January 11, 2008 – Morning Worship

MondayI Corinthians 5; Exodus 22
Why is the church to exercise church discipline?

TuesdayMatthew 18:15-20; I Corinthians 1-22
Why do we connect church discipline with participation in the Lord’s Supper?

WednesdayMatthew 16:13-20; 18:15-20
What does it mean for the elders to exercise “the keys to the kingdom” and “the power to bind and loose”?

ThursdayDeuteronomy 13; Leviticus 20
See Old Testament examples of the Lord’s desire that the people of God remove sins from their midst?

FridayMatthew 7:1-7; I Corinthians 5 (esp. vs. 12)
How are we to both be non-judgmental and to judge those inside the church?

SaturdayHebrews 12:3-17; II Samuel 12:1-15
Why should the exercise of church discipline in the church encourage us?