Okay, this might be a question you feel you could answer! Chances are whatever community you find yourself in today, there are multiple churches to choose from. But is that really all there is to it? A building? Some people? Sunday messages? Is there more to the church, and if there is then the question remains: what exactly is the church? In this episode, Dr. J and Cameron take a look at this seemingly simple question and find there are some meaningful answers for us to live out practically. We believe the church to be vitally important and hope, as you join the conversation, you will, too!
02:21 — What has been your biggest joy in ministry?
05:54 — What is heaven going to be like?
10:19 — What happens to those who never hear about Jesus before they die? Would they really spend eternity in hell even if they have never been told the name of Jesus?
13:31 — What is the church?
14:57 — What is the purpose of the church? Why does it exist?
16:20 — When did the church actually start?
19:18 — In what ways do you see the modern church working differently than the early first century church? How much should the modern church really adapt to its culture?
23:14 — What was the early church doing right when it was working so well?
26:03 — Is membership in a church actually important? If I regularly attend, serve, give, is membership truly necessary?
28:26 — The Bible uses some interesting imagery for the church. I’m wondering if you can help me understand in what ways the church is like the Temple of God? The House of God? The Body of Christ? The Bride of Christ?
32:35 — What are those things the modern church is doing well?
For more content on this episode’s questions, we invite you to check out a sermon by Dr. Jason Karampatsos in the third week of the Welcome Home series at https://nlag.net/sermons/welcome-home-week-three.
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