The Church (Page 3)
We took a break from John’s Gospel and began to look at the Church in the book of Acts. We wanted to find out what the early Church was like, and how we can grow and conform into what Jesus has established His Church to be. Our prayer throughout this series was that Antioch would reflect God’s design for His Church.
Church Music
The early church praised Jesus constantly. As we continue our study of the church we now come to the question of what music is acceptable in the worship of God. Music is to be an overflow of the heart There is a pagan concept of music that we see in Amos and Daniel. It is the idea of music being something external that hopefully will change and effect the heart. It is an outside in approach. This is the approach…
The Church Exists to Worship Jesus
Jesus is of surpassing worth Paul here states that he is willing to give up everything for Christ. He is willing to do this because Christ is of surpassing worth or value. Paul sees that Jesus is of infinite worth and that everything else pales in comparison to Christ. This is the essence of worship. The word “worship” in English means to assign supreme value or worth to an object. Paul has come to see that Jesus is of supreme…
What is the Church?
Over the next few months we are going to be taking a break from John’s Gospel and begin to look at the Church in the book of Acts. Our key concern will be what the early Church was, and how we can conform to what Jesus has established His Church to be. Our first question is, “What is the Church?” The Greek word for church is “ekklesia” Jesus chose a Greek word that had no religious connotations whatsoever. The same…