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Body…Body…

THE THE WORDWORD

• If We Are The Body• It's crowded in worship today

As she slips in trying to fade into the facesThe girls teasing laughter iscarrying farther than they knowFarther than they know

• Chorus:But if we are the bodyBut if we are the body

Why aren't His arms reaching?Why aren't His arms reaching?Why aren't His hands healing?Why aren't His hands healing?

Why aren't His words teaching?Why aren't His words teaching?And if we are the bodyAnd if we are the body

Why aren't His feet going?Why aren't His feet going?Why is His love not showing them there is a way?Why is His love not showing them there is a way?

There is a wayThere is a way• A traveler is far away from home

He sheds his coat and quietly sinks into the back rowThe weight of their judgmental glancesTells him that his chances are better out on the road

• Chorus• Jesus paid much too high a price

For us to pick and choose who should comeAnd we are the body of Christ

• Chorus• Jesus is the way

““The church is The church is an eternal an eternal

organismorganism in in the earth, the earth,

doing the will doing the will of God and of God and

accomplishing accomplishing the the purposepurpose of of

God.”God.”

If we If we are are the the bodybody……

If we If we are The are The Body…Body…

UnderstandingUnderstanding BiblicallyBiblically

Ephesians 3:1-6 – “For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If

ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation He made

known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye

read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles

and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same

body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Ephesians 3:8-11 – “Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I

should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath

been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal

purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord”

Ephesians 1:22-23 – “And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is His body, the

fulness of Him that filleth all in all.”

• John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was

God.”

• John 1:14 – “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,

(and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of

the Father,) full of grace and truth.”

Luke 19:10 – “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save

that which was lost.”

Ephesians 1:22-23 – “And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is His body, the

fulness of Him that filleth all in all.”

Hebrews 10:5 - “Wherefore when He

cometh into the world, He saith,

Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast

Thou prepared Me”

Hebrews 10:6-8 – “In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin

thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of Me,) to do thy will, O God. Above when He said, Sacrifice and

offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest

not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the

law”

1 Corinthians 12:27 - “Now ye are the body of

Christ, and members in particular.”

1 Corinthians 12:12-17 – “For asas the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so

also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the

body is not one member, but many. If the footfoot shall say, Because I am not the handhand, I am not

of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the earear shall say, Because I am not the eyeeye, I

am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing,

where were the smelling?”

• 2 Corinthians 5:10 – “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of

Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”

• Romans 14:12 – “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”

• Revelation 21:4 - “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there

shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more

pain: for the former things are passed away.”

1 Peter 4:10 – “As every man hath received the gift, even so

minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”

1 Corinthians 12:27 – “Now ye are the body of Christ, and

members in particular.”

If we If we are The are The Body…Body…

UnderstandingUnderstanding GENETIcallyGENETIcally

7 qualitiesqualities of Christ AS THE

7 prioritiespriorities

of His Church

If we If we are The are The Body…Body…

UnderstandingUnderstanding practIcallypractIcally

1st Corinthians 1:10 – “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the

name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the

same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind

and in the same judgment.”

1 Corinthians 1:11-16 – “For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by

them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Now this I say, that every one of you

saith, I am of PauPaul; and I of ApollosApollos; and I of CephasCephas; and I of Christ. Is Christ Is Christ divideddivided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? I

thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. And I baptized also the household of

Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.”

If we are If we are The The

Body…Body…

THE THE WORDWORD

• John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was

God.”

• John 1:14 – “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,

(and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of

the Father,) full of grace and truth.”

• 1 John 5:7 – “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the the WordWord, and the Holy Ghost: and these

three are one.”• Hebrews 10:5-7 – “Wherefore when He

cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a

body hast thou prepared Me: In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of

me,) to do Thy will, O God.”

• John 14:6 – “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truththe truth,

and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

• John 17:17 – “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”

• John 1:12 – “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of the sons of

GodGod, even to them that believe on His name”

• Ephesians 1:22-23 – “And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is His body, the fulness of Him

that filleth all in all.”

Hebrews 10:6-8 – “In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin

thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of Me,) to do thy will, O God. Above when He said, Sacrifice and

offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest

not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the

law”

EDIFIEDEDIFIED in the in the BODYBODY Ephesians 4:11-12 Ephesians 4:11-12 – “And He – “And He

gave some, apostles; and gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, some, prophets; and some,

evangelists; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, the work of the ministry, for for the edifying of the body the edifying of the body

of Christof Christ””

• Acts 20:32 – “And now, brethren, I commend you to

God, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build

you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them

which are sanctified.”

• Colossians 1:27-28 – “To whom God would make known what

is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles;

which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach,

warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man

perfect in Christ Jesus”

• Acts 20:27-28 – “For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Take heed therefore unto

yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to

feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His

own blood.”

• 2 Timothy 4:1-2 - “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ,

who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and

his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season,

out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all

longsuffering and doctrine.”

• 1 Corinthians 2:9-13 – “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the

heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed

them unto us by His Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what

man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God

knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which

things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth;comparing spiritual things with

spiritual.

UNIFIEDUNIFIED in the in the FAITHFAITH Ephesians 4:13Ephesians 4:13 – “ – “Till we Till we

all come in the unity all come in the unity of the faithof the faith, and of the , and of the knowledge of the Son of knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of stature of the fulness of

Christ”Christ”

UNIFIEDUNIFIED in the in the FAITHFAITH Ephesians 4:13Ephesians 4:13 – “ – “Till we all come in Till we all come in

the unity of the faiththe unity of the faith, and of the , and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a knowledge of the Son of God, unto a

perfect man, unto the measure of perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ”the stature of the fulness of Christ” Ephesians 4:2-3Ephesians 4:2-3 – “With all – “With all lowliness and meekness, with lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one longsuffering, forbearing one

another in love; another in love; ENDEAVORING to ENDEAVORING to KEEP the UNITY of the SpiritKEEP the UNITY of the Spirit in in

the bond of peace.”the bond of peace.”

SOLIDIFIEDSOLIDIFIED in the in the SONSONEphesians 4:13Ephesians 4:13 – “Till we all – “Till we all

come in the unity of the come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge faith, and of the knowledge

of the Son of God, unto a of the Son of God, unto a

perfect man, perfect man, unto the unto the measure of the measure of the

stature of the fulness stature of the fulness of Christof Christ””

• Ephesians 4:12-13 – “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for

the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a

perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:…”

• John 17:6 – “I have manifested thy nameI have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them

me; and they have kept thy word.”• Psalms 138:2 (b) – “…: for thou hast

magnified Thy word above all Thy name.”

FORTIFIEDFORTIFIED in in DOCTRINEDOCTRINE Ephesians 4:14Ephesians 4:14 - “That we - “That we

henceforth henceforth be no more be no more childrenchildren, , tossed to and tossed to and

fro, and carried about with fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrineevery wind of doctrine, by , by

the sleight of men, and the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive”they lie in wait to deceive”

VERIFIEDVERIFIED in in LOVELOVE Ephesians 4:15-16Ephesians 4:15-16 – “ – “But But

speaking the truth in speaking the truth in lovelove, may grow up into Him in , may grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the even Christ: From whom the

whole body fitly joined together whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which and compacted by that which

every joint supplieth, according every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in loveedifying of itself in love.”.”

VERIFIEDVERIFIED in in LOVELOVE John 13:35John 13:35 -“ -“By By thisthis shall all men shall all men know that ye are know that ye are my disciples, my disciples, ifif ye ye have love one to have love one to

another.”another.”

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