Membership in the church is a greater commitment than attending a weekly worship service. A formal member of the church is one who agrees to be accountable to leadership, to submit to leadership, and to be fully committed to the church. Similarly, the leadership agrees to be accountable to the members. This is God's plan for the church so that the members and the church will grow and flourish, and ultimately God will be honoured and glorified.
In today's message, we are told to honour those in our midst who are Christ-like examples to us. We do this so that they...