Be the Church

We go to church.We join a church.We call ourselves a member of a church.But what does it meant to BE the church?Here is the first time the word "church" was used in the Bible. And it came right from Jesus.And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. Matthew 16:18Jesus never called the church a building. In his day, there was no church building, just homes and community gathering places like the temple courtyard.When all the individuals in the church decide to BE the church, the church becomes the force it was meant to BE.There are four purposes of the church that we'll examine over the next forty days-Believe, Belong, Become, Beyond. Those four purposes all begin with the letters B-E so you can understand what God wants the church to BE. You'll discover after forty days, that the church is far more than a place you go, but a person God called you to BE.