What is the Church of
Jesus Christ?
As Presbyterians, we believe that Jesus Christ is "The Head of the Church"...
"All power in heaven and earth is given to Jesus Christ by Almighty God, who raised Christ from the dead and set him above all rule and authority, all power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
a. God has put all things under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and has made Christ Head of the Church, which is his body.
b. Christ calls the Church into being, giving it all that is necessary for its mission to the world, for its building up, and for its service to God. Christ is present with the Church in both Spirit and Word. It belongs to Christ alone to rule, to teach, to call, and to use the Church as he wills, exercising his authority by the ministry of women and men for the establishment and extension of his Kingdom.
c. Christ gives to his Church its faith and life, its unity and mission, its officers and ordinances. Insofar as Christ's will for the Church is set forth in Scripture, it is to be obeyed. In the worship and service of God and the government of the church, matters are to be ordered according to the Word by season and sound judgment, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
d. In affirming with the earliest Christians that Jesus is Lord, the Church confesses that he is its hope and that the Church, as Christ's body, is bound to his authority and thus free to live in the lively, joyous reality of the grace of God." (G.1.10001 Book of Order)
We believe that Jesus Christ is the "Head of the Church", but who is Jesus Christ and what is the church to you? What are your first thoughts or impressions when you hear these words? What are the feelings these words conjure in your heart and mind? Do they resonate with what the church has historically proclaimed about Christ? When you consider our particular congregtion, do we look, sound and act like the church of which Jesus Christ is the head?
As you reflect upon these questions, give thanks for some of the ways the church has enriched your life and you have enriched our life together; pray to be forgiven for those times when you have been a stumbling block and pray for the ability to forgive those who have been a stumbling block to you; and, ask the Holy Spirit to help each of us to become the people of faith God has called us to become, together.
See you in Church!
Pastor Myers
revhaggis1@hotmail.com 
