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Do you Have to Join a Church? – Rural Reset 12/21 [14]
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Host: TJ Freeman
Summary: In this episode of 'Back to Rurality,' TJ Freeman, a rural pastor, discusses the concept of church membership. Freeman explains how church membership helps Christians to clarify, participate, demonstrate, and identify with their local churches.
Key Points:
- Common Questions: Freeman addresses whether church membership biblical. He also begs the question whether church membership is controlling.
- Church Body as a Building: Much like a home, a church is made up of many different parts. TJ expresses that if a brick if left out of a building it isn't serving it's purpose. This is true also of Christians not joining in on the life of a local church.
- Church Discipline: Although it the concept of church discipline is uncomfortable, it is a means of grace. In other words, it is a helpful tool to keep each other away from destruction of sin.
Listener Takeaways:
- Join a local church and lock arms with other Christians in your area. Befriend them, serve with them, and go all in. Be known by others in your church.
- Prayerfully consider joining a church. Read through the statement of faith and see what it is you will be joining.
- Meet with the pastors of church and talk through any reservations you may have in joining the church.
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