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Experiencing GodIn The Church:
The Bride ofChrist: Part 2
Pastor John Isaacs
Kingsway Community Church
February 27, 2011
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Metaphors Used To
Describe The Church
1. Body2. Bride
3. Family4. Building
5. Vine6. Sheep Fold
7. Army
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The Church is the
Bride of
Christ
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2 Corinthians 11:1-2
1 I hope you will put up with alittle more of my foolishness.
Please bear with me.2 For I am jealous for you with the
jealousy of God himself. I
promised you as a pure
bride to one husband - Christ.
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The Jewish Marriage
Stage 1: The Engagement
Stage 2: The BetrothalStage 3: The Wedding
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The ChurchWe are now in the Betrothal Stageawaiting the Wedding.
1. A pledge has been made.2. Payment of the Bride Price.
3. Bridegroom has gone toprepare a place for us.
4. Bride is getting herself ready
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In The Body
1. Unity
2. Fellowship3. Spiritual Gifts
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As The Bride
Devotion toJesus
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2 Corinthians 11:3-43
But I fear that somehow your pure andundivided devotion to Christ will becorrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the
cunning ways of the serpent. 4 You happilyput up with whatever anyone tells you, even
if they preach a different Jesus than the one
we preach, or a different kind of Spirit thanthe one you received, or a different kind of
gospel than the one you believed.
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1 Corinthians 7:34-3534
In the same way, a woman who is nolonger married or has never been married
can be devoted to the Lord and holy in
body and in spirit. But a married woman hasto think about her earthly responsibilities
and how to please her husband. 35 I am
saying this for your benefit, not to placerestrictions on you. I want you to do
whatever will help you serve the Lord best,
with as few distractions as possible.
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Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters.For you will hate one and love
the other; you will be devotedto one and despise the
other. You cannot serve bothGod and money.
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Today we have substituted creedalbelief for personal belief, and that is
why so many are devoted to causes
and so few devoted to Jesus Christ.
People do not want to be devoted toJesus, but only to the cause theyve
started. Jesus Christ is a source ofdeep offence to the educated mind of
today that does not want Him in any
other way than as a Comrade.
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Our Lord's first obedience was to thewill of His Father, not to the needs of
men; the saving of men was the
natural outcome of His obedience to
the Father. If I am devoted to thecause of humanity only, I will soon be
exhausted and come to the place
where my love will falter; but if I loveJesus Christ personally and
passionately, I can serve humanity
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though men treat me as a door-mat.The secret of a disciple's life is
devotion to Jesus Christ.
- Oswald Chambers
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Devotion
profound dedication
feelings of ardent love earnest attachment to a person
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Revelation 2:4-5
4But I have this against you, that youhave abandoned the love you
had at first.5Remember therefore from where youhave fallen; repent, and do the works
you did at first. If not, I will come to youand remove your lampstand from itsplace, unless you repent.
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As The Bride
BlamelessLiving
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Ephesians 5:26-2726
to make her holy and clean, washedby the cleansing of Gods word.27 He did this to present her to himself
as a glorious church without aspot or wrinkle or any other
blemish. Instead, she will be holy andwithout fault.
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Psalm 1011
I will sing of your love and justice, LO
RD.I will praise you with songs.2 I will be careful to live a blameless life
- when will you come to help me? I willlead a life of integrity in my own home.3 I will refuse to look at anything vile
and vulgar. I hate all who dealcrookedly; I will have nothing to do withthem.
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4 I will reject perverse ideas and stayaway from every evil.5 I will not tolerate people who slandertheir neighbors. I will not endureconceit and pride.6 I will search for faithful people to bemy companions. Only those who are
above reproach will be allowed to serveme.
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7 I will not allow deceivers to serve inmy house, and liars will not stay in my
presence.8 My daily task will be to ferret out thewicked and free the city of the LORDfrom their grip.
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Blameless Life1. have integrity at home2. not look at the vile or vulgar
3. not associate with thecrooked
4. avoid all evil and wickedness5. not endure people full of
conceit and pride
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1 Peter 1:13-1513
So think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to thegracious salvation that will come to
you when Jesus Christ is revealed tothe world. 14 So you must live as
Gods obedient children. Dont slipback into your old ways of living to
satisfy your own desires. You didnt
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know any better then. 15 But now
you must be holy in everythingyou do, just as God who chose youis holy. 16 For the Scriptures say,
You must be holy because I am
holy.
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Blameless Life
6. holy living
7. set apart from the world8. consecrated living
9. as obedient children10. not living to satisfy own
desire
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1 John 1:9
But if we confess our sins toHim, He is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and tocleanse us from all
wickedness.
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As The Bride
GoodDeeds
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Revelation 19:8
She has been given the finestof pure white linen to wear.
For the fine linen representsthe good deeds of Gods
holy people.
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Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship,created in Christ Jesus for
good works, which Godprepared beforehand, that
we should walk in them.
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Titus 2:13-14
While we look forward with hope tothat wonderful day when the gloryof our great God and Savior, Jesus
Christ, will be revealed. He gave Hislife to free us from every kind of sin,
to cleanse us, and to make us Hisvery own people, totally committed
to doing
good deeds.
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Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let yourgood deeds shine out for
all to see, so that everyonewill praise your heavenly
Father.
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Good DeedsDoing whatever God has asked youto do!
Serving Giving
Helping Caring
Leading
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Nevertheless, in a response ofgratitude we are called to obey. Jesus
said, If you love me, keep my
commandments. Martin Luther
taught that justification is by faithalone. But he expanded the concept
by sayingthat justification is by faith
alone, but not by a faith that is alone.A person who is truly trusting Christ
and resting on Christ for redemption
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receives the benefits of Christs meritby faith. But if that person has true
faith, that true faith will manifest
itself in a life of obedience. Simply
put, I get into heaven by Jesusrighteousness, but my reward in
heaven will be distributed accordingto my obedience or the lack of it.
- R. C. Sproul
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As The Bride
1. Devoted to Jesus
leads to
2. Blameless Living
leads to
3. Good Deeds