The Church is Unlimited (4 of 4) - Ps James Hensley - 17 Feb 2019

Over the past 3 weeks in church we have looked at:

Kingdom is UNLIMITED

Spirit is UNLIMITED

I am UNLIMITED

And now Church is UNLIMITED

In Matthew 6: 9-10, Jesus teaches us to pray:

Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.

This prayer clearly outlines our mission – to partner with God in bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth. Jesus came to establish the Church:

Ephesians 5:25

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

This is not the building, but rather the people in whom the Holy Spirit is dwelling. In Matthew 16:18, we see Jesus building his Church on people:

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

God desires that His Unlimited Kingdom would come to Earth as it is in Heaven in us!

Psalm 127:1

“Unless the Lord builds the House, we labour in vain.”

The Lord is the Builder of the House, the builder of His CHURCH, but we labour as well – we have a part to play.

So, why gather at a Building?

If the Kingdom of God is in me and I am the Church - why do we GO to Church?

The answer is Church is so much bigger than Sunday - I am the Church and Church is any time I am advancing the Kingdom on Earth. But to give us some context, it is important to note New Testament practices.

Luke 2:41-50

41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. 43 When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it;44 but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day’s journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45 So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. 46 Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. 48 So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.”

49 And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” 50 But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them.

Jesus was lost from his family for 3 days because he was at the physical Church