Binmin Podcast Ep. 29: What Is The Church | Why Go To Church?

The Christian church is a collection of believers. The church began 50 days after Jesus’s resurrection. Worship in the first-century church looked a lot like it does today. We explain 3 things the local church does. SUBSCRIBE to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpMysRRC4ftibBB4sk1tgg JOIN the NEWSLETTER at https://binmin.org SUPPORT Binmin with a tax-deductible gift HERE - https://rebrand.ly/donatebinmin 00:00 - INTRODUCTIONS 0:39 - THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IS A COLLECTION OF BELIEVERS 1:33 - THE CHURCH IS DIVIDED INTO UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH 1:56 - THE ONE UNIVERSAL CHURCH CONSISTS OF ONLY TRUE BELIEVERS: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. 2:56 - THE “LOCAL CHURCHES” THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HAVE BOTH BELIEVERS AND NON-CHRISTIANS. 3:51 - THE CHURCH ORIGINATED 50 DAYS AFTER JESUS’S RESURRECTION (PENTECOST) WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME TO JESUS’S DISCIPLES (ACTS 2)! 5:04 - THE EARLY CHURCH 6:22 - THE LOCAL CHURCH TODAY HAS THREE PURPOSES Worshipping God Discipling fellow Christians Evangelizing & serving the world around us 7:24 - WORSHIP MEANS GIVING GOD THE SUPREME WORTH THAT HE ALONE DESERVES EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR CORPORATELY 8:04 - PRAYER 8:57 - TEACHING/ PREACHING 9:44 - DISCIPLESHIP 10:31 - THE PROTESTANT CHURCH PRACTICES TWO ORDINANCES (SACRAMENTS): BAPTISM AND THE LORD’S SUPPER 11:57 - EVANGELISM 12:38 - FELLOWSHIP 13:33 - SERVING 14:31 - THE BIBLE CALLS THE CHURCH THE “BODY OF CHRIST.” 15:09 - THE “BODY OF CHRIST” HAS MANY DIFFERENT PARTS. THESE ARE THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS THE HOLY SPIRIT GIVES EVERY CHRISTIAN 16:23 - EVERY CHRISTIAN PLAYS A PART IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. YOU NEED TO ACTIVELY TEAM WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS IN THE CHURCH AS A MEMBER. 17:17 – WHAT’S YOUR NEXT STEP? READ ACTS 2 ABOUT THE EARLY CHURCH OR READ 1 CORINTHIANS 12 THAT TALKS ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS. BECOME A REGULAR MEMBER OF A CHURCH 19:36 THANK YOU AND CLOSE For more info about Binmin and more resources for your spiritual life, visit www.Binmin.org CONNECT WITH THE BINMIN TEAM Instagram: Binmin Instagram Linkedin: Binmin Linkedin Twitter: Binmin Twitter Ask Questions: [email protected] PODCAST RESOURCES More from Binmin: Binmin.org Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on AnchorFM Subscribe on YouTube PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING A REVIEW If this podcast is helping you make your spiritual life more important to you, help share it by leaving an Apple podcast review in the “Ratings & Reviews” section at the bottom of the podcast’s page. Thank you for sharing!