Emphasis Preaching Journal
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This lesson is for those who say, "I don't need the church to be a Christian." In it are four marks of a living church.
First of all, the church is a community. John Wesley said that the New Testament knows nothing of solitary religion. Alone, no man can find and save himself. Individuals must come together to become persons.
Second, the church is a community of conviction. There may be differences of opinion, but there is always a focus around which the church gathers and is warmed -- the power of the resurrection.
This lesson is for those who say, "I don't need the church to be a Christian." In it are four marks of a living church.
First of all, the church is a community. John Wesley said that the New Testament knows nothing of solitary religion. Alone, no man can find and save himself. Individuals must come together to become persons.
Second, the church is a community of conviction. There may be differences of opinion, but there is always a focus around which the church gathers and is warmed -- the power of the resurrection.
