10 Subtly Bad Ideas About Church

06/19/2019

Ryan Hayden No Series

10 Subtly Bad Ideas about

church

Bad Idea 1:

People go to church to get saved.

Bad Idea 1: People go to church to get saved.

  • They see the church as an evangelistic tent meeting.

Truth (1):

People come to church to get taught.

Acts 20:28-32

Bad Idea 2:

Church is a place to preach the gospel

Bad Idea 2: Church is a place to preach the gospel

  • Some see church as the primary place where the gospel is preached.
  • Some say the gospel should be preached 52 Sundays a year.

Truth (2):

Church should preach the whole counsel of God

Truth (2): Church should preach the whole counsel of God

  • Acts 20:27
  • 1 Peter 5:2
  • 2 Timothy 3:16
  • 2 Timothy 4:2

Bad Idea 3:

We should bring the unsaved to the gospel

Bad Idea 3: We should bring the unsaved to the gospel

  • All of our evangelistic efforts are about bringing people to church.

Truth (3):

We should bring the gospel to the unsaved.

Truth (3): We should bring the gospel to the unsaved.

  • Mark 16:15
  • 2 Corinthians 5:18

Bad Idea 4:

The final goal of church is for people to get saved.

Truth (4):

Church is where Christians become sanctified.

Truth (4): Church is where Christians become sanctified.

  • Salvation is step one.
  • The ultimate goal is Christlikeness.
  • Col. 1:28

Bad Idea 5:

Church is primarily for sinners

Truth (5):

Church is primarily for saints

Truth (5): Church is primarily for saints

  • Ephesians 2:19-22
  • Romans 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Ephesians 1:1, etc.

Bad Idea 6:

The pastor does the work of the ministry

Truth (6):

The pastor prepares the saints for the work of the ministry.

  • Ephesians 4:11-12

Bad Idea 7:

The pastor is in "full time Christian service."

Truth (7):

Every believer is in "full time Christian service"

Truth (7): Every believer is in "full time Christian service"

  • 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
  • Romans 12:1-2

Bad Idea 8:

Evangelism begins when the morning service begins.

Truth (8):

Evangelism begins when the morning service ends.

Bad Idea 9:

The pastor is the evangelist.

Bad Idea 9: The pastor is the evangelist.

  • Ephesians 4:11
  • 2 Timothy 4:5

Truth (9):

Every believer is an evangelist

Bad Idea 10:

The focus is the the "man of God"

Truth (10):

The focus is on God

  • The pastor's authority comes from the Word.
  • The church isn't build around a man's personality, but around Christ.
  • Colossians 1:18

10 Subtly Bad Ideas about

church

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