Covenant Baptist Church
Sermon Guide for October 4th, 2020
Our Church is Like a Box of LEGOs
How are we like a box of LEGOS?
1. We Are Diverse
Our Uniqueness Described in Psalm 139
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
I Corinthians 12:12
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.”
I Corinthians 12:18-19
“But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.”
How are we like a box of LEGOS?
1.We Are Diverse
2. We CONNECT Together
Our Vision...
Learning to do life with God together for the world.
1 Corinthians 3:11
“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
The Church’s One Foundation
The church shall never perish!
Her dear Lord to defend,
To guide, sustain, and cherish,
Is with her to the end;
Though there be those that hate her,
And false sons in her pale,
Against both foe and traitor
She ever shall prevail.
How are we like a box of LEGOS?
1. We Are Diverse
2. We CONNECT Together
3. We Build from the Bottom Up
Psalm 133:1
“Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity.”
Colossians 3:23-24
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”
How are we like a box of LEGOS?
1. We Are Diverse
2. We CONNECT Together
3. We Build from the Bottom Up
4. We find the lost pieces and bring them back
Matthew 18:13
“And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.”
Romans 12:9-13
“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.”
How re we like a box of LEGOS?
1. We Are Diverse
2. We CONNECT Together
3. We Build from the Bottom Up
4. We find the lost pieces and bring them back
5. We Are Bound Together in Love
Ephesians 4:1-3
“I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
How are we like a box of LEGOS?
1. We Are Diverse
2. We CONNECT Together
3. We Build from the Bottom Up
4. We find the lost pieces and bring them back
5. We Are Bound Together in Love