What Attracts You to Church

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=70 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Monotype Corsiva" ><B>The Evangelical Herald                            </B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Evangelical Herald "><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="bible_studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bible Studies"><B>Up Level</B></A><B>   </B><A HREF="qualified_redeemer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Qualified Redeemer"><B>Next Page</B></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=410 BGCOLOR="#33CCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>What Attracts You to Church</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The Evangelical Herald <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#9900CC" FACE="Arial" >-- Bible Study No. 99-01</FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#9900CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>What Attracts You To Church?</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Focus: We must build the Body of Christ by identifying Biblical reasons for belonging to the church and avoiding erroneous ideas. </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>I. Disciples respond to Christ's Call (Matt 4:18-22)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>A. Not because of world system's reasons </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1. Riches/Power</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>2. Influential Family</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>3. Appearance/Personality</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>II. Today's popular reasons to associate with church</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>A. Charismatic Personalities</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>B. Physical Buildings</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>C. Church relates to social lifestyles</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>D. Itching Ears Satisfied (2Tim 4:3)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>III. Seeking Jesus</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>A. Mankind in a state of death (Rom 6:23)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>B. Hunger for Rest (Matt 11:29), Peace (Rom 5:1), Truth (Jhn 14:6), & Life (Jhn 14:6)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>IV. Many never seek</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>A. Pride -- associated with weak -- selfish ego (1Jhn 2:16)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>B. Immature -- do not want to face hard questions (1Cor 13:11)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>C. False Hopes -- man's philosophies -- religious errors (2Tim 4:4)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>V. The Wise will Seek</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>A. While Able (Jhn 7:34)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>B. He will be Found (Matt 7:7)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>C. Satisfies every real need (Eph 1:23)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>VI. The Church's Drawing Power </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A. Pillar & Ground of Truth (1Tim 3:15)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>B. Fellowship & Nourishment of the Body (1Jhn 1:3,7)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>C. Worship and Prayer (Acts 1:14)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>D. Serving Body (Eph 4:11-13)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>E. Refuge in Sinful World (Heb 6:18)</B> </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Conclusion:</B></I><I> </I><I><B>A believer belongs to the Body of Christ and as such desires to be involved in the Biblical reasons for the church's existence.</B></I> </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>