A Christ Centered Church The Church is the most glorious institution in existence! God’s Word reveals the Church in promise (Gen. 3:15; Eph. 1:4,5), prophecy (Dan. 2:44), preparation (Mt. 16:18; Mk. 9:1), perfection (Acts 2:41-47) and preservation (Rev. 12-22). Christ is the head of the Church (Eph. 1:22,23), savior of the body (Eph. 5:23), theme of the Bible (Lk. 1:68) and key to both the inspiration (Jn. 12:48) and interpretation (Lk. 22:27, 44-45) of scripture. Truly, Christ is the center of both the Bible and the Church. The goal in Church-growth must reflect our desire to be a Christ Centered Church. This means Christians must strive to be… 1. A Converted Church. Christians must be more than convinced, they must be converted; converted to Jesus NOT preachers, elders, deacons or anyone else. We must be converted to Jesus! Acts 3:19; 1 Cor. 1:18. 2. A Convicted Church. The pulse of a local congregation must beat in unison. We must have “one heart and one soul” (Acts 4:32). We must be “likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind” (Phil. 2:2). We must stand together on the solid rock of Jesus (Eph. 6:10-11; Mt. 7:25). 3. A Cooperating Church. The letter “I” does not appear in the word TEAM or CHURCH. We are all a part of the body of Christ. We must work together (1 Cor. 12:12-27). The Christians on Pentecost “were together, and had all things common” (Acts 2:44). If we do not work together, we will segment and separate. However, there must be “no division among you” (1 Cor. 1:10). 4. A Compassionate Church. God intends for us to be servants, not to be served (Mk. 10:45). We are commanded to “visit the widows and orphans” (Jam. 1:27), those inside and outside the Church (Gal. 6:10), the hungry and naked (Jam. 2:14) & our neighbor (Lk. 10:29-37). 5. A Commissioned Church. God loves our soul so much that He “gave His only begotten Son” (Jn. 3:16), revealed His inspired word (2 Tim. 3:16), manifested His amazing grace to all (Tit. 2:11), provided a life example in Jesus (1 Pet. 2:21) and answered the question: “What must I do to be saved?” Therefore, since God said, “go ye,” that means, “go me.” May God help us to live in such a way to always bring Him honor, glory and praise. May we always strive to be a Christ Centered Church. -Mark N. Posey
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:22:47 +0000
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