Church Discipline – Part 3 – Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 – audio

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Introduction

1. We have already discussed:

1) What is discipline?

2) The need for discipline

3) God’s rule in the past

4) Does God require discipline today?

5) Who has the responsibility for discipline?

6) Why have we not practiced discipline?

7) What is God’s purpose for discipline?

2. Tonight we will look at objections to discipline

Body

I. Objections Considered:

A. It will cause more harm than good

1. Acts 5:1-11, 14

2. 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

3. 2 Corinthians 2:6-8

B. Don’t withdraw just don’t use

1. Don’t understand the purpose of discipline

C. When one ceases to assemble with us them have withdrawn themselves

1. They are still lost – 1 Corinthians 5:5

2. Matthew 18:12-14

3. Many things are not accomplish by this method

1) The offender does not know he has been withdrawn form

2) The offender does not know he has been delivered to Satan

3) Members do not know

4) God’s purpose has not been accomplished

5) The church still has a corrupting influence

6) The world does not know

D. Where would we start? I will cover this later

E. We are not judge! – Matthew 7:1-5

1. Read Matthew 7:2

2. John 7:24

3. 1 Corinthians 5:5

F. We are all sinners – John 8:7

1. Romans 2:1-11

2. Look at the church at Corinth

1) 1 Corinthians 1:12 – following the preacher

2) 1 Corinthians 3:3 – carnal

3) 1 Corinthians 1:11 – contentious

4) 1 Corinthians 11:17ff – change the worship

5) 1 Corinthians 5:5 – deliver such a one to Satan

G. The Lord adds and The Lord only subtracts not us

1. We are only let the sinner know where the Lord stands!!!

2. We are not subtracting, we are trying to save the lost and please God

H. The parable of the wheat and the tares – Matthew 13:24ff

1. Read Matthew 13:38

2. This parable has nothing to do with church discipline

Conclusion

1. Let the Lord add you to the church

2. Positive – H B R C B     live an obedient life