Understanding the Church – Part 2
Understanding the Church – Part 2
Deuteronomy 6:1-25; Matthew 16:13-28
October 6, 2019
The church is in ___________________. The observations, _________________, and experiences of many offer conclusions about what the church is and how it should be _______________ or repaired. Is the church like a ___________________ building that has _________________ its time and needs to be torn down to make way for ____________________?
A. Concerns Regarding the Church
1. _________________________
a. _________________________ to God
b. _________________________ about God
c. Continued _____________________ of God
(1). ______________________ God
(2). ______________________ God
(3). _________________ God
2. ____________________________
a. From _________________
b. From _________________
3. Complacency (_________________________)
a. Jesus is not the ____________________.
b. I am so _________________.
4. _____________________________
a. Seeing life from an _________________ perspective
b. _____________________ in the lives of others
B. The _______________________ of the Church
1. An exalted ______________ of God
a. The __________________
b. The __________________
2. The absolute __________________ of Scripture
a. ______________________ God’s Word
b. ______________________ God’s Word
3. Sound __________________
a. _____________________
b. _____________________
4. ________________________ holiness
a. In an unholy __________________
b. Holding one another _______________________
5. ___________________________ authority
a. ___________________ of spiritual leaders
b. ___________________ of spiritual leaders
c. ___________________ to spiritual leaders