Conference in Detroit


	Conference in Detroit Subject: The Body of Christ Message Two: The Expression of the Body of Christ - The Local Churches I. Every local church is the expression of the Body of Christ in that locality " Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually." (1 Cor. 12:27) II. All the saints in the local church are diligent to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace. Eph. 4:3-6 A. One Body, one Spirit, one hope of calling B. One Lord, one faith, one baptism C. One God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all III. Through every joint of the rich supply and through the operation in the measure of each one part, causing the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love. Eph. 4:16 A. Through some as apostles and some as prophets and some as evangelists and some as shepherds and teachers Eph. 4:11 B. For the perfecting of the saints unto the work of ministry Eph. 4:15 C. Until we all arrive at a full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ Eph. 4:13 IV. Putting on the new man, by? Eph. 4:24 A. The renewing in the spirit of our mind Eph. 4:23 B. Practicing being members one of another Eph. 4:25 C. Not being drunk with wine, but being filled in spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and psalming with your heart to the Lord Eph. 5:18-19 D. Nourishing and cherishing all the members of the Body as Christ loves the church Eph. 5:29 E. Putting on the whole armor of God Eph. 6:11 F. Honoring all the members as well as ourselves 1. Knowing we were all baptized into one body 1Cor. 12:13 2. Knowing God has placed all the members in the body, even as He willed 1 Cor. 12:18 3. Experiencing the Body life by having the same care for one another 1 Cor. 12:25 4. Suffering with the suffering member and rejoicing with the glorified member 1Cor. 12:26 5. Realizing that no members can be cut off from the organic Body even if the foot and the ear may say, "Because we are not certain members, we are not of the body," it is not that because of this they are not of the body 1Cor. 12:15-16 V. Pursuing the prophesying even more the prophesying as a prophet 1Cor. 14:1, 29