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July 9, 2017 Teaching Outline

7/10/2017

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​Resonate - with the song of the resurrection…
“The Church as the Temple of God!”
 
“…In Him, you are being built together to become a dwelling place in which God lives by His Holy Spirit.”  Ephesians 2:22
 
 
In the NT, the Church is never viewed as a building. 
It is always a group of people gathered together to Worship God,
and to build each other up as a body of Christ.
 

 
 
The NT uses a variety of images to describe the church:
The people of God, the body of Christ, the bride of Christ, the believers, the saints,
the elect, & the field of God…
 
The NT speaks of the church:
 
                        as the Temple of God.
 
                        as a Dwelling Place for God. (Ephesians 2:22)
 
  • If the Church is Gods home then…
    • God must be the host rather than the visitor.
 
  • God must be comfortable in His church.
 
  • The Church is built with people. (Ephesians 3:20)
    • On the foundation of the apostles and prophets.
 
  • Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone of the church.
 
  • It must be built in alignment with Jesus to remain stable and straight. It consists of living stones.
 
  • Being living stones set together in the church is challenging.
 
  • The Church is a holy Temple (I Corinthians 3:17)
    • It must be Holy because it is the Temple of a Holy God.
 
  • A Church that is not Holy is false advertising for God.
 
  • Becoming a Holy church allows the Sprit to form more and more of Christ In us, Among us, and Through us.
 
We Resonate with the song of resurrection when:
 
The Church is a people where God is at home and
where people know that He is really among us.
 
That happens only when we become a Holy People as well!
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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    David Craig, Pastor

    I began my journey as the Lead Pastor in June 2011.  Prior to coming to Shreveport I served in Texas, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.  I studied religion and music at Southern Nazarene University and received my M.A. degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary.

    I was raised in a Christian home where I was exposed to the Lord at an early age.  As a junior in high school I felt a call to serve Jesus for a lifetime in the ministry.

    I and my wife, Dawn, have two sons. Caleb is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University and Adam attends ULM in Monroe, La

    In my spare time I enjoy sports of all kinds, but especially the Texas Longhorns.

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