Why the Church Is Still Essential
Our culture recently debated if a church’s services should be deemed essential during times of emergency. We realize a church’s necessity through the Scripture and our experiences.
Author
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
The Church
Why the Church Is Still Essential
Our culture recently debated if a church’s services should be deemed essential during times of emergency. We realize a church’s necessity through the Scripture and our experiences.
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
We can never deem the church unessential because it is more than a place to gather; it is a people to belong.
Biblical Text
- Even if the world doesn’t see Jesus as essential, God has chosen Him as the only way to salvation (2:4).
- A church is not a building but a people who fit together to build something beyond themselves (2:5).
- The healthiest church is when every member is actively responsible for its ministry (2:5).
- Peter clarified that no person, including himself, is the bedrock of the Church; Jesus is the only foundation (2:6).
- You can be in a church building but not part of the church body; it all depends on if you stand or stumble regarding Jesus (2:7-8).
- God surprisingly desires us to belong to Him and His purposes exclusively (2:9).
- God’s mercy invites us to Him and gathers us to one another (2:10).
Our Context
- If you want to live in heaven forever, you must believe the gospel now.
- You need a church, and a church needs you.
- Your growth in this church is contingent upon your commitment to it.
- We are making disciples who take personal responsibility for Kingdom activity.
- Let us steward our moment well to build on what Jesus started and what others have sacrificed to continue.
