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• Antioch (Acts 13:1)• Corinth (1 Cor. 1:2)• Cenchrea (Rom. 16:1)• Philippi (Phil. 1:1)• Ephesus (Rev. 2:1)• Smyrna (Rev. 2:8)• Pergamos (Rev. 2:12)• Thyatira (Rev. 2:18)• Sardis (Rev. 3:1)• Philadelphia (Rev. 3:7)• Laodicea (Rev. 3:14)• Thessalonica (1 Thess. 1:1)• Crete (Titus 1:5)• Iconium (Acts 14:23)• Derbe (Acts 14:23)• Lystra (Acts 14:23)
Membership Membership Is Necessary
Without it - No local congregation For elders to have oversight (Acts 20:28) To carry out discipline (1 Cor. 5)
Membership Membership Is Necessary
Examples: Paul (Acts 9:26-28) Apollos (Acts 18:27) Phebe (Rom. 16:1-2)
Responsibilities WithinA Local Church
Fulfilling My Obligations Whether Others Do or Not
Responsibilities WithinA Local Church
I. Attend
I. Attend
• Not to forsake (Heb. 10:25)
• Context: Persecution
• Presence encourages (Heb. 10:24f)
• “Of yourselves” – Local assembly
• If one regularly miss – then all could
• If one gone lot – then all could
Responsibilities WithinA Local Church
I. Attend
II. Contribute
II. Contribute
• It is an order (1 Cor. 16:1-2)
• It is an act of worship (Acts 2:42)
• How a local church functions
• Withhold contribution – disagree
• “Partial Fellowship” – why?
Responsibilities WithinA Local Church
I. Attend
II. Contribute
III. Consider One Another
III. Consider One Another
• Heb. 10:24 –• Means: think about, regard, thoughtful,
look at closely, turn over in mind, observe fully.
• Reason: What do to promote love & good works!
III. Consider One Another
• Wear other’s shoes for while– Matt. 7:12– Phil. 2:4
• Try to understand – Give benefit of doubt (1 Cor. 13:7)– Differences in people
Responsibilities WithinA Local Church
I. Attend
II. Contribute
III. Consider One Another
IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity
“Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by
which one may edify another.”
Romans 14:19
IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity
• Learn to work together (1 Cor. 12)• Communicate
– Essential to any relationship– Solve problems by communication
• Forbear (Col. 3:13) [“to hold up”]• Not be stubborn / self willed
– Matt. 7;12; Tit. 1:7; 3 Jno.– Not refuse to yield, listen or work things out
Responsibilities WithinA Local Church
I. Attend
II. Contribute
III. Consider One Another
IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity
V. Be Kind / Friendly
V. Be Kind & Friendly
• Command (Eph. 4:32)• To be right – not because I think others
are right!• Part of love (1 Cor. 13:4)• Prov. 18:24• Greet one another (Rom 16:16; 2 Cor.
13:12; Acts 20:37)• In what say to & about others (Col. 4:6)
Responsibilities WithinA Local Church
I. Attend
II. Contribute
III. Consider One Another
IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity
V. Be Kind / Friendly
VI. Use Wisdom & Judgment
VI. Use Wisdom / Judgment
• Brethren often use little judgment– Do things that solve one problem and
creates two more.– Fail to see where things lead – conseq.
• Reap what we sow (Gal. 6:7-9)• Pray for wisdom (Jas. 1:5)• Wisdom promotes peace (Jas. 3:13-17)
Wisdom / Judgment
Try to look past our nose – see down the line• Inconsistency• Consequences• Where this will take us
Ask: Is this good or better judgment?• More than question of is this sin• Question of what is best!
Responsibilities WithinA Local Church
I. Attend
II. Contribute
III. Consider One Another
IV. Work Toward Peace / Unity
V. Be Kind / Friendly
VI. Use Wisdom & Judgment