Becoming a Better Church Member

Podcast: rwh.podbean.com

Website: www.runwithhorses.net

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@rwhpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RWHpodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rwh_podcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RWH_podcast

I have spent some time looking at the a definition of the church recently, today I want to consider what it means to be a good member of the church.

Welcome to Run With Horses! My name is Norman and my goal is to help you thrive as a follower of Jesus. The spiritual life is both incredibly simple and potentially the most difficult part of your life. God invites you to live intentionally and on His mission. It’s very cool that we can do that together!

A quick reminder:

MY WORKING DEFINITION OF CHURCH

A CHURCH is a group of followers of Jesus who worship Him in spirit and truth, humbly offering their lives as living sacrifices, together living out the mission of Jesus as His witnesses to the world, by sharing the gospel and making disciples through teaching obedience to His commands as they edify and equip others to join them on His mission.

So what does it look like to be a member of something like this? What is my role? How am I supposed to act and what should I do?

The church IS it’s members so what we do makes the church what it is to some extent.

The Church Member is a Disciple of Jesus

*Arrange their life to be with Jesus

*Intentionally pursue the character of Jesus

*Increasingly love what Jesus loves

*Are committed to the mission of Jesus because of their devotion to Jesus

Knows the mission of the church

Prays for church and it’s leaders

Understands the value of their presence

Pursues peace and unity in the church family

Has healthy relationships with unbelievers

Teachable

Humble

Patient

An encourager

Is a theologian

Is a growing disciple maker

Builds up others

Think about ministry and how to do it better

Work hard

We over me. Lives for others.

Understands difference between preferences and Biblical principles.