Ha54 why i love the church of christ part 1

Why I Love the church of Christ, Part 1Lesson Text: 1 Cor. 12:12-27

Heritage Addition church of Christ

By Jim Bradshaw

Sunday Morning, August 30, 2015

It is Not about the

buildingAct 20:28 ESV Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock,

in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church

of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

Eph 5:25-33 ESV Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church

and gave himself up for her, (26) that he might sanctify her, having

cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, (27) so that he might

present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any

such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. (28) In the same

way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his

wife loves himself. (29) For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes

and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, (30) because we are

members of his body. (31) "Therefore a man shall leave his father and

mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." (32)

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the

church. (33) However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let

the wife see that she respects her husband.

I Love the church of ChristBecause It is the Body of Christ

Col 1:18 ESV And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn

from the dead, that in everything he might be

preeminent.

Eph 1:20-23 ESV that he worked in Christ when

he raised him from the dead and seated him at

his right hand in the heavenly places, (21) far

above all rule and authority and power and

dominion, and above every name that is named,

not only in this age but also in the one to come.

(22) And he put all things under his feet and

gave him as head over all things to the church, (23) which is his body, the fullness of him

who fills all in all.


1Co 12:12-16 ESV For just as the body is one

and has many members, and all the members of the

body, though many, are one body, so it is with

Christ. (13) For in one Spirit we were all baptized

into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and

all were made to drink of one Spirit. (14) For the

body does not consist of one member but of many.

(15) If the foot should say, "Because I am not a

hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not

make it any less a part of the body. (16) And if

the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do

not belong to the body," that would not make it

any less a part of the body.


1Co 12:17-22 ESV If the whole body were an

eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the

whole body were an ear, where would be the

sense of smell? (18) But as it is, God arranged

the members in the body, each one of them, as

he chose. (19) If all were a single member,

where would the body be? (20) As it is, there

are many parts, yet one body. (21) The eye

cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you,"

nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of

you." (22) On the contrary, the parts of the

body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,


1Co 12:23-27 ESV and on those parts of the

body that we think less honorable we bestow the

greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are

treated with greater modesty, (24) which our

more presentable parts do not require. But God

has so composed the body, giving greater honor

to the part that lacked it, (25) that there may be

no division in the body, but that the members

may have the same care for one another. (26) If

one member suffers, all suffer together; if one

member is honored, all rejoice together. (27)

Now you are the body of Christ and

individually members of it.


1Co 12:12-16 ESV For just as the church is one

and has many members, and all the members of

the church, though many, are one church, so it is

with Christ. (13) For in one Spirit we were all

baptized into one church --Jews or Greeks, slaves

or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

(14) For the church does not consist of one

member but of many. (15) If the foot should say,

"Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the

church," that would not make it any less a part of

the church. (16) And if the ear should say,

"Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the

church," that would not make it any less a part of

the church.


1Co 12:17-22 ESV If the whole church were an

eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the

whole church were an ear, where would be the

sense of smell? (18) But as it is, God arranged

the members in the church, each one of them, as

he chose. (19) If all were a single member,

where would the church be? (20) As it is, there

are many parts, yet one church. (21) The eye

cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you,"

nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of

you." (22) On the contrary, the parts of the

church that seem to be weaker are

indispensable,


1Co 12:23-27 ESV and on those parts of the

church that we think less honorable we bestow

the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are

treated with greater modesty, (24) which our

more presentable parts do not require. But God

has so composed the church, giving greater

honor to the part that lacked it, (25) that there

may be no division in the church, but that the

members may have the same care for one

another. (26) If one member suffers, all suffer

together; if one member is honored, all rejoice

together. (27) Now you are the church of Christ and individually members of it.


Gal 3:27 ESV For as many of you as were

baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Eph 4:4-6 ESV There is one body and one

Spirit--just as you were called to the one hope

that belongs to your call-- (5) one Lord, one

faith, one baptism, (6) one God and Father

of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Rom 16:16 ESV Greet one another with a holy

kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

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Ha54 why i love the church of christ part 1