I always love it when God works through a message. This morning at First Baptist Church in Miamisburg, Pastor Steve was preaching his second message on Ecclesiology. (Ecclesiology is Greek and simply translates as the study of the church.) We looked at three things about the church: 1-When the Church Began; 2-Who is Part of the Church; and 3-How Does a Person Become Part of the Church.
During the section on Who is Part of the Church, Pastor Steve had 12 quick points about the people who make up the church. Jessica (my loving, beautiful wife) was taking some notes beyond just filling in the blanks. Once I noticed the notes I pointed out that a message was forming. Now, Pastor Steve's notes were all in this format: The Church is made up of _________________ people. The blanks were filled in with the following words:
purchased
purified
predestined
placed
partnered
persistent
productive
persecuted
persevering
provisioned
promised
preserved
All of these points had scripture references and it was a great message. Jess' extra notes (mini-message within the message) came out as a paragraph, as follows:
I am not my own. I am called to be holy, chosen by Him, to be in Him. Joined together with brothers and sisters, constant in their walk with Christ. Bearing fruit under pressure by an unrepentant world, yet, standing firm. Given all we need by the One who made all, hope for our guaranteed salvation.
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