IDENTIFYING WITH JESUS' BODY (2 OF 3)
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-22
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Identifying with Jesus' Body (2 of 3)
Series: The Lord's Supper
Patrick Edwards
1 Corinthians 11:17-22
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The Lord's Supper as Remedy for Individualism
Introduction
What might you say is one of the biggest problems facing the American church today? And by church, I mean true evangelical churches. I don't mean liberal churches or denominations that have given up the Bible or the exclusivity of Christ. I don't mean nominal Christianity or those churches whose membership rolls are dominated by persons who are Christian in name only. I mean solid, evangelical churches that hold to the trustworthiness of Scripture, the exclusivity of Jesus Christ, and the mandate to make disciples of all peoples. What might you say is one the biggest problems facing true churches in America today? Well if you've peaked at the sermon title this morning, you know my answer: individualism.
You see the Reformation rightly recovered the biblical truth that individual people are saved by grace alone through personal faith alone in Jesus alone and, thus, since then, especially in Baptist life, we have rightly stressed the importance of having a personal relationship with Jesus. In response to nominal Christianity we have rightly argued that it is not enough to be a good person; it's not enough to have parents who are believers, or to have one's name on a church roll, or to even occasionally go to church. We have stressed the crucial truth that you personally, in the power of the Holy Spirit, have to turn away from your sin and call upon the name of Jesus for salvation. We have never shied away from stressing the importance of your individual walk with Jesus.
However, I'd argue that while we have been correct in stressing your individual walk with Christ we have forgotten a crucial component of that personal walk. In other words, when the preacher talks about walking with Jesus, what does he often stress: Your personal daily quiet times; your personal Bible study; your persona ...
Series: The Lord's Supper
Patrick Edwards
1 Corinthians 11:17-22
?
The Lord's Supper as Remedy for Individualism
Introduction
What might you say is one of the biggest problems facing the American church today? And by church, I mean true evangelical churches. I don't mean liberal churches or denominations that have given up the Bible or the exclusivity of Christ. I don't mean nominal Christianity or those churches whose membership rolls are dominated by persons who are Christian in name only. I mean solid, evangelical churches that hold to the trustworthiness of Scripture, the exclusivity of Jesus Christ, and the mandate to make disciples of all peoples. What might you say is one the biggest problems facing true churches in America today? Well if you've peaked at the sermon title this morning, you know my answer: individualism.
You see the Reformation rightly recovered the biblical truth that individual people are saved by grace alone through personal faith alone in Jesus alone and, thus, since then, especially in Baptist life, we have rightly stressed the importance of having a personal relationship with Jesus. In response to nominal Christianity we have rightly argued that it is not enough to be a good person; it's not enough to have parents who are believers, or to have one's name on a church roll, or to even occasionally go to church. We have stressed the crucial truth that you personally, in the power of the Holy Spirit, have to turn away from your sin and call upon the name of Jesus for salvation. We have never shied away from stressing the importance of your individual walk with Jesus.
However, I'd argue that while we have been correct in stressing your individual walk with Christ we have forgotten a crucial component of that personal walk. In other words, when the preacher talks about walking with Jesus, what does he often stress: Your personal daily quiet times; your personal Bible study; your persona ...
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