BE COM M I T T E D T O

GOD AND HIS C H U R C H

EP H ES I A NS 4:1 3 - 1 6
“ FOR THE PERFECTING OF THE SAINTS,
FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY, FOR
THE EDIFYING OF THE BODY OF
CHRIST.” –EPHESIANS 4:12 KJV
•BEING A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH IS NOT
JUST A COINCIDENCE, BUT IT IS ALREADY A
PLAN OF GOD TO EVERY ONE OF US.
•WECANNOT SAY THAT YOU’VE BECOME A
MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH BECAUSE OF
SUDDEN SITUATION.
•INSTEAD,ALL THOSE SITUATIONS
HAPPEN BECAUSE GOD HAS ALREADY
PLANNED THAT YOU WILL BECOME A
MEMBER OF A CERTAIN CHURCH.
•BEING A MEMBER OF A CHURCH
INVOLVES COMMITMENT.
•IF WE WILL LOOK ON OUR PASSAGE TODAY,
THIS LETTER OF PAUL TO THE EPHESIAN
BELIEVERS CONTAINS AN APPEAL TO LIVE IN
MATURITY AND UNITY AS A BODY OF CHRIST.
•IN VERSES 13-16, PAUL STATES THE
IMPORTANT THINGS THAT THE BELIEVERS OF
CHRIST MUST COMMIT OR DO TO ATTAIN
UNITY IN THE CHURCH AND FOR IT TO GROW.
 WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD
COMMIT TO GOD AND HIS CHURCH?
I- BE COMMITTED TO SOUND
DOCTRINE (VERSE 14)

•A. FEED YOUR MIND WITH GOOD

TEACHING
•B. GUARD YOUR HEART
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD
COMMIT TO GOD AND HIS CHURCH?

II. BE COMMITTED TO FUNCTION AS PART OF

THE CHURCH. (V.16)
a. FUNCTION WITH YOUR PURPOSE.
b. FUNCTION WITH A SUBMISSIVE
SPIRIT.
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD
COMMIT TO GOD AND HIS CHURCH?

III- BE COMMITTED TO SPIRITUAL GROWTH.

(V.13)
a. FOR THE STABILITY OF OUR FAITH.
b. FOR THE MATURITY THAT REFLECTS
THE IMAGE OF CHRIST.
CONCLUSION

•NEVER FORGET IT INSTEAD ALWAYS

LIVE WITH YOUR COMMITMENT.
•REMEMBER THAT GOD HAS PUT YOU IN
THIS CHURCH AND BECOME A MEMBER
OF IT BECAUSE HE HAS A GREAT PLAN
AND PURPOSE TO ALL OF YOU.
CONCLUSION

•YOU ALL BECOME A MEMBER OF

THIS CHURCH FOR YOU TO
EXPAND HIS KINGDOM AND FOR
YOU TO SHOW HIS GLORY TO
OTHER PEOPLE.