we win them early, they gain eternal life and miss the mess of a sinful life.
