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MEMBERSHIP

The next step for people who call Citylight Lincoln their home.

YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD US CALL IT, "PUTTING THE PROVERBIAL RING ON IT"

In a culture that's largely allergic to commitment, we love to see people deeply committed to a local church. Jesus is drawing more people to encounter, worship, and serve Him through the local church — moving from sporadic Sunday attenders into committed community through covenant membership. Explore our next class as your next step into membership!

LET'S DO THIS THING

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF BECOMING A MEMBER?

COMMITMENT

Throughout the New Testament, we see those who put their faith in Christ join together as a local body of believers. The Apostle Paul inextricably links faith in Christ to being joined as members to Christ’s body in 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, each one of us uniquely gifted and designed to be a part. The way we see this practically play out in the lives of Christians is through their covenantal commitment to a local church family.

ACCOUNTABILITY

When we join a church we are offering ourselves to one another to be encouraged, rebuked, corrected, and served. We are placing ourselves under leaders and submitting to their authority (Heb. 13:7). We are saying, “I am here to stay. I want to help you grow in godliness. Will you help me to do the same?”

THE BODY

Real fellowship is hard work, because most people are a lot like us - selfish, petty, and proud. But that’s the body God calls us to. There's hurt & healing. There's redemption & reconciliation. And it takes commitment. Membership states in a formal way, “I am part of something bigger than myself. I am not just one of five hundred individuals. I am part of a body.” Believers belong to churches.

DECLARATION

Church membership is a way of identifying oneself with a local body of believers and of making oneself accountable to proper spiritual leadership. By committing yourself to a church, you have creative initiative and ownership of serving and being an active disciple among others.

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