Understanding Church Membership

Everton Park - 23rd April 2017 am

Understanding Church Membership
by Kirk Zylstra

1 Corinthians 12:12-31
Romans 12:3-21

1. Descriptions of the church
   a. Eph 1:22-23, Col 1:18, Eph 4, 1 Cor 12, Rom 12
   b. 1 Cor 3:16-17, 2 Cor 6:16
   c. 1 Tim 3:15, Rom 8:15

2. The nature of the church

3. The value of church membership
   a. Clarifying our privileges and reponsibilities

   • Rom 12:4-5
   • Rom 12:10, 1 Thes 5:11, Gal 6:2, Jas 5:16, Jn 13:34
   • Gal 6:10
     b. Choosing leaders
   • Acts 6:3
     c. Staying in track
   • 1 Cor 5:12-13
   • Heb 13:17
   • 1 Cor 10:12