WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF

CHRIST

Pine Grove Church of Christ – 03/27/11

Let us Sing Praises to God

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WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF

CHRIST

Pine Grove Church of Christ – 03/27/11

MORE THAN “MERE MEN”

Pine Grove Church of Christ – 03/27/11

More than “Mere Men”

I Corinthians 3:1-3 – (NKJ) “are you not carnal and

behaving like mere men”

(KJ) “are you not carnal and walk as men”

(ESV) “are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way”

(NIV) “… are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men”

MORE THAN “MERE MEN” –

BEING THE TEMPLE OF GOD

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Being the Temple of God

I Corinthians 3:16-17 –

“Do you not know that you are

the temple of God and that the

Spirit of God dwells in you?”

Being the Temple of God

A Dwelling Place for

God

A Dwelling Place for God

Ephesians 2:19-22 – “grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.”

I Peter 1:13-15 – “but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct”

A Dwelling Place for God

Colossians 3:12-17 – “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering”

Galatians 5:19-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”

Being the Temple of God

A Dwelling Place for God

Dedicated for God’s

Service

Dedicated for God’s Service

Romans 12:1-2 –

“that you present your bodies a

living sacrifice, holy,

acceptable to God, which is

your reasonable service.”

Dedicated for God’s Service

Philippians 1:19-21 –

“but with all boldness, as

always, so now also Christ will

be magnified in my body,

whether by life or be death.”

Dedicated for God’s Service

Mark 11:15-17 –

“Is it not written, ‘My house

shall be called a house of

prayer for all nations.”

Being the Temple of God

A Dwelling Place for God

Dedicated for God’s Service

Glorifying God

Glorifying God

I Corinthians 6:19-20 –

“For you were bought at a

price; therefore glorify God in

your body and in your spirit,

which are God’s”

Glorifying God

Ephesians 1:3-14 –

“to the praise of the glory of

His grace”

(6, 12, 14)

Glorifying God

Matthew 5:14-16 –

“Let your light so shine before

men, that they may see your

good works and glorify your

Father in heaven.”

Conclusion

God does not want us to be like “Mere Men”. We are to be the Temple of God

A Dwelling Place for God

Dedicated for God’s Service

Glorifying God

Conclusion

II Corinthians 6:16 –

“For you are the temple of the

living God. As God has said: I

will dwell in them and walk

among them. I will be their God,

and they shall be My people.”

God’s Plan of Salvation

Hear the Word of God (Acts 2:22) Believe in Jesus (Acts 16:30-34) Repent of Sins (Acts 2:38) Confess Faith in Christ (Acts 8:37) Be Baptized in Water (Acts 2:38)

Remain Faithful & Grow (II Peter 3:18) If err, repent and pray to God (I John 1:9)

Lord’s Supper

Partaking of the Bread:

I Peter 2:24 – “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.”

Lord’s Supper

Partaking of the Fruit of the Vine:

Ephesians 1:7 – “In Him (Christ) we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace”

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT!

PLEASE COME BACK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT

7PM FOR BIBLE STUDY!

Pine Grove Church of Christ – 03/27/11