All In | Week 1 | Planted | Ryan Iverson
We live in a society that fights against commitment, accountability, and reliance on others. As followers of Jesus, we are called to live counter-culturally and one of the greatest ways to do that is to become an active member of a local church. This allows for a clear commitment, acceptance of accountability and a responsibility to care for and be cared for by other followers of Jesus around you. We will be teaching on the importance of becoming a partner and member of the local church and how it will benefit your life, fulfill the call of God on your life and keep you strong in your walk with Jesus.
01:44 Word of the year: STRENGTH. So, we took that word and begin to implement differing things in our church that will bring more strength…
04:36 Therefore, we are launching an official “membership” for the church. But, we are not calling it membership, but rather PARTNERSHIP.
05:38 Hang on for a minute! Let me teach you a bit in scripture about this…
07:14 The benefits far out weigh the beehive I may be stepping on.
07:42 You will not be forced into anything, this is a decision that is between you and the Lord.
08:15 This is not… a marriage.
08:50 This is not… exclusive.
09:15 This is not… a lifetime promise.
10:37 This is not… a denominational structure.
11:57 This is not… a way to get “rights”.
12:10 This is not… a grab for power.
12:22 We believe the role of the pastors and the leaders of the church is not to LORD OVER… but to come under and serve.
13:11 Matthew 20:25-28
13:50 What this is…
14:01 Membership is a biblical system to help pastor and care for people better.
15:27 1 Peter 5:2-3 MSG
16:50 Acts 20:28-30
18:10 Membership is a commitment to open my life to the spiritual leaders and spiritual authorities at my church.
19:05 Hebrews 13:17
20:00 There is a commitment to invite my pastors and spiritual authorities into my life.
21:20 Membership is a commitment to live a biblical lifestyle.
21:44 Membership is a commitment to the vision, mission, and values of this church.
23:10 Membership is a commitment and a spiritual decision to bring my best to my church.
23:45 Membership is an acceptance of responsibility to the church.
24:30 Ultimately, this is a supernatural covenant with a specific group of people, in a specific location.
25:02 That is why our world is trying to fill the spiritual emptiness and loneliness in their lives…
25:30 Commitment requires accountability, ownership, responsibility and expectations.
26:00 There is a spiritual process that makes us a part of THE church.
26:39 Acts 2:37
27:16 Acts 2:38
27:40 Acts 2:41 They were …ADDED.
28:22 Water baptism isn’t just about you - you are baptized into the family of God. You are added. You are planted. You are placed… into a spiritual family.
30:06 Romans 12:4-5
31:10 Psalms 92:12-14… He describes the person who is planted in the house of the Lord…. Strength, refreshed, flourishing, growing strong, longevity, healthy.
When you are planted, you must let your roots go down.
