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You Are the Church

WORSHIPSuggested Worship Songs:

We Give Thanks, How Great Is Our God, We Praise Your Name, Forever, Great Is Thy Faithfulness

WELCOMESurprising Fact. Reveal a thing with the groupthat most people will be surprised to know about you.

Interact among yourselves why such facts were surprising. (Examples: an alumnus of a school, a member of

a club, a skill, a Christian, etc.)

WORDMatthew 28:18-20

Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.Therefore go

and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy

Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to thevery end of the age.

The Story Has Just Begun

Christs Commission Fellowship is a movement of

Christ-committed followers. Its mission is to make

disciples who will make disciples (Matthew 28:18-

20).

The CCF story started with a few couples who met

for bible study in a house in Valley Golf

Subdivision. That bible study eventually grew to

the CCF you know today. CCF is now a growing

church of 30+ outreaches in the Philippines andabroad. As CCF grew exponentially by Gods grace,

the leaders were led by the Lord to build a center

for worship, a training venue, a school, and youth

center to accommodate the growing number of

Christ Committed Followers.

You are a witness to the countless blessings and

miracles that unfolded in the course of thisbuilding project. From the planning stage to the

pledges and purchase, blueprint to building,

construction to completion until its inaugural

Sunday worship last May 12, God was with CCFfrom start to finish.

The CCF Center is a testament of Gods goodness

and faithfulness. It is not a monument. CCF is Gods

project. His agenda is to draw more and more

people to Him so that the world will know Him.

You Are the Church

Church in the Bible comes from the Greek wordekklesiawhich means community, assembly, a

called out people. The church is not a building or a

structure. The church is the people who put their

trust in Jesus. (Colossians 4:5; 1 Corinthians16:19).

To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those

who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by

calling, with all who in every place call on the

name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and

ours. - 1 Corinthians 1:2

The church is a community of people set apart for

Christ and by Christ. Saints do not only refer to thepeople in the past who have died for Jesus. Saints

are very much alive today. You are a saint because

you are the church.

Because you are the church, you do not go to

church. Instead, you go to a place where thechurch gathers together to pray, worship God, and

fellowship with one another.

Jesus Is the Head; We Are the Body

And He put all things in subjection under His feet,

and gave Him as head over all things to thechurch, which is His body, the fullness of Him whofills all in all. - Ephesians 1:22-23

Jesus is the Head of the church and you are a partof His body. God has given you the privilege to be

His arms, feet and mouth to the world

(1 Corinthians 12:27; Colossians 1:16, 18).

As a part of the body of Christ, you are to be an

agent of positive transformation to the world. You

must love God and love others. You must

represent Christ. Love is the primary evidence of

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WORD (contd)Christ-likeness. The church has one message

Jesus died and rose again for your sins to give you

eternal life. There is no salvation in any other

name but Jesus (Acts 3:15, 4:10, 12).

The new CCF Center is not the church. It is a

building. The people who are called out andsanctified in Christ are the church. You are the

church, the body of Christ. The pastors and elders

are your leaders but they are not the head of the

church. Jesus is the head of the church.

You must not lose sight of the mission, message

and motivation of your calling. The mission is to

make disciples who will make disciples. The

message is Jesus who He is, His gift of eternal lifeand how to make Him known. The motivation is

love. You do what you do because you love God

and others.

It is your privilege to partner with Gods agenda in

CCF to transform lives, families, and nations. You

are to take on the marching order to know Him

and make Him known. You are to finish well all for

Gods glory and honor.

Discussion Questions:

(Leaders: Please choose questions that are appropriate to the level of spiritual maturity of your members)

1.Parts of the Body. As a part of the body of Christ, who should you represent? What should you as a partof the body of Christ do?

2.You are the Church. As the church, think of how you have represented Christ to the world. How are youliving that out? Can others see Christ in you? Why or why not?

3. Privileged to Serve. There are many opportunities to serve in the new CCF Center.Is God asking you toserve Him there? Share this to others to encourage them to take the initiative to serve too.

WORKSSo What Now?

As a member of the body of Christ, what is God

prompting you to do to fulfill the Great Commission

now that CCF has moved to the new Worship andTraining Center? How will you be Christs arms,legs and mouth to the community?

Pray that you will have the desire and passion to

obey and live out the CCF mission to make discipleswho will make disciples. Pray that you will make

Him known wherever you are right now.

Weekly Prayer Point

I.Thanksgiving Worship God for Who He is, what He has

done, and what He will do in our lives

II.Country and the World Upright and moral governance of Public

Servants and honest elections.

Cooperation & unity of Filipinos towards aGod-centered Philippines.

III.Church Elders, Pastors & Leaders Ministries & Churches worldwide

IV. CCF Facilities New Worship and Training Center Prayer Mountain

V.Personal Concerns Deeper intimate relationship with God Salvation of family and friends