Sunday, November 12, 2023

Pastor Rick Stuhmer

I Am a Church Member: I Will Treasure Church Membership as a Gift

Scripture

Romans 3:23 & 6:23, New Living Translation

3:23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:21, New Living Translation

5:21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

Acts 3:19, New Living Translation

3:19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.

Ephesians 2:8-9, New Living Translation

2:8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

1 Corinthians 12:27-28, New Living Translation

12:27 All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. 28 Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church:

first are apostles,
second are prophets,
third are teachers,
then those who do miracles,
those who have the gift of healing,
those who can help others,
those who have the gift of leadership,
those who speak in unknown languages.

Matthew 20:26-28, New Living Translation

20:26 But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. 28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”