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Christian Church Life 15

[Heb 10 : 24-25]

 

/ Ephphatha Discipleship

Training (Basic Course) 

 

 

 

      / By Pastor Priscilla

 

 

The scripture  reading:

 

 

"And let us consider

how we may spur one

another on toward

 love and good deeds.

 

 

 

Let us not give up

meeting together,

as some are in the habit

of doing, but let us

encourage one another

 

 

 

--and all the more

as you see the Day

approaching."

[Heb 10 : 24-25]

 

 

 

Those who have received

Jesus as the Savior

should now consider

the church life significantly,

 

 

 

as if a newborn baby

who came into the world

is nurtured and is protected

and serve in the house.

 

 

 

That's because

the church is the same

as the house of the soul.

 

 

 

We will be able to b

e nurtured, be protected,

 

 

 

and serve through

the church which is

the house of the soul

and the watchtower.

 

 

 

Therefore, today,

we must go over five

ways to see what the

church does,

 

 

 

and we strive to lead

 a proper church life.

 

 

 

1. Who is the one who

commanded us to

 establish the church?

 

 

 

God had his people

make the sanctuary

he would dwell in.

(tabernacle)

(Exo 25 : 8)

 

 

 

(Ex : 1) 

 

(David and Solomon) 

 

 

 

David prepared materials

for a long time to build

a house of God and

longed for it so earnestly. 

 

 

 

But God knew his mind,

but he said to him,

 

 

 

"Through your child, Solomon,

the temple will be built,

because you shed too

much blood in war."

 

 

 

Jesus said to Peter

in the New Testament.

 

 

 

" You are Peter, and

on this rock I will build

my church,

 

 

 

and the gates of Hades

will not overcome it."

(Matt 16 : 18)

 

 

 

2. Why did God and

Jesus ask us to

  establish a church?

 

 

 

God listens to His

children pray and ask Him.

 

 

 

Solomon built a sanctuary

where the Lord would

dwell in forever,

 

 

 

and God, who heard

Solomon's prayer and plea

(1 Chron. 8 : 13), was willing

to receive the temple built,

in Solomon longing for God.

 

 

 

He promised that

he would consecrate

the temple, which Solomon

had built, by putting

his name there forever.

 

 

 

And he said his eyes

and his heart would

always be there.

(1 Kings 9 : 3)

 

 

 

We can find the importance

of the church in the

scripture above.

 

 

 

 

God has originally

established his dwelling

place in heaven. 

(Psa 103 : 19)

 

 

 

Nevertheless, God told us

to build the place where

he could dwell in on

this earth to meet

 

 

 

and fellowship with us, 

his children in the world

to meet the standards

of our way of thinking.

 

 

 

That is the house of God,

the church today.

 

 

 

Therefore, the Bible says

that in the church that

is the house of the living God

 

 

 

and the pillar and

foundation of truth,

we believers will

meet God.

(1 Tim 3 : 15)

 

 

 

And it tells us how to do

in the church,

the house of God.

 

 

 

In the Old Testament,

we can realize

the heart of God

 

 

 

who prepared a place

to dwell in for the

children of Israel,

 

 

the chosen nation of God,

through the tabernacle. 

(Exodus 25 : 22)

 

 

 

We come to church

to meet God through

worship and prayer,

 

 

 

give thanks and

praise to Him,

give glory to Him,

 

 

 

and receive the Word,

the Holy Spirit,

and grace from Him.

 

 

 

Therefore, for the saints,

the church is the sourc

e of holy water. 

 

 

 

This is where our souls

receive God's grace

and power, are

 renewed and blessed.

 

 

 

The church where God

promised to bless his

people is the house of God.

 

 

 

"'Make an altar of earth

for me and sacrifice on it

your burnt offerings

 

 

 

and fellowship offerings,

your sheep and goats

and your cattle.

 

 

 

Wherever I cause my name

to be honored, I will come

to you and bless you."

(Exodus 20 : 24) 

 

 

 

Therefore, we Christians

should not neglect

 the church life.

 

 

 

3. What grace did the

following people receive

through the church?

 

 

(Ex : 2) 

 

 

 

Hannah in the

Old Testament

  (1 Samuel 1 : 9-20)

 

 

 

-When Hannah made

a vow to God because

she could not give birth

to a child and prayed

to God with plea,

 

 

 

God accepted her prayer

opened her womb,

and at last she gave birth

to a son named Samuel,

 

 

 

and she offered

the son to God.

She kept her promise

as she had made the vow.

 

 

 

(Ex : 3) 

 

 

 

In the New Testament,

the 120 saints

of Mark's upper room

 

 

 

with the apostles waited

for the Father's promises 

as instructed, and devoted

themselves to prayer,

 

 

 

so that each person

spoke tongues and was

filled with the Holy Spirit.

(Acts 1 : 4) (Acts 2 : 4)

 

 

 

4. What do we do at church?

 

 

 

God is looking for

a true-worshipper

who longs for him today

and wants to worship Him

in spirit and in truth. 

 

 

 

Therefore,

God first examines

the motive and attitude

of the believer's heart

before worshiping.

 

 

 

Therefore,

the Bible tells us

that it is the time

to worship in such

attitude now. 

(John 4 : 23)

 

 

 

In addition,

God has designated

the places where his

people should worship.

 

 

 

So, in the Old Testament,

the saints were guided

into the place where

they would live,

 

 

 

and gave offerings to God

there as directed. 

(Deut. 12 : 5-6)

 

 

 

1) Burnt offering.

 

 

A sacrifice that completely

burns the offering.

(To give full devotion to God.)

 

 

 

2) Sacrifice.

 

 

A sacrifice that sheds

blood for the atonement

(for a sin offering)

 

 

 

3) Contribution.

 

 

 

A sacrifice to give

the first product to God.

(It belongs to the priest. )

 

 

 

4) Sacrifice to fulfill a vow. 

 

 

 

(Ex : 4)

 

(Jephthah's vow)

 

 

 

 

- A case of a daughter

who was sacrificed

in a sudden vow of 

a father who pleaded

with God during a crisis.

(Jud 11 : 29-40)

 

 

5) Freewill offering. 

 

 

 

-To commemorate

each celebration.

(Thank offerings.)

 

 

 

"When you make a vow

to God, do not delay

in fulfilling it.

 

 

 

He has no pleasure

in fools ; fulfill your vow.

 

 

 

It is better not to vow

than to make a vow

and not fulfill it.

 

 

 

Do not let your mouth

lead you into sin.

 

 

 

And do not protest

to the temple messenger,

 

 

 

"My vow was a mistake."

Why should God

be angry at what you say

and destroy the work

of your hands?

 

 

 

Much dreaming and

many words are meaningless.

Therefore stand in awe of God."

(Ecclesiastes 5 : 4-7)

 

 

 

However, in the New Testament,

Jesus was angry when he saw

that the merchants made

business and  made

the synagogue a 'den

of robbers.

 

 

 

 

That's because the synagogue

is the place where

God's eyes are open

and God's ears attentive

to the prayers offered

and is called a house of prayer.

(2 Chronicles 7 : 15)

(Matthew 21 : 13) 

 

 

 

Therefore, keep in mind

that the church is the

house of prayer to God. 

(1 Kings 8)

 

 

 

Ultimately, the mission

of Christians on earth

is to keep and practice

God-given commandments.

 

 

 

1) Making disciples.

 

 

 

2) Baptism in the name

of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. 

 

 

 

3) Teaching and making them

keep what was commanded.

 

 

 

"Therefore go and

make disciples of all

nations, baptizing them

in the name of the Father

 

 

 

and of the Son and

of the Holy Spirit,

 

 

 

and teaching them

to obey everything

I have commanded you.

 

 

 

And surely

I am with you always,

to the very end of the age."

(Matt 28 : 19-20) 

 

 

 

 

(Ex : 5) 

(The Church at Antioch) 

 

 

 

When serving the Lord

and fasting,

 

 

the Holy Spirit instructed

to set up Barnabas and Saul

separately for the work

that the Holy Spirit

called them to do.

 

 

 

So after they fasted

and prayed, they placed

their hands on them

and sent them off.

 (Acts 13: 1-3)

 

 

 

5. Let's love the church

and become close to it in life.

 

 

 

God has told us

to honor God's house,

the church.

 

 

 

See how the outcome

is different for those

who love the temple

and those who do not.

 

 

 

1) Pray for the

peace of Jerusalem:

"May those who love

 you be secure.

(Psalm 122 : 6)

 

 

 

2) Observe the Sabbaths

and have reverence for

God's sanctuary.

He is the LORD.

(Leviticus 19 : 30)

 

 

 

3) Dedicate offerings

of thanksgiving joyfully

for the work of the

temple of treasury,

the house of God. 

(2 Chronicles 29 : 6-8)

 

 

 

4) All who hate Zion

will be turned back

in shame.

(Psalm 129 : 5) 

 

 

 

-It means that those

who hate the consecrated

sanctuary where God

exists will be shamed.

 

 

 

The church is not a place

for those who have

time left go, but a place

for those who serve

 

 

 

God go to meet God

to worship and receive

grace and blessings.

 

 

 

The church is the

shadow of heaven

 

 

 

and a model of the

kingdom of God

that we will enter

in the future. 

 

 

 

However, many people

neglect to go to the

temple of God

for many things

in the world.

 

 

 

After all, such a life

 dries their souls.

 

 

 

That is why the Bible

advises the Saints through

today's scripture

 

 

 

to try to gather more

in the last days. 

(Heb 10 : 24-25)

 

 

 

1) We should consider

how we may spur one

another on toward

love and good deeds.

 

 

 

2) We should not give up

meeting together, as some

are in the habit of doing,

but let us encourage

one another--

 

 

 

and all the more as

you see the Day

 approaching.

 

 

 

The house of God,

the church, is a refuge,

shelter, and place

of blessing for us

the saints.

 

 

 

Therefore,

we should come and

go not only on specific days,

but also give thanks to God,

 

 

pray, and look around

the house of God with

the love of the church.

 

 

 

6. Summary 

 

 

 

1) What places should

the born-again believers

consider important

and why?

 

 

 

-The church is an

important place

because it is the

 house of the soul.

 

 

 

There, our souls can

be nurtured and be

protected.

 

 

 

2) Who established the church? 

- The Old Testament (God),

The New Testament (Jesus)

 

 

 

3) Why did God ask us

to build a church?

 

 

 

God had the house of God

built in order to meet

with his children in a

place on earth.

 

 

 

4) In the Bible, who those

who have received blessings

and grace through the

church were?

 

 

 

-In the Old Testament

 (Hannah / Son -Samuel) 

 

 

-In the New Testament

(The case of the baptism

of 120 Saints in Mark's

upper room)

 

 

 

5) What do we do at church?

 

 

 

(1) Worship  (2) Atonement 

(3) Prayer (4) Nurture 

(5) Mission

 

 

 

6) What does he say to

those who love the church?  

 

 

 

 (1) Prosperity 

 (2) Blessings

 

 

 

On the other hand,

what are the consequences

for those who neglects

the church?  

 

 

 (1) shame  (2) fear

 

 

 

7) What does the Bible

ask us to do today?  

 

 

 

-We should love each other

and do good deeds,

and try to meet

with each other!

 

 

 

2021/02/18

 

 

/ By Prisciilla