TOP THREE
NOTES and QUOTES
TEXTS:
Hebrews 10:24-25
1 Corinthians 3:16, 5:4
Acts 2:42
1 Corinthians 1:9
1 John 1:3-4
Ephesians 4:9-12
QUOTES
“You see, what happened to that man in the desert may have been real, and was certainly exciting, but nothing comes of it. It leads nowhere. There is nothing to do about it. In fact, that is just why a vague religion – all about feeling God in nature, and so on – is so attractive. It is all thrills and no work…” — C.S. Lewis
“Even something as ordinary as regularly attending a church reminds me that I am a new creation in Christ. After all, everything in church is oriented around Christ, not me. By choosing to participate weekly in the body of Christ, I am reminded that I have a new identity. I am not my own; I belong to Christ.” — Jim Samra, The Gift of Church, p. 84
“Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this. Whether it is a brief, single encounter or the daily fellowship of years, Christian community is only this. We belong to one another only through and in Jesus Christ.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“In other words, while coffeehouses are places where you can find community, church is community. The joining of individual lives, unified by a common experience of salvation. He goes on to say “It’s almost as if God is telling us that all other relationships, partnerships, and communal affiliations are shadows of the real thing, the church — The place where God provides the means to change us from restless wanderers and to give us true community with his people.” — Jim Samra, The Gift of Church
SONGS
Christ our Hope in Life and Death
Holy Forever
The Lord Almighty
You’ve Already Won
Abide