by David Zhang

Sermons

Why Church Membership by Patrick Cho (1 Corinthians 12:1-31)

• This week we talked about the Biblical support for local church membership.
  • Matthew 18:15 – Church is the last line of defense for spiritual discipline and restoration.
  • Hebrews 13:17 – Jesus says to obey the leaders in the church whom are called to be men of character.
  • 1 Corinthians 12 – Paul allegorize us as parts of one body. Each body part can’t function on its own unless it is part of the whole body.
  • Hebrews 10:23-25 – We are called to gather together for worship.
  • Romans 16:1-2 – This passage talks about membership transfer in the context of Phoebe a former member of the church at Cenchreae. 

Speak the Truth in Love by Kevin Tse

• This is part of the Single Life Peacemaker series and “Gently Restore” subseries. This week we went over why we should speak the truth in love in peacemaking situations.
  • Ephesians 4:29-30 – Peacemaking is an opportunity to encourage the other party to be more like Christ.
  • Ephesians 4:31-32 – Peacemaking is an opportunity for reflection and sanctification for you.

Special Feature

The Christmas season may be in the rear-view mirror, but did you know that you can check out 10 different videos of the 2014 LBC Christmas Concert? This is a great way to share in the experience if you or someone you know wasn’t able to make it out to the original event in person (or you were in the concert and want to send Grandma a video…Grandmas love that sort of thing).