Sunday Message 31/7/2022
(Session 1)
Relationship Between Believers
and the Church
<Ac 2:44-47, 13:22; Ga 2:20; Jn 16:33>
1. Incorrect or unusual relationship between
believers and the church
1) Believers
did not connect their work, family, interests, assets, etc. to the church
* Family is family, church is church
2) Believers spend too much time in church
* Neglected the
family, leading to their resentment
3) Believers treat the church as a club or place of refuge
* Enjoy fellowship and the atmosphere, but
not attracted to the Word of God
* Only want to receive the comfort and companionship
of others, but do not seek the guidance and help of God
4) Believers have excessive and harsh demands of others
* They love the Lord very much and are
willing to sacrifice all, but at the same time, expect others to do the same.
2. From the early church’s example of believers
gathering daily, receive the lessons that God wants to give us.
1) Why did the believers in the early church have such great
transformation?
* From denying the Lord thrice and faces
downcast, to meeting together every day and having everything in common <Ac
2:44-47>
2) Do we envy and look forward to the lives of early church
believers, who met at the temple courts daily with unity?
* Are you a man after God’s heart?
* Example of King David
* <Gal 2:20>
3. What
evidences will there be for a believer (or family) who is after God’s heart?
1) Plans his life, leads his family, perceives all things based on
the church teachings
* Not neglect the family, but lead the
family in the respective God-ordained roles
* Know the purpose of doing everything
2) When a person encounters all kinds of problems, how should he
live his life centred on the teachings of the church?
* The greater the trial and as problems
increase, the believer must all the more rely on the Lord for victory.
* <Jn 16:33; Mt 16:24>
3) How should believers practically walk this heavenward journey?
① Not
escape from problems
② Willing
to be equipped
③ Join
a suitable cell group
④ Show
concern for others, intercede for all
⑤ Focus
on the salvation of people
⑥ Willing
to be involved in church’s ministries