101319AM ODF Sermon Why Church wk2

Get In The Game: Join a Church

Psalm 84: 4-11

Theme:  To encourage many of you who need a local church home to say, ''I would like for Open Door Church of Coushatta to be my church home.''

I.              LONGING FOR CHURCH   {Verses 1-3}

II.            LIVING IN CHURCH  {verse 4-6}

a.     Example of birds

b.    Why you need a church home:

                                               i.     You need a church for parental reasons

                                              ii.     You need a church for personal reasons

Statement of Truth:

God has the strength you need to grasp the difficulty you face.

III.           LEARNING in Church  {verse 7-11}

a.     You learn the lesson of real strength
b.    You learn the lesson of real service
c.     You learn about the source of real supply

Statement of Truth:

Grace describes how the Christian life begins. Glory describes how the Christian life will end.