This is the first lesson in the "Stop Doing Church" series. I am encouraging our members to stop "doing church" and start "being the church." Take a moment and give it a look!

1. Getting Plugged In – In 2010!

2. Stop “Doing” Church (It might destroy you!)

4. Sing some

5. Pray

6. Communion

7. Give some

8. Listen

10. “Doing” Church There is something wrong with our Christianity when we have to beg most of our crowd to come to church to hear about it. —Vance Havner Morgan, R. J. (2000). Nelson's complete book of stories, illustrations, and quotes (electronic ed.) (125). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

11. The Early Church and “Doing” Church “And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.” (Acts 5.42; ESV)

12. Doing Church vs. Being Church Doing: the act of performing or executing plurala: things that are done or that occur http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doing

13. Doing Church vs. Being Church Being: the quality or state of having existence; conscious existence the qualities that constitute an existent thing: essence a living thing http://m-w.com/dictionary/being

14. Doing Church vs. Being Church Be: to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : to have identity with to belong to the class of http://m-w.com/dictionary/be

15. Why Should I Stop “Doing” Church? Doing is performing, specifically the act. Being is identification based on qualifications. Performing is not believing!

16. Why Should I Stop “Doing” Church? “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain they do worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” (Matthew 15.8-9; ESV)

17. Why Should I Stop “Doing” Church? “The world at its worst needs the church at its best.” —Anonymous Morgan, R. J. (2000). Nelson's complete book of stories, illustrations, and quotes (electronic ed.) (119). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

18. Doing Church vs. Being Church Are you the church or do you come to church? Do you fellowship with brothers and sisters?

19. Being the Church Involves Others Titus 2.11-15 “training” “to live” Declare these things; exhort rebuke with all authority.

20. Doing Church vs. Being Church Are you the church or do you come to church? If you have retire from church, then you retired Christ!

21. Stop “Doing” Church (It might destroy you!)

22. Getting Plugged In – In 2010!