Membership Track Podcast

Episode Eight

I Will Treasure Church Membership as a Gift

Membership Track 6 – I will treasure church membership as a gift

Don’t move on till you’ve signed the pledges.

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Throughout this membership track, you’ll discover how membership in the body of Christ is SO different from the other kinds of membership we’re used to. You’ll also find out the way in which you can be a part of major life change for those around you. We’re excited for you to engage with this content and take your next step!

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Episode 9

Church membership isn’t about the rights I have to get what I want the way I want it
Church membership is an opportunity for me to make a difference in the lives of others! When I start to view it that way – even opportunities to serve become a way for me to be used by Christ in the lives of others rather than another obligation in my life
I see how it is a deep privilege to know Jesus and serve like He did
I know I stand here in the place that I stand because others went before me and saw how them being a member in the body of Christ was an opportunity to make a difference – I want to be like them

Sign the Harmony Christian Church Membership Pledges

Please read and check the boxes to indicate your agreement to digitally sign each pledge. Please read and check the boxes to indicate your agreement to digitally sign each pledge. The First Pledge: I am a church member. I like the metaphor of membership. It’s not membership as in a civic organization or a country club. It’s the kind of membership given to us in 1 Corinthians 12: “Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it” (1 Cor. 12:27). Because I am a member of the body of Christ, I must be a functioning member, whether I am an “eye,” an “ear,” or a “hand.” As a functioning member, I will give. I will serve. I will minister. I will evangelize. I will study. I will seek to be a blessing to others. I will remember that, “if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it” (1 Cor. 12:26). The Second Pledge: I am a church member. I will seek to be a source of unity in my church. I know there are no perfect pastors, staff, or other church members. But neither am I. I will not be a source of gossip or dissension. One of the greatest contributions I can make is to do all I can in God’s power to help keep the church in unity for the sake of the gospel The Third Pledge: I am a church member. I will not let my church be about my preferences and desires. That is self-serving. I am a member in this church to serve others and to serve Christ. My Savior went to a cross for me. I can deal with any inconveniences and matters that just aren’t my preference or style. The Fourth Pledge: I am a church member. I will pray for my pastor every day. I understand that the pastor’s work is never ending. His days are filled with numerous demands that bring emotional highs and lows. He must deal with critics. He must be a good husband and father. Because my pastor cannot do all things in his own power, I will pray for his strength and wisdom daily. The Fifth Pledge: I am a church member. I will lead my family to be good members of this church as well. We will pray together for our church. We will worship together in our church. We will serve together in our church. And we will ask Christ to help us fall deeper in love with this church because He gave His life for her The Sixth Pledge I am a church member. This membership is a gift. When I received the free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ, I became a part of the body of Christ. I soon thereafter identified with a local body and was baptized. And now I am humbled and honored to serve and to love others in our church. I pray that I will never take my membership for granted, but see it as a gift and an opportunity to serve others and to be a part of something so much greater than any one person or member.

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