Worship Service 09/26/2021 Faith Baptist Church of Higginsville, Missouri Podcast

Preacher: Jeremy Herbert

Text: Ephesians 4:1-15

Theme: We Are Better Together

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

Notes:



* Loving Unity



* 4:2, Unity among believers isn’t just a future “in heaven” thing

* Unity is possible here on earth, in each local body, because of Christ’s sacrifice

* Christ died not for persons–but for a people

*  Our local gathering of God’s people is a microcosmic visible picture of God’s universal, invisible church

* We meet on Sunday as a reflection of the early church meeting on Sunday to celebrate Christ’s resurrection



* Acts 16

* Acts 20

* Justin Martyr, 150 AD





* Required attitudes to create unity:



* Lowliness, gentleness, patience, long-suffering, bearing with one another in love









* Grace-Empowered Ministry 



* 4:7, Every believer is equipped with spiritual gifts by Christ’s victory over sin & death

* The purpose of each gift is service to and in the local church body





* Christ-Centered Maturity 



* We all grow together

* Just as a body’s health is dependent on each part being healthy, so it is with a local church







 

Live It Out



* Commit yourself to the spiritual health of your church family through ministry and maturity

* Commit to building unity in your church family through faithfully gathering and fellowshipping with them