what is church?

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Are you a follower of Jesus?

Are you a follower of Jesus?

Are you a Christian?

Are you a follower of Jesus?

Are you a Christian?

Do you go to church?

Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.

Therefore, get people to attend a meeting for a couple of hours on Sunday mornings. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the

end of the age.”

Matthew 28: 18-20

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Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the

Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with

you always, even to the end of the age.”

Matthew 28: 18-20

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Disadvantage no. 1

The Wrong Goal

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I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead…

I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already

reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first

possessed me.

Philippians 3: 10-12

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Disadvantage no. 2

Us & Them

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Disadvantage no. 3

Who’s responsible for your spiritual maturity?

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Disadvantage no. 4

Are we really all the same?

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Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—

their hypocrisy.

Luke 12: 1

Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our

father’s estate with me.”

Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?”

Luke 12: 13-14

Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said, “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday

life—whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear.

Luke 12: 22

Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “When you see clouds beginning to form in the west, you say, ‘Here comes a shower.’ And you

are right.

Luke 12: 54

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