The Church Is His Body
ECCLESIA | WEEK 1
MAY 1, 2022
SCOTT BORMAN
3 UNIQUE THINGS THAT MAKE THE GATHERING COMPELLING
• Uniquely corporate
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God…
Hebrews 10:19-21
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called…
Ephesians 4:4
• Uniquely vertical
22 Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:22-23
• Uniquely horizontal
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24-25
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