We believe that membership is a way for believers to have “ownership” in their church.

The Church was created by God Himself! The first two chapters of the Books of Acts relate the supernatural birth of the Church. After the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ, a little band of 120 believers returned to Jerusalem and gathered in the unpretentious room to pray and wait for whatever God had for them. They did not understand what was going to happen. Jesus had told them what to do, and they were simply doing it as an act of love and obedience. None of them were prepared for what took place. The Holy Spirit came upon them in dynamic power. Pentecost took place, and the Church was born! These believers who had been so weak and afraid now moved out into the streets with great boldness and conviction. Peter stood and told crowds of people about the Good News of Jesus Christ.

1. To Become a Participant
God has called us to life of active discipleship. He has asked us to leave all and follow Him - to be a participant and not merely a spectator (Mark 8:34). There is no biblical basis for being a spectator. We are called to involvement!

2. To Enjoy the Sense of Belonging:
Behavioral scientists have confirmed the biblical contention that all persons need "to belong." We need to love and to be loved! We desperately need not to be "outsiders" looking in on God's family, but rather be "insiders" belonging to Christ's Body and functioning as Body members.

3. To Be Identified:
Jesus often spoke of the importance of being identified with Him. Becoming a member of a local church is to be identified with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord! Such identification declares to all the world, "I have decided to follow Jesus!"

4. To "Live Out" My Life as a Disciple:
The New Testament has much to say about believers becoming members of the Body of Christ. Both Romans 12 and I Corinthians 12 speak very graphically about the fact that each person who is a new creature in Christ becomes a member of the Body. If this is to become functional, it can only take place when believers make the commitment to become involved in a local church fellowship.

The biblical picture of the Body is that all the members belong not only to God, but to one another. They are related to one another. When one member hurts, all the Body hurts. When one member rejoices, all the Body rejoices! To be a disciple of Christ involves being a part of His Body - the Church and relating to other believers within the Body. This seems not to be an option - but an imperative!

5. To Follow Christ in Obedience:
Jesus Christ always called people to a commitment of life. For example, in John 14:21 Jesus stated that "he who loves me is he who obeys me." To belong to the local church is an act of obedience to the Lordship of Jesus Christ!

6. To Help Determine Ministries:
Jesus stated that He has called us not only to be ministered unto, but to minister to others. Only by being a member of a local church can one help in determining the priorities and the future course of that church's ministry.

7. To Give and Not Just Receive:
The biblical model of discipleship is marked by "agape" love. Jesus said that "agape" love would be the outward identification of a Christian (John !3;35). Jesus also taught that the goal of His disciples should not be to "get" but should rather be to "give." "Agape" love is concerned about giving! Jesus called us to lovingly serve Him and one another. Spiritual gifts are to be used not for one's own gratification but in service to others (I Peter 4:10)

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