I LOVE MY CHURCH Why Church? I LOVE MY CHURCH Why Church?

I LOVE MY CHURCH

Why Church?

I LOVE MY CHURCH

Why Church?

WHY CHURCH?

Pros Ebraisous

‘To Hebrews’

WHY CHURCH?

Pros Ebraisous

‘To Hebrews’

The earliest Church was a

Jewish Church!

The earliest Church was a

Jewish Church!

The Gospel in Context

Bunyon’s Pilgrims Progress, Lewis’s

Chronicles of Narnia & Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings are all re-

tellings of the Gospel!

The Gospel in Context

Bunyon’s Pilgrims Progress, Lewis’s

Chronicles of Narnia & Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings are all re-

tellings of the Gospel!

A Contextualizati

on of the Gospel

The first was Hebrews!

A Contextualizati

on of the Gospel

The first was Hebrews!

Hebrews 10:19-25

19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the

blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way

which He consecrated for us…

Hebrews 10:19-25

19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the

blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way

which He consecrated for us…

…through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High

Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a

true heart in full assurance of faith…

…through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High

Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a

true heart in full assurance of faith…

…having our hearts sprinkled from an

evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our

hope without wavering…

…having our hearts sprinkled from an

evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our

hope without wavering…

…for He who promised is faithful.

24 And let us consider one

another in order to stir up love and

good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of

ourselves together…

…for He who promised is faithful.

24 And let us consider one

another in order to stir up love and

good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of

ourselves together…

…as is the manner of some, but

exhorting one another, and so

much the more as you see the Day approaching.”

…as is the manner of some, but

exhorting one another, and so

much the more as you see the Day approaching.”

Looking at Jesus through a Jewish Lens!

Looking at Jesus through a Jewish Lens!

Hebrews is the Most thorough

listing of Christ’s

Accomplishments!

Hebrews is the Most thorough

listing of Christ’s

Accomplishments!

Holy of Holies:

Entering into the Presence of

God!

Holy of Holies:

Entering into the Presence of

God!

The Inner Veil:

No More Separation!

The Inner Veil:

No More Separation!

A High Priest:

Jesus as theHead of the

People of God!

A High Priest:

Jesus as theHead of the

People of God!

The Mikvah:

Transformation &

Consecration!

The Mikvah:

Transformation &

Consecration!

The Promise:

A Long Obedience in

the Same Direction!

The Promise:

A Long Obedience in

the Same Direction!

Church, the Continuation of God’s Work in

Us!

Church, the Continuation of God’s Work in

Us!The Call to Practice

Redemptive Community!

The Call to Practice

Redemptive Community!

Consideration (24a)

‘And let us consider one another...’

Consideration (24a)

‘And let us consider one another...’

Activation (24b)

‘...in order to stir up love and good

works…’

Activation (24b)

‘...in order to stir up love and good

works…’

Association (25a)

‘...not forsaking the assembling

of ourselves together’

Association (25a)

‘...not forsaking the assembling

of ourselves together’

Proclamation (25b)

‘...exhorting one another...’

Proclamation (25b)

‘...exhorting one another...’

Anticipation (25c)

‘...so much the more as you see

the Day approaching.’

Anticipation (25c)

‘...so much the more as you see

the Day approaching.’

Church then, is not a location, a building or

even an institution…

Church then, is not a location, a building or

even an institution…

…it is the living work of God in the midst of His people…

…it is the living work of God in the midst of His people…

…a people called by

Himself, for Himself and

His Purposes!

…a people called by

Himself, for Himself and

His Purposes!

In short, Church is an

Organism, not an

Organization!

In short, Church is an

Organism, not an

Organization!

What was President Lincoln’s problem?

He had something on the

inside that changed the

outside!

What was President Lincoln’s problem?

He had something on the

inside that changed the

outside!