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October 1
THE CHURCH THAT JESUS IS BUILDING

Scripture: Matthew 16:18 “And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

     I believe in the Church!  We should be doing all we can to build it up.  Look with me in the Scriptures at what the Bible has to say about the church.
    First of all let’s look at its formation.  The Greek word for “church” is ecclesia, which means simply “a calling out.”  That’s just what the church is today, a group of believers that have been call out of sin and out of the world to bring glory and honor to the Lord Jesus Christ. The supreme business of God today is the gathering of the Church.  Jesus said, “upon this rock I will build my church.”
    Then let’s look at its founding.  In Matthew 16:18, our text verse, we see the first mention of the church. There are some things we need to understand about the church that will help us to love it more.  We need to understand that it is divinely instituted, meaning that Jesus is the builder.  In Ephesians 2:20 we are told that Jesus is the chief cornerstone.  If is founded spiritually today on Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Son of the living God.  Also it is historically founded.  In Acts chapters 1 and 2 we see the promise and prophecy of Matthew 16:18 being fulfilled.    
     Then notice if you would at the foundation of the church.  The foundation of any building is the most important part. The foundation of the church is strong and it’s secure.  The foundation is Jesus! The church that Jesus is building today is steady, unmoveable and unshakeable!  Let’s determine to reach out to this lost and dying world and get the message of salvation to those that need to be called
out of the world into a life of holy living before God in His church!  Will you go?