Here is the recording of the sermon given at our morning service on Sunday 26th October.

Gordon spoke on membership of the church, part of our series on the New Testament Church.

Here is a list of Bible verses and topics he referred to in the talk:

Church Membership – biblical principles

1. Definite commitment to each other

• mutual submission – Ephesians 5:21


• mutual support – Galatians 6:2


• one mind – Philippians 2:2


• complimentary strength – Romans 12:4-8


• accept responsibilities – Romans 12:4-8


• regular fellowship – 1 Corinthians 5:4a

2. Defending the truth

• it matters – 2 Timothy 2v15


• clear testimony to the truth – Philippians 1v27


• defending truth – negatively - 2 John 10, positively Titus 1:9


• safeguarding the future – 2 Timothy 2:2

3. Decision making

• final court of appeal – Matthew 18:17


• choosing leader – Acts 1:15


• dealing with problem elders – 1 Timothy 5:19


• appointing deacons – Acts 6:3


• caring for leaders – Acts 17:10,14-15


• sending missionaries – Acts 13:3

4. Discipline

• dealing with problems – 1 Corinthians 5:4, Matthew 18:15-17

The talk was approximately 23 minutes long. The file is about 9MB.