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Mens Breakfast

Monthly Mens Breakfast

Thursday May 24th

6:30 am Exit 14

Wild Game Dinner

Fathers Day Weekend Outing

Newton Baptist Church

June 16th at 4:00 pm Car pooling to Covington, GA

Braves Game

Family Braves Day

June 30th

2:00 pm Family Event

What is the

BIGDEALabout thesmall church?

Monthly Vision Fraternity

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15 Reasons to believe in the value of the local church

1. ItisGodsidea.ItisGodsplan.

a. GrowingtogethercorporatelyhasalwaysbeenGodsplan

sinceAdamandEvetoAbrahamtothechurchage.

b. HestatedHisplantobuildHischurch.Matthew16:18

2. ItservesasidentiCicationforthebeliever.

a. ThroughBaptismandtheLordssupperpeopleidentify

themselveswitharelationshipwithGodthroughthedeathof

Jesus.

b. hurchdisciplineallowsforclariCicationtothisworldonthe

distinctivesoftruehristianity.1or.53. Apromisewasgiventothechurchandtonootherorganismor

organization.Matthew16:18

4. Wearetoldtobepartofalocalassembly.Hebrews10:24,25

5. Jesuscaresforthehealthofthechurchwhichcreatesadesirein

metobeinvolvedinit.Revelation1-3

6. Obediencetomanycommandsandtheordinancesrequire

involvementinalocalchurch.

a. YoucannottakeittothechurchaswearetoldinMatthew18ifyouarenotpartofone.

b. ItallowsustofulCillthemanyoneanothercommandsofthe

Bible.

i. Teachandadmonishoneanotherwithsongol.3:16.

ii. omfortoneanotherIThess.4:18.

iii.EdifyoneanotherIThess.5:11.

iv.ExhortoneanotherHeb.3:13;10:25.

7. JesusassociatedHimselfwiththechurchinthatweareHisbody.

a. JesussaidHelovedthechurch.Eph.5:25

b. JesussaidPaulwaspersecutingHimwhenPaulwas

persecutingthechurch.

8. ThelocalassemblyiswhereGodhasassignedusthe

responsibilityofupholdingthetruth.1Timothy3:15

9. Godsavesandgiftsbelieversforthepurposeofgoodworks,and

thosearetobedonethroughthelocalassembly(Eph2:10,19;4:7,

12-16).

10.Godhasgraciouslygrantedaccountabilitytousthroughgodly

leadership.Hebrew13:7,17

11.ThechurchishelpfulandneedfulinfulCillingourpersonaland

civicdutiesasshedeclaresallthecounselofGod.Acts20:2712.ThechurchhasaresponsibilitytoJesusconcerningtheGospel.

Proclaimthegospel.(Matt.28:18-20),Preservethegospel.(1

Tim.3:15),Displaythegospel.(Eph.3:10).

13.ItaidsusinthepursuitofknowingGodthroughHisWord.1Timothy4:13

14.ThelocalchurchisGodstoolforbringingHispeopletofull

maturityinknowledgeandfaith.Eph4:11-13

15.Togathertogetherwillbethedesiredoftheredeemedbecause

wewillloveourbrothers.1John3:14-16,John13:35

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