Archives for October 2007

It's a Building (2) In concluding our series on the church, I want to return to what I think of as the foundational metaphor for the church in the Bible. 'It's a Building' - this is the second message by the same name from essentially the same passage. As a building, the church requires organization. This implies efficiency and also sufficiency - the organization of the church … [Read more...] about Oct 21 PM – Church

It's a Temple The Lord's building ... body ... flock ... is described by another Biblical metaphor, the grandest of them all: it's a Temple. It does seem that little attention is paid to this today, but the church is truly the Lord's temple. As such, it is intended to be a holy dwelling place for the Holy God. What implications for church life does this concept have? What … [Read more...] about Oct 14 PM – Church