In Sunday's class, Zac gave this definition of the church
The church is the assembly of believers who regularly meet worldwide, glorifying God by obeying His Word and discipling one another in the unity that comes through Christ Jesus.
Pastor Brett's Sermons on the Church:
- The Study of the Church - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/08-16-15PT46.mp3
- Membership and Purpose - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/08-30-15PT47.mp3
- The following will be covered in the Fall's What is the Church? study
- Why Baptism by Immersion - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/09-13-15PT48.mp3
- The Lord's Supper - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/09-20-15PT49.mp3
- Why Church Discipline - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/09-27-15PT50.mp3
- How to Grow Spiritually - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/10-25-15PT51.mp3
- Discipleship 101 - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/01-10-16PT54.mp3
- Prayer - The Most Important and Least Prioritized - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/01-31-16PT55.mp3
- The Vine, the Branches, and the Vine Dresser - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/02-28-16PT56.mp3
- True or False - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/03-06-16PT57.mp3
- American Christian - https://tbcgr.org/sermons/mp3/foundational-teachings/03-13-16PT58.mp3
Short Statement (TBC doctrinal statement):
We believe that the two ordinances of the local church are Baptism (the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) and the Lord’s Supper (partaking of the bread and the cup to memorialize Christ’s death and anticipate his second coming); that the local church is an independent and self-governing body responsible alone to Christ who is its Savior and Lord.
GROW into the image of Christ
SHARE THE GOSPEL with others
An essential part of church life at Trinity is meaningful membership.
Why is it Vital to our Daily Lives:
- Hebrews exhorts us to “not forsake the assembling of ourselves together.”
- The purposes of the church are best accomplished with “one another.”
- The example of the early church was that they were DAILY together.
- The early church constantly (Daily) devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayers.
- Consider – terms we use for connection to the church – “joining” a church as if it’s a club – “driving down to the church” as if it’s a building – “enjoying church” as if it’s a show – what do these terms say about our assumptions about church and how do they impact our participation?
“What is the Church?” Fall Series Information beginning September 10, 2023.
The overall goal is to help Trinity glorify God even more and to help our church family encourage and love one another.
There will be four classes based on the Deacon Care Groups.
The
class times are designed with two purposes in mind:
- grow in an understanding of what the church is
(universal and local)
- grow in our love for and knowledge of people in
our deacon care group
2. Each
week's class time will have the following elements built into them:|
- at least 10 minutes of prayer built in to pray for your Care Group and the
church.
- two individuals sharing a testimony time for additional thoughts and discussion built into each lesson
Chapters of Urban Legends of Theology by Michael Wittmer connected to this doctrine:
I Don't Need Church to Have a Relationship with God (Ch. 36)
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