The Way a Church Ought To be
Jerry Watts
Acts 2:41-47
Growing up, I wonder how many times my dad said, ''You know what you ought to 'do', 'be', 'say', and even 'act.' The word ought is an interesting word.
It is used to express duty or moral obligation: Every citizen ought to help.
It's used to express justice, moral rightness, or the like): He ought to be punished.
It's used to express expectation: You ought to be home early.
It's used to express probability or natural order: That ought to be our train now
The Thesaurus also speaks of things like commitment, duty, must, need, obligation, role, function, task, or even chore.
Today, let's get our minds around this word ''OUGHT'' or 'should' as we consider, from our text, ''THE WAY CHURCH OUGHT TO BE.'' This thought evokes a question, ''What should a church be?'' If I were to ask this question of this crowd, I'd have more answers than we have people in attendance. Some would point the social element and say take care of the needy, others to families saying we should take care of families, a place to worship, others would use words like be kind, giving, sharing, and more. Are any of these answers intrinsically wrong? Probably not. But are they right? Maybe but my question is this: Are they complete? As good as they are, are they what our Lord had in mind when He conceived the church. What is it that Christ intended to be when He died for us? Let's take a look at the Biblical truth, see this first church in her early days and adjust our thinking,. TEXT
We have just read the beginning point of Christ's church in the redeemed world. This is the original, the pattern, and the key for churches today. Just like a key that you have on your key ring. The original comes with the new lock and it works perfectly. Every time you copy it, it is flawed just a bit, you copy the flaw and 1 day, you make a copy of a copy of a copy and when you get home - IT DOESN'T WORK because it is too far removed from ...
Jerry Watts
Acts 2:41-47
Growing up, I wonder how many times my dad said, ''You know what you ought to 'do', 'be', 'say', and even 'act.' The word ought is an interesting word.
It is used to express duty or moral obligation: Every citizen ought to help.
It's used to express justice, moral rightness, or the like): He ought to be punished.
It's used to express expectation: You ought to be home early.
It's used to express probability or natural order: That ought to be our train now
The Thesaurus also speaks of things like commitment, duty, must, need, obligation, role, function, task, or even chore.
Today, let's get our minds around this word ''OUGHT'' or 'should' as we consider, from our text, ''THE WAY CHURCH OUGHT TO BE.'' This thought evokes a question, ''What should a church be?'' If I were to ask this question of this crowd, I'd have more answers than we have people in attendance. Some would point the social element and say take care of the needy, others to families saying we should take care of families, a place to worship, others would use words like be kind, giving, sharing, and more. Are any of these answers intrinsically wrong? Probably not. But are they right? Maybe but my question is this: Are they complete? As good as they are, are they what our Lord had in mind when He conceived the church. What is it that Christ intended to be when He died for us? Let's take a look at the Biblical truth, see this first church in her early days and adjust our thinking,. TEXT
We have just read the beginning point of Christ's church in the redeemed world. This is the original, the pattern, and the key for churches today. Just like a key that you have on your key ring. The original comes with the new lock and it works perfectly. Every time you copy it, it is flawed just a bit, you copy the flaw and 1 day, you make a copy of a copy of a copy and when you get home - IT DOESN'T WORK because it is too far removed from ...
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