What we are called to and where we go
This coming Sunday morning, March 13, I will launch us into the 4th and final wall of our diagram of understanding how to Build His Church in this world. We are calling this wall the Commission Wall. Here are some basic instructions on how to prepare yourself for this study.
Let’s review:
1st wall: the Kingdom (“Basalea”) Wall
This first wall reminded us that we are now citizens of, and buying into, a whole new world—a whole new system—a whole new relationship apart from any that can be found on this earth. Therefore the message that we share with the world is lessons of the Kingdom of God, not the kingdoms of this world.
2nd wall: the Koinonia Wall or the Fellowship wall
We gathered around tables, a symbol that we are here to build a community of believers. We are known by others, and we know them. While at the table, we dedicate ourselves to the Word of God and to prayer (vertical relationship), and we love one another by sharing life (horizontal relationship). You must have BOTH! They are not exclusive from one another.
3rd wall: the Ekklesia Wall
…or the called-out—set apart—people of God. We are called to be holy in an unholy and dysfunctional world. We are called to be the set-apart people of God in a world that is void of understanding about God. In this wall of God’s Church, we work diligently to keep away from the many factors that can erode the set-apart people, the Body of Christ.
This review helps us understand why we are still studying the walls that Build His Church, and ultimately where we are going—which is now…
the 4th wall: The Commission Wall
You will only gain something from these sermons if you do your own homework alongside these messages and some follow-up at the end of the messages.
Your homework over the next few weeks is to read these two sections of scripture side by side, simultaneously:
- Read Acts 21-28 (8 chapters in all)
- Read 2 Corinthians (all 13 chapters)
It will all come together for you. Be prepared to be challenged by God’s Word and the Great Commission itself.
See you Sunday morning at 10 a.m.!
