Sermon Tone Analysis
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Who am I obeying?
leaders, in charge
obey with the idea that the course of action is biblically accurate
They are in and over every local church
Philippians 1:1 (ESV)
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
Acts 14:23 (ESV)
23 And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Titus 1:5 (ESV)
5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—
Why are they there?
watching carefully, unable or unwilling to sleep
Who put them there?
Who are they giving an account for?
souls, people, whom they keep account of following a profession of faith
Acts 6, they understand who the widows are and have a meeting to find the best way to meet their specific needs
The early church is keeping records, accounts of who they are responsible for
Church membership is (1) a covenant of union between a particular church and a Christian, a covenant that consists of (2) the church’s affirmation of the Christian’s gospel profession, (3) the church’s promise to give oversight to the Christian, and (4) the Christian’s promise to gather with the church and submit to its oversight.
Jonathan Leeman; Bobby Jamieson
Christians don’t join churches; they submit to them.
Jonathan Leeman
Case in point
How do they know who to judge?
Help?
Admonish?
Church discipline assumes to know who is “in”
The profession of faith is the marker for who will be in the church Jesus is building
When that profession proves illegitimate through some gross, unrepentant immorality, the church is given the power of the keys to act
This is different than joining a gym or Sam’s Club.
You are brought from the domain of darkness into the kingdom of God’s Son.
Col. 1:13
More specifically, made a part of His body.
You cannot, once a member of His body, exist on your own, just as your feet cannot exist apart from your body.
Therefore...
Why does church membership matter?
It proclaims the gospel by displaying it.
Reconciliation with God and each other.
Whose care and leadership are you submitting to?
Who are they giving an account for?
What are you (plural) proclaiming?
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