THE ROADS CHURCH - NORRIS CITY & MT. CARMEL
Sunday Sept 15, 2019 - Part 6
Matthew 16:13-19 NKJV
3 Parts of building the “church”
“IN You” - ABILITY
“WITH You” - AVAILABILITY
“BEYOND You” - SUSTAINABILITY
Matthew 28:19 NKJV
It starts “IN YOU” (Ability) but needs to move to “WITH YOU” (Availability)
Too much emphasis on “IN YOU” turns into “ABOUT YOU”
The more introspective we become the more ineffective we can become
With - Webster - Indicates a participant in an action, transaction, or arrangement
Ephesians 2:19-20 NKJV
Fellow citizens - sumpolites - Members of the same socio-political unit group; “crew”
Members of the household - oikeios - One who belongs to a household or family
Jesus Christ Himself - the chief cornerstone - The stone set in the foundations at the corner to bind all together and to give the walls their line
1st "TOGETHER" - FITTED TOGETHER
Fitted together - sunarmologeo - To join together in a coherent and compatible manner
Fitted - Webster - Uniquely shaped for a precise fit; custom
Ephesians 2:20-21 NKJV
I Peter 2:5 NKJV
Building with Brick vs. Stone
Bricks are all the same shape and size - not unique
A stone’s shape and size is unique so its place in the wall is unique
Grows - auxo - to increase in the extent of or in the instances of an activity or state
Ex: A wall “grows” as more stones find their place and get attached to it.
I Corinthians 6:19-20 NKJV
Ephesians 2:21-22 NKJV
2nd "TOGETHER" - BUILT TOGETHER
Built together - sunoikodomeo - To undergo construction along with another; build into a unified whole
Dwelling place - katoiketerion - Habitation, lives more than temporarily
Hebrews 10:24-25 NKJV
Matthew 18:20 NKJV
Ephesians 2:21-22 TPT
Ephesians 4:11-16 NKJV
Knit together - sumbibazo - To bring together into a unit or a combined whole; drive or force together
By - through or because of
Joint - haphe - Connective tissue; that which binds or joins together; ligament
Supplies - epichoregia - To furnish, provide or contribute
Share - heis - One; the smallest whole number, used to refer to a single person or thing.
Part of our life fulfillment comes from what we SUPPLY not by what we RECEIVE
APPLICATION:
Where have you made your life too much about you? How can you change that with God?
You are not a generic brick but a unique stone that has a place where you “FIT”!
Are you BUILDING your section with others? Is there a gap you are supposed to work on?
Are you supplying your share to KNIT others together?
If everyone served and gave like you, what would the church be able to do? More or less?
Are you a part of the CREW or are you a part of the CROWD?
