Order In The Church

God wants his church discipled

• I serve God; I’m sent by God – not the other way around.
• Election can either become a nuisance, an avoidance, or an obsession.
• The most foundational element of election is being in awe that God would actually desire any of us.
• Faith leads to knowledge.  Knowledge leads to godliness.  Godliness leads to hope.
• Justification is the declaration of holiness.  Sanctification is the process of holiness.  Glorification is the completion of holiness.
• Salvation is not the finishing line – it is the starting line.

God wants his church organized

• Every church desperately needs convictional and directional unity.
• God appoints leaders in the church to set things in order.
• The most effective Christians are the ones who see themselves as part of something bigger than just their personal lives.

God wants his church guided

• It’s hard to lead you somewhere if I don’t know the way.
• God expects pastors to lead with integrity within the home (1:6), community (1:7-8), and church (1:9).
• Follow leaders who show devotion to their family, their conduct, and their doctrine.
• It should be easy for believers to submit to leaders who submit to God.