The Churches Witnessing

“Just as a single individual cannot achieve the purpose of Christ alone, so a group of individuals constituting a Church cannot carry out Christ’s commission by themselves. The essential conception of Democracy calls corporation. No church cut off with fellowship with all other churches can be true to the New Testament idea. A Church that refuses to cooperative with other churches of like faith and order has voided its charter as a Democratic body.” Dobbins

I. The Church and its members:
1. We must teach more than the New Birth.
2. The New birth revolutionizes a man: New hopes, desires, and aims in life.
3. A Christian must find God’s plan to work out his Christianity. The Church is that plan.
4. No man can work out his own salvation by himself; he needs others.
5. Every new convert must be taught to work in the Democracy of the Church.
6. Every member is a teacher and every member is a pupil.
7. He must be taught not to expect perfection until he can deliver.
8. He must accept discipline of doing a task for the glory of God.
9. Above all else energies must be pooled.

II. The Church Cooperating with Others:
1. A church cannot carry out the will of Christ alone.
2. The great Commandment is too big for one Church to execute alone. (Jerusalem)
3. There must be a plan to follow. (Southern Baptists have a plan).
4. If the Church is not taught to work in a democratic plan it is in danger of dictatorship.
5. Churches too must never demand perfection until able to deliver.
6. A Church must accept the discipline of completing a job.

III. Joy in Belonging to such an Organization.
1. We are happiest when our services are shared.
2. Real fellowship in the local church and Association comes from common service.
3. To fall in sharing the local responsibility for making disciples is a tragedy.
4. To see only the far corners of the earth is to play the fool.

OUR TASK STILL REMAINS