Renovation Church

4 God-ordained authorities in the World today.
1.Government over people (Rom 13)
2.Parents over their children (Eph 6)
3.Employeers over their employees (Eph 6)
4.Church over believers (Matt 16:19)

N.T Word Descriptions for the Church
The body of Christ
The bride of Christ
Disciples
Believers
Saints
Servants
Sheep
The Way
Living Stones
Spiritual House
House of God
Elect
God’s fellow workers
God’s field
God’s building
Sons of God
Children of God
Joint heirs of Christ
Adopted
More than conquerors
Chosen generation
Royal priesthood
A holy nation
His own special people
The people of God
Sojourners
Pilgrims

“The Gospel is this: that you are more flawed and sinful in yourselves than you dared believe. And at the very same time you are more loved and accepted in Christ than you’d ever dared hope.”
Tim Keller

1.The church is perfect. (Rom 8:29,Phil 1:6, James 1:2-4, I Peter 1:16)
2.The church is what saves me. (Rom 1:16, Eph 2:8-9)
3.The church is a place I go. (I Peter 2:5, 9-10)

If the early church of the 1st century could travel to the future to the modern church, would they run or would they worship? Would they laugh or would they cry?

MEN WANTED: FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY.
SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS
OF COMPLETE DARKNESS, CONSTANT DANGER,
SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL, HONOR AND
RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS.

You can attend church every week without being connected to Jesus
But, you can’t be a part of His church until you commit to Him first.