Genuine commitment used to be more common

For this congregation to be the strong healthy family that God has called us to be, it requires

genuine commitment by every member.

For this congregation to be the strong healthy family that God has called us to be, it requires

genuine commitment by every member.

Our commitment to the church family is as important as our commitment to God Himself.

Genuine commitment used to be more common.



“Have you not read, that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh’?” (Matthew 19:4-5).



kollao


kollao: “to glue together, to fasten firmly together”



That kind of commitment is vital if we’re going to be the church family that God has called us to be.



1. The Bible also uses kollao to refer to our relationship with the Lord.



1 Corinthians 6:15-17




2. The Bible also uses kollao to refer to our relationship with our church family.





Acts 9:26-28





Acts 9:26-28 Acts 17:34

The Commitment We’re Called to Make

The Commitment We’re Called to Make to serve the needs of the church family to love unconditionally as Jesus would love to care for the sick, to comfort those who are hurting to rejoice with those who rejoice, to weep with those who weep to encourage, to give strength, to lift up each other to stimulate one another to love and good works to live a godly life, to be an example of the believers to confess sin, ask for help, and submit to discipline to grow spiritually through prayer, Bible study, fellowship

The Commitment We’re Called to Make to support the work and ministry of the church to faithfully gather with the church for worship and activities to give cheerfully and regularly of time and money to pray for each member and the church family as a whole to be zealous for the growth of the church to invite others to services, to welcome all guests to be diligent to preserve the unity of the church family to speak well of others, to refuse to gossip, to readily forgive to support the vision of the church and its leaders

The Seriousness of Commitment





Paul is addressing the local church in Corinth



Paul is addressing the local church in Corinth They had a responsibility to one another



Paul is addressing the local church in Corinth They had a responsibility to one another v10 “must be careful in how he builds upon it”



Paul is addressing the local church in Corinth They had a responsibility to one another v10 “must be careful in how he builds upon it” v16-17 It gets even more serious!



Paul is addressing the local church in Corinth They had a responsibility to one another v10 “must be careful in how he builds upon it” v16-17 It gets even more serious! temple = a local family of Christians



Paul is addressing the local church in Corinth They had a responsibility to one another v10 “must be careful in how he builds upon it” v16-17 It gets even more serious! temple = a local family of Christians “If anyone destroys the temple of God…”





1. Everyone of us is to be using our gifts and abilities to build up this church family.




2. If we fail to use our gifts, then were are actually contributing to the weakening of this church.




2. If we fail to use our gifts, then were are actually contributing to the weakening of this church.

3. God will destroy those whose actions, or lack thereof, destroy this church family.

God has called us to do great things in this church.


But we can’t do all that God has called us to do without every one of us being involved.


But we can’t do all that God has called us to do without every one of us being involved.

I urge you to think seriously about the commitment that you are willing to make to this church family.

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Genuine commitment used to be more common