Matt Aquilone
Associate Pastor Resident (Center City)
Content
At the end of all things, the Preacher of Ecclesiastes tells us to fear God and keep his commandments.
Resources:
Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes: Foundations for Expository Sermons, Sidney Greidanus
Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs (NIV Application Commentary), Iain Provan
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The church is an accountable community for the purpose of discipleship. Jesus calls His people to submit to the authority and oversight of a local church for His glory, our restoration, and the purity of the church. Church membership is biblical principle where the local church affirms a Christian’s salvation and cares for their soul so as to present the Christian pure before God on the last day.
Resources:
“Church Membership” by Jonathan Leeman
“Church Discipline” by Jonathan Leeman
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Everyone is a worshiper. Its just a matter of if our worship will be towards God or towards someone or something else. We imitate what we worship. Therefore the object of our worship is of utmost importance as well as what we do in order to rehabituate our lives to love that object.
Resources:
“You Are What You Love” by James K.A. Smith
“Counterfeit Gods” by Timothy Keller
“The New American Commentary” (2 Corinthians) by David E. Garland
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Every Christian community exists to show the rulers and authorities just how brilliant the gospel of Jesus Christ is.
Resources:
The Compelling Community by Jamie Dunlop & Mark Dever
Ephesians For You, Richard Coeker
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