Word: Commitment
Defined: A promise. To carry out.
Scripture: Romans 12:4-5 “For
as we have many members and one body, and all members have not the same
office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one
members one of another.”
There
are millions of people in America who “attend” church, but are not
committed members of that Church. They want to live with the Church, but
don’t want to marry her. That promise to say, “I
Do.” They want the benefits of Church like hearing the Word preached,
being able to join in worship with other believers, and having pastors
who will counsel them and visit them. However, they don’t want The Mission
of the Church, using their spiritual gifts to benefit the Church, and
submitting to the leaders of the Church when it is not convenient to do
so. BUT, to be committed to a local Church will
require sacrifice, time and energy, many times when you don’t’ feel like
it, and might rather be doing something else. However, it is
the will of God. God wants His people to be committed members of local
churches. He wants us to walk the aisle and say, “I do” to a specific local church.
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