{"id":6731,"date":"2026-07-10T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=6731"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:04:03","slug":"there-is-more-to-church-than-attending","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/sermons\/there-is-more-to-church-than-attending\/","title":{"rendered":"There Is More to Church Than Attending"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There Is More to Church Than Attending<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congregation Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Text:<\/strong> Ephesians 4:11\u201313; 1 Peter 4:10\u201311<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Thought<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>God did not save me merely to __________. He saved me to __________.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Christ Gave Gifts to Build His Church<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ephesians 4:11\u201313<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The role of church leaders is to __________ God&#8217;s people for ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is spiritual __________________, not dependency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A healthy church is measured not only by attendance, but by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consumers ask:<br><strong>&#8220;What can this church do for ________?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disciples ask:<br><strong>&#8220;How can I __________ Christ here?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Consumers<\/strong> attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disciples<\/strong> __________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Every Believer Has a Gift and a Stewardship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1 Peter 4:10\u201311<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God has given __________ believer a spiritual gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My spiritual gift is a gift of __________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am not the __________ of my gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am the __________ of my gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of my gift is to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to 1 Corinthians 12,<br>Different gifts&#8230;<br>Same __________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Different ministries&#8230;<br>Same __________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Different workings&#8230;<br>Same __________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue is not prominence&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue is __________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Ministry Looks Like Jesus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mark 10:35\u201345<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus taught that greatness is found in<br>__________________, not position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Son of Man came not to be<br>__________________, but to __________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Real ministry is:<br>\u2610 Self-promotion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2610 Self-giving love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We belong to __________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. Ministry Must Be Empowered by Grace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Luke 10:38\u201342<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before ministry comes<br>__________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before serving comes<br>__________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before gifting comes<br>__________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without the Holy Spirit,<br>ministry becomes __________________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only __________ saves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serving does not save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Religion does not save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus alone saves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My Response Today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2610 I need to trust Christ as my Savior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2610 I want God to reveal my spiritual gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2610 I will begin serving where God opens a door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2610 I surrender myself completely to Christ for His service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Memory Verse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.&#8221;<\/strong><br><strong>1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer Key<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>sit<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>serve<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>equip<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>maturity<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>discipleship<\/strong><br><strong>growth<\/strong><br><strong>service<\/strong><br><strong>holiness<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>me<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>serve<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>contribute<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>every<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>grace<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>owner<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>steward<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>serve one another and glorify God<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Spirit<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Lord<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>God<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>faithfulness<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>service<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>served<\/strong><br><strong>serve<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Self-giving love<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>one another<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>surrender<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>yielding<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>holiness<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>exhaustion<\/strong> (or <strong>machinery<\/strong>, as emphasized in the sermon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Jesus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There Is More to Church Than Attending Congregation Notes Text: Ephesians 4:11\u201313; 1 Peter 4:10\u201311 Key Thought God did not save me merely to __________. He saved me to __________. 1. Christ Gave Gifts to Build His Church Ephesians 4:11\u201313 The role of church leaders is to __________ God&#8217;s people for ministry. The goal is spiritual __________________, not dependency. A healthy church is measured not only by attendance, but by: Consumers ask:&#8220;What can this church do for ________?&#8221; Disciples ask:&#8220;How [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[],"ctc_sermon_series":[],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6731","ctc_sermon","type-ctc_sermon","status-publish","hentry","ctfw-no-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/6731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6731"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/6731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6733,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/6731\/revisions\/6733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=6731"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=6731"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=6731"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=6731"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=6731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}