This series is to provoke us to think and do in a way that will effectively change each of us and to change our local church!
______________________________________________________________________________
What is One of
the Primary Goals of Our Church?
To ______form_________ Jesus Christ
___in our church as one new man________
Read the
following verses to complete the above
Ephesians
1:15-23
Ephesians
4:13
Colossians
1:22-29
1
Thessalonians 3:11-13
1
Timothy 1:5
Picturing What the Church is Like
1. Using contemporary pictures (draw or use word pictures) complete
the following sentence: “I think the
church is like…”
2. In the Bible, there are many symbolic pictures and metaphors for
Christ’s Church.
What are a few of them?
a. _________________________________________________
Romans 12
1 Corinthians 12
Ephesians 1:15-23;
Ephesians 4:4ff
Colossians 1:18ff
b. _________________________________________________
John 11:52
Romans 8:12-17
2 Corinthians 6:18
Galatians 3:7,26, 29;
Ephesians 3:14-21
1 John 3:1
c. ________________________________________________
Matthew 25
John 10:1-18
Hebrews 13:20
1 Peter 2:25
1 Peter 5:2,3
d. _________________________________________________
1 Corinthians 3: 9, 16-17
Ephesians 2:19-22
Hebrews 10:21
1 Timothy 3:15
1 Peter 2:4-10
1 Peter 4:17
e. _________________________________________________
Romans 9:25
2 Corinthians 6:16
Ephesians 4:12; 5:3
Philippians 3:20-21
2 Thessalonians 1:10
Titus 2:14
f. _________________________________________________
John 3:5-6
Matthew 16:18-19
Acts 14:22
Colossians 1:13
1 Thessalonians 2:12
1 Peter 2:9-10
3. Reflecting upon the first point and the
first biblical analogy above, let’s describe what
the church is and discuss what that means for us:
Ephesians
1:22; 4:15; 5:23; Colossians 1:18; 2:10, 2:19
Theologically,
what does this mean?
Life change:
How
should this make a difference in our church today?
List
some specific, practical ways this should impact us as individual believers and
as a church:
The Church
of Jesus Christ is the body of Christ, and we are a local expression of
his
Body:
What
does the Bible say about this?
(1)
1
Corinthians 10:17; Ephesians 1:23, 4:4
__________________________________________________________
(2)
Romans
12:4-5 compare 1 Corinthians 12:14-15
__________________________________________________________
(3)
1
Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 2:16
__________________________________________________________
(4)
1 Corinthians 12:15-17
__________________________________________________________
Compare the biology of the human body and how
it works with Jesus’ body on earth.
Life
Change:
What are the life-changing implications of
the above (think of how this applies to us
in specific, tangible ways)?
(1)
1
Corinthians 10:17; Ephesians 1:23, 4:4
(2)
Romans
12:4-5 compare 1 Corinthians 12:14-15
(3)
1 Corinthians
12:13; Ephesians 2:16
(4)
1
Corinthians 12:15-17
How
does God bring about a fully mature body in Christ? How are we involved in
this?
(1)
Romans 12:4-8
(2)
1 Corinthians
12
(3)
Ephesians
4:11-16
Challenge:
Write down one application you will do
this week. We will reflect, share and
discuss this
in our next
session.
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