The Other Family We
Don’t Get To Choose

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WHY YOU’LL NEVER FIND
THE PERFECT CHURCH

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WHY THE LOCAL CHURCH IS GOD’S PLAN “A”
And Why There Is No Plan “B”

    Defining this thing called a “Church”
            Matthew 16:18    1 Corinthians 11:17-18

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    What makes a local church so important?
            1 Corinthians 12:27  &  Ephesians 1:22-23    1 Timothy 3:15
            Romans 12:10-21    Hebrews 10:24-25

   It functions as the body of Christ

   It’s the pillar & foundation of the truth

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   It provides the lab for learning how to live like Jesus

   It provides godly peer pressure

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STAYING ON MISSION 
How To Keep A Good Church From Going Bad
    Matthew 28:18-20
 

   Reach out & recruit new followers of Jesus
           Matthew 9:10-12    1 Corinthians 9:19-27    Matthew 4:23-25

   Teach people how to live the Christian life
            1 John 2:3-5    Ephesians 4:17-32

   Deploy people into kingdom ministry
            1 Corinthians 12:7    1 Peter 4:10-11    2 Corinthians 5:12