THE ROADS CHURCH - NORRIS CITY & MT. CARMEL

3 applications of the “church”

Individually - “IN you” - The individual believers themselves
Locally - “WITH you” - The local body of believers that you are serving with
Corporately - “BIGGER than you” - The corporate body of Christ world-wide

Blessed - makarios - Highly favored, fortunate, happy, favorable circumstances.

Revealed - apokalypto - To uncover, unveil, disclose; To make fully known what was previously unknown or hidden

Peter (Greek) — petros — pebble, stone, piece of a rock

Simon (Simeon formal Hebrew name) - He who hears or hearing

Keefa - (Aramaic) - Stone or pebble

Church - ekklesia - The Greek word for “church” is ekklesia and means “legislative assembly” or “selected ones.” A political and governmental term that is used for a group of people who have been summoned and gathered together to govern the affairs of a city. For Jesus to use this term means He is giving the keys of governmental authority in His kingdom to the church

Build - oikodomeo - To be a house builder; to make or construct by combining materials or parts, to build up, strengthen or establish.

Build - verb - Singular - One performs the action, First person - Points to the speaker, Future, active - It is both taking place currently and will continue in the future.