Back to Basics #7: Church

What is the Church (with a capital C)? That’s the question we tried to answer on Sunday morning. There are a lot of modern misconceptions about the Church, so we tried to return to scripture by reviewing four biblical metaphors:

1. The Church is a Household where God’s people get together
2. The Church is a Temple where God lives
3. The Church is the Body of Jesus
4. The Church is the Bride of God

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Here’s the video we watched at the beginning of the message:

Here’s Peterson’s book on the Church that I quoted Annie Dillard from:

Finally, here’s Derek’s Webb’s song, The Church: