BLUEPRINT FOR THE CHURCH THAT JESUS IS BUILDING

“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God…upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” Matthew 16:18

If the gates of hell are prevailing against the church, it is not the church that Jesus is building.  Jesus gives us the blueprint for building his church.

Matthew 7:24-27

1. Hears these words of mine and does them:

          -> builds on The Rock

          -> will not fall

          -> founded on the Rock

2. Hears these words of mine and does NOT do them:

          -> builds on sand

          -> will fall

          -> great will be the fall of it

Jesus didn’t tell his disciples to go and make converts, Christians, or churches.  He told them to go and make disciples, teaching others what he had taught them.  That was his emphasis; it needs to be the emphasis of all who follow Christ; the center of the ministry.  Denominations will dissipate; churches will crumble; but Christ’s church, his people will prevail.  He gives us his word on that.