Worship Service 09/19/2021

Preacher: Jeremy Herbert

Text: Ephesians 2:11-17

Theme: We Are Better Together (Week 2)

Thesis: God has called us to experience spiritual health together in a local church family.

Notes:

God has gathered us together in a Person: Jesus Christ
- John 17
- Acts 9:4, “…why are you persecuting me“
- Acts 20:28, “…the church of God, which He obtained with His own blood.”
- Titus 2, “…a people for His very own possession”
- Throughout history, when God calls a people He gathers them together
- Throughout history, when God gathers His people He gathers them to Himself
  - Adam & Eve in the garden
  - Tabernacle in the nation of Israel
  - Christ in flesh
  - Spirit indwelling
  - Future state: we will be physically with God for eternity
God has gathered us together as His People
- Ephesians 2:19, “…fellow citizens…household of God…building, temple, dwelling place of God”
- Christ saved each of us–not just from death and Satan–but for His glory and His people
- Salvation isn’t about me, it’s about us
- We are saved by covenant–into a covenant community
  - Those are inseparable
- “Like every family, we have weird aunts and loud cousins”
- God made us for community
  - As humans
  - As His people
  - Heb 10, “…stir each other up to love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves”
  - 1 Corinthians 12, “…you are a temple of God…”
    - But more accurately, “…y’all are a temple of God…”
    - “you” is plural
God has called us together for a Purpose
- Ephesians 3:10, “…that the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church…”

Live It Out!

Make the gathering a priority
- Planning to attend church Sunday morning starts before Sunday morning
- Failing to plan is planning to fail
- Failing to plan to attend is to plan not too attend
- Prepare so that you can attend with joy

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