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Membership is official recognition by a church that an individual is committing him/herself to the church in order to fulfill God's purposes and commands. This sermon provides scriptural evidence showing a precedent for "membership" in the early church and reasons why church membership in a local body of believers makes sense in our day.
The Church is "God's Plan A" to demonstrate and declare the good news of Jesus Christ...and there is no Plan B! Because this is true, church must be more than just a building we go to on Sundays. "Brandywine Together" is a series all about the vital importance the local church should have in the lives of Christians if we are going to be most effective at accomplishing God's mission in our community and world.
All humans share the need to belong. Sociologists define healthy belonging as the convergence of four basic elements: security, authenticity, maturity and mission. The Church ought to be a place where people can find all these elements because Jesus Christ designed His church with healthy belonging at its heart. That’s why “Meaningful Membership and Community” is a core value at Brandywine Valley Baptist Church. This sermon explains why belonging can be such a struggle and how Jesus restores our belonging through a personal, relational God. Listeners are exhorted to invest in biblical community at BVBC.
All humans share the need to belong. Sociologists define healthy belonging as the convergence of four basic elements: security, authenticity, maturity and mission. The Church ought to be a place where people can find all these elements because Jesus Christ designed His church with healthy belonging at its heart. That’s why “Meaningful Membership and Community” is a core value at Brandywine Valley Baptist Church. This sermon explains why belonging can be such a struggle and how Jesus restores our belonging through a personal, relational God. Listeners are exhorted to invest in biblical community at BVBC.