Part 1: We’ve Been Approaching It All Wrong

1. ReMember the highest kingdom authority on earth.
   1. Big idea: Just as the Bible establishes the government of your nation as your highest authority on earth when it comes to your citizenship in that nation, so the Bible establishes the local church as your highest authority on earth when it comes to your discipleship to Christ and your citizenship in Christ’s present and promised nation.
2. ReMember to look for a Lord and unified people.
   1. Big idea: When you open your Bible, stop looking for signs of a club with its voluntary members. Look instead for a Lord and his bound together people. Look also for other forms of unity (brothers and sisters in a family, branches on a vine, etc.).
3. ReMember an Embassy.
   1. Big Idea: A local church is a real-life embassy, set in the present, that represents Christ’s future kingdom and his coming universal church.
4. ReMember a church member.
   1. Big Idea: A church member is a person who has been officially and publicly recognized as a Christian before the nations, as well as someone who shares in the same authority of officially affirming and overseeing other Christians in his or her church.  
5. ReMember Christians submit to churches.
   1. Big Idea: Christians don’t join churches; they submit to them.

NEXT SUNDAY: Next Sunday, Join us for our second week in our new series focusing on membership in Christ’s church.  See you next Sunday.  
THANKS FOR COMING! We’re glad you are here, and we hope you’ll make yourself right at home. If you are visiting with us today, we would love for you to fill out a Connection Card and place it in the offering box; or you can scan the QR code and fill it out that way! Also, please feel free to pick up a Welcome Bag on the back table. We hope you are inspired and encouraged today!
YOUTH CONNECT TONIGHT: Right here tonight. Join us from 4 to 6pm. We are looking forward to seeing you all tonight!
MEMBERSHIP CLASS: Sign up to attend our new membership class. This is where we really get to know each other and we lock arms as God’s Embassy in Kissimmee and Saint Cloud.
BLUEPRINTS FOR BELONGING: October 13th right after church at 12:30. This is a time to get to know more about the Connection Church and we can get to know you. If you have not been to Blueprints, sign up on a connection card or online! Please RSVP. Lunch will be provided.
MEMBER REFRESHER CLASS: Join us October 27th after church at 12:30 for a special member refresher class, please RSVP. Lunch and child-care will be provided.
YOUTH TRIP: Mobile, AL June 16-21st. Sign up by February 15, 2025. $529.00
DREAMCENTER TRIP: Los Angeles, CA July 14th-20th. Must be 13 y/o. Sign up by January 15th, 2025. $1,250.00
CUBA TRIP: November 1st-7th. All ages. Sign up by May 15th, 2025. $1,649.00