What is This Body Called the Church
1 Peter
Focus on Scripture
- Importance of Scripture and God's strategic nature
- Focus on the Holy Spirit's ministry
Holy Spirit's Ministry
- The three-fold ministry (Salvation, Sanctification, Service)
- Scripture readings from 1 Peter and Galatians
Sanctification
- Explanation of sanctification and its process
- Example of a comb as a sanctified object
Spiritual Gifts
- Discussion on the purpose and discovery of spiritual gifts
- Personal anecdotes about discovering and using spiritual gifts
The Church
- The nature of the church (not a building, but a body of people)
- Christ’s relationship with the church
- Practical advice on church leadership and members
Salvation
- Explanation of the process and components of salvation
- Importance of understanding and embracing salvation
Biblical Practice
- Importance of applying biblical principles in daily life
- Encouragement to live a life worthy of God's calling
Conclusion
- Final thoughts on practicing faith
- Call to action for believers to engage actively in their faith
*The above summary is AI-generated, so discrepancies may exist. Please refer to the audio or video file to verify accuracy.
About the Contributors
Howard G. Hendricks
Dr. Howard G. Hendricks, known simply as “Prof,” directly or indirectly touched millions of lives in the evangelical community and beyond. For more than sixty years Prof served on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), where he taught more than ten thousand students. He served as the chairman of the Center for Christian Leadership for over twenty years. He also ministered in person in more than eighty countries. Through speaking engagements, radio, tapes, films, the sixteen books he authored and coauthored, countless journal and popular-market articles, his service on numerous boards, and his work as a chaplain to the Dallas Cowboys (1976–1984), his reach was and is worldwide.
His legacy, in partnership with Jeanne, his wife of more than sixty-five years, includes four children and six grandchildren. Holding large audiences enthralled at venues such as Billy Graham’s conference center or Promise Keepers’ stadium rallies, Prof would confide, “It’s wonderful to be here with you, but I have a group of delicious students waiting for me back at the seminary.”
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