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Wakefien: /* The Bride of Christ proclaims the Lord by gathering together. */

2024-05-08T15:37:21Z

‎The Bride of Christ proclaims the Lord by gathering together.

Wakefien: /* The Gospel is not just forgiveness for sin but the hope of life as God intended it to be lived (2 Corinthians 5:17)! */

2024-05-08T14:13:06Z

‎The Gospel is not just forgiveness for sin but the hope of life as God intended it to be lived (2 Corinthians 5:17)!

Wakefien: /* Often this can take the form of psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. */

2024-05-08T14:03:01Z

‎Often this can take the form of psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.

Wakefien: /* Why gather? For public song (Colossians 3:16). */

2024-05-08T14:02:52Z

‎Why gather? For public song (Colossians 3:16).

Wakefien: /* MTR: Make a point of emphasizing edification, song, and prayer as we gather together.. */

2024-05-06T14:37:46Z

‎MTR: Make a point of emphasizing edification, song, and prayer as we gather together..

Wakefien at 14:37, 6 May 2024

2024-05-06T14:37:20Z

Wakefien: /* The Bride of Christ proclaims the Gospel through the picture of Baptism. */

2024-05-06T14:35:40Z

‎The Bride of Christ proclaims the Gospel through the picture of Baptism.

Wakefien: /* As Paul states in 2 Corinthians 5:17, */

2024-05-06T14:16:18Z

‎As Paul states in 2 Corinthians 5:17,

Wakefien: /* The Gospel is not just forgiveness for sin but the hope of life as God intended it to be lived (2 Corinthians 2:12)! */

2024-05-06T14:16:12Z

‎The Gospel is not just forgiveness for sin but the hope of life as God intended it to be lived (2 Corinthians 2:12)!

Wakefien: /* The Lord's Supper proclaims the resurrection of Jesus. */

2024-05-06T14:14:13Z

‎The Lord's Supper proclaims the resurrection of Jesus.

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 ==The Bride of Christ proclaims the Lord by ''gathering'' ''together''.==
-The word worship is used 79 times in 71 verses in the New Testament. However, if we restrict ourselves to the Pauline epistles then the word worship is only used 8 times in the writing of Paul. And none of those uses of the word really tell us what worship is. Since our focus is on what it means for the church to worship God we can turn instead to the book of Acts. In the book of Acts the word worship is used  in 13 verses. However, again, most of these uses of the word do not provide insight into what worship in the local church consisted of. The verse that helps us the most is Acts 13:2 which states "While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'" what we learn is that corporate worship was something the local church did. So, what was the church in Antioch doing in Acts 13:2? Well the Greek word that we here translate as worship is not the usual προσκυνέω but instead λειτουργέω which means "to render a special form of service." What I want us to understand is that the churches in the New Testament worshipped God. We too should worship God, but what exactly does that mean? Let's look at some passaged to understand what worship really looks like.
+*The word worship is used 79 times in 71 verses in the New Testament.
 ===Why gather? For public edification (1 Timothy 4:13).===

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 ===The Gospel is not just forgiveness for sin but the hope of life as God intended it to be lived (2 Corinthians 5:17)!===
 ====As Paul states in 2 Corinthians 5:17,====
-“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” Baptism is symbolic of the radical change that occurs at the moment of salvation. The act of Baptism is supposed to look like washing because we are showing that we have been cleansed and are walking renewed.
+*“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
 ====Titus 3:5 states====
-"he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit," We are washed, renewed by the Holy Spirit. We have new life in Christ.
+*"he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,"
 ===Image: I love to see something made clean.===

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 =====Often this can take the form of psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.=====
-====In Psalm 40:3 David wrote "He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him. <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ps 40:3.</ref>"==== After enjoying great deliverance David proclaimed that God gave him a new song. From where does this song come? For the New Testament believer, the song comes from letting the message of Christ dwell richly within.
+====In Psalm 40:3 David wrote "He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him. <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ps 40:3.</ref>"====
 =====I don't think it is a stretch to state that the words of Christ should permeate your mind so that you cannot help but sing.=====

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 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.<ref>NIV</ref></blockquote>
-In Colossians 3:15 we learn that "Believers are also to let the peace of Christ rule in their hearts because they are called to peace as members of one body. The closer believers are to Christ (and His likeness), the closer they are to each other <ref>Norman L. Geisler, “Colossians,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 682.</ref>"
+====In Colossians 3:15 we learn that "Believers are also to let the peace of Christ rule in their hearts because they are called to peace as members of one body.====
-Now in verse 16, we learn a key process. The Christians can let the peace of Christ dwell in their hearts by letting the message of Christ dwell richly within. When the words of Christ dwell within a person they become a part of their vocabulary and the believer cannot help but proclaim them. Often this can take the form of psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.
+Now in verse 16, we learn a key process.
-In Psalm 40:3 David wrote "He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him. <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ps 40:3.</ref>" After enjoying great deliverance David proclaimed that God gave him a new song. From where does this song come? For the New Testament believer, the song comes from letting the message of Christ dwell richly within.
+====In Psalm 40:3 David wrote "He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him. <ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ps 40:3.</ref>"==== After enjoying great deliverance David proclaimed that God gave him a new song. From where does this song come? For the New Testament believer, the song comes from letting the message of Christ dwell richly within.
-I don't think it is a stretch to state that the words of Christ should permeate your mind so that you cannot help but sing. But also, notice that in verse 15 of Colossians 3 the emphasis is on the body. I don't think it is a stretch to argue that the singing of Christ should be a corporate activity.
+=====I don't think it is a stretch to state that the words of Christ should permeate your mind so that you cannot help but sing.=====
 ===Why gather? For public prayer (1 Timothy 2:1-8).===

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 We need to understand that by gathering together and emphasizing the right things we proclaim Christ. When preaching teaches the word of God, the Gospel is proclaimed. When people sing praises to God, the gospel is proclaimed. When prayer is a priority, the Gospel is proclaimed.
-===MTR: Make a point of emphasizing edification, song, and prayer as we gather together..===
+===MTR: Make a point of emphasizing edification, song, and prayer as we gather together.===
 ==The Bride of Christ proclaims the death of Jesus through the ''Lord's'' ''Supper'' (1 Cor. 11:23-26).==

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 '''Theological Proposition/Focus: '''
-'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: We must always be on guard against distractions. As a church we are called to proclaim Christ through specific God ordained means.'''
+'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: We must always be on guard against distractions. As a church, we are called to proclaim Christ through specific God-ordained means.'''
 =Introduction:=
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 ==Preview: There are all sorts of things that a church does but today I want to focus on three primary ways in which the church proclaims Christ. The edification of believers, the fellowship of the Lord's Supper and the picture of Baptism. These are the main things and no matter what we do, we must make sure to keep the main thing always the main thing.==
-==Text: Various texts read before each subpoint when listed==
+==Text: Various texts read after each subpoint when listed==
 =Body=

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 ===MTR: Next time you participate in the Lord's Supper remember you are proclaiming the Gospel.===
-==The Bride of Christ proclaims the Gospel through the picture of Baptism.==
+==The Bride of Christ proclaims the Gospel through the picture of ''Baptism''.==
 ===Baptism is symbolic of the Christ-follower’s death to sin (Romans 6:4).===
 Romans 6 paints a beautiful picture of what life should look like after salvation. The post-salvation life under the protection of grace but pointed toward Christ-likeness. What do I mean by that? After salvation, the Christian is called to strive toward Christ-like obedience and service to God while having the confidence that even when we fail we have the protective umbrella of grace. At the moment of salvation, we die toward sin, that is we are no longer bound by sin and are alive toward God. Paul, in Romans 6:4 explicitly reminds us that baptism paints exactly this picture; “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”

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 ===Baptism is symbolic of the Christ-follower’s resurrection to newness of life (Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12).===
 In Colossians 2, addressing our need to live life in Christ, Paul again reminds his readers that in baptism we display the change that occurs in salvation; “ having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.” Again, the picture Paul paints is one of death to sin and a post-salvation life lived for God. That is, after the moment of salvation we begin a life where we are free to serve Christ and free to pursue Christ-likeness. In theological terms, we begin progressive sanctification.
-===The Gospel is not just forgiveness for sin but the hope of life as God intended it to be lived (2 Corinthians 2:12)!===
+===The Gospel is not just forgiveness for sin but the hope of life as God intended it to be lived (2 Corinthians 5:17)!===
-As Paul states in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” Baptism is symbolic of the radical change that occurs at the moment of salvation. The act of Baptism is supposed to look like washing because we are showing that we have been cleansed and are walking renewed.
+====As Paul states in 2 Corinthians 5:17,====
+ “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” Baptism is symbolic of the radical change that occurs at the moment of salvation. The act of Baptism is supposed to look like washing because we are showing that we have been cleansed and are walking renewed.
 ===Image: I love to see something made clean.===

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 ===The Lord's Supper proclaims the resurrection of Jesus.===
-But what I also want you to see is that the New Covenant is itself a proclamation of the resurrection. Look at Hebrews 9:14-15
+====What I also want you to see is that the New Covenant is itself a proclamation of the resurrection. Look at Hebrews 9:14-15====
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