The saved relationship is what defines God’s people.

The church is not something we get into on the way to heaven. The church is people.

The church is people who hear God’s call (Hebrews 3:1.

“Church” comes from a word that means “called out”. It can also refer to an assembly.

Acts 19 - “church” used to refer to a riotous mob.

I Corinthians 14:26 - how a church should behave when assembled to worship

The nature of this calling

I Peter 1:15

The blessings of this calling

Romans 9:26 - We are sons of this calling.

I Corinthians 1:2 - called to be saints

I Corinthians 1:9

Colossians 3:15 - called to peace

I Peter 3:9

I Peter 5:10

The demands of the calling

We must examine ourselves to see how we answer the demands of this call. We must be participators and not just spectators in His service.

Matthew 20:25-27

The hope of this calling

Ephesians 4:4

The terms of this calling

Acts 2:36-38 - We must have faith, confess, repent, and be baptized.

I John 1:7