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10/23/2026

“Give Me Christ, Not the Church”
Robert Alexander

The title of our article are words that as a preacher I have heard over the years from people. The mindset is “I’m interested in Christ, I’ll take Him, but I don’t want anything to do with the church.”

Is this a Biblical mindset? Can we have Christ without the church? Is it possible to stress Christ and not stress His church at the same time? Can one be a Christian without being a part of His church?

In Ephesians 5:22-33 in discussing the relationship between the husband and the wife, that relationship is used to describe Christ’s relationship with His church. From this section of Scripture let us consider why you cannot have Christ and not have the church, why it is impossible to be a Christian without being a part of the church, and why we cannot stress Christ without stressing His church.

One, Christ is head of the church (Eph. 5:23; cf. 1:21-22).

Two, Christ is Savior of His body, and His body is clearly identified as the church that belongs to Him (Eph. 5:23; cf. 4:4; 1:22,23)

Three, the church is subject unto Christ and is to be in submission to Christ (Eph. 5:24).

Four, Christ loves the church (Eph. 5:25).

Five, Christ died for the church (Eph. 5:25)

Six, Christ has sanctified and cleansed the church (Eph. 5:26)
Seven. Christ presents it to Himself as a glorious church that is to be without spot or blemish (Eph. 5:27).

You cannot have Christ without His church because salvation is found only in Christ (Acts 4:12) and the saved are in Christ, in His body, which is the church (Eph. 5:23; cf. 1 Cor. 12:13).

Christ and the church are joined together (Matt. 19:6) and man cannot separate this relationship that God Himself has joined. Therefore, it is impossible to have Christ without His church. You cannot have one without the other. They are inseparable.

10/16/2026

Doing a Lot With a Little
Robert Alexander

Have you ever thought about what you would do if you had a million dollars?

Have you ever thought “If I only had the talent, or training, or opportunity, I could and would do great things for the Lord?”

Have you ever thought of what the congregation of which you are a member could do “if only we had more….?”

What we often fail to realize as Christians is that the Lord does not require vast numbers, wealth, or talents, to build His kingdom. The Lord can and does do a lot with but a little.

Scripture reveals to us that the Lord has often used little to do a lot. In Judges 6 and 7, God used Gideon and a band of three hundred men to deliver Israel from the Midianites. God used David with a sling and five stones to kill Goliath and deliver Israel from the Philistines (1 Samuel 17). Jesus fed a multitude of five thousand with five small loaves and two fishes (Jn. 6:1-14). Jesus chose twelve men to preach to the world (Acts 4:13; Mk. 16:15). From these examples we see that God can use little or few in number to accomplish much good.

If God could do much with a little then, He can still do a lot with a little. It is up to us to trust in God’s power, His providence, and His promises. We need to recognize that when God is for us, none can be against us, even if we are but few in number or if we have but a little (Rom. 8:31). We need to recognize that God’s word will always accomplish its purpose (Isa. 55:10-11). We need to recognize God is with us and always will be with us (Matt. 28:18-20; Heb. 13:5).

It does not take money, learning, talent, or even a multitude to 1) set a good example, 2) do good unto others, 3) invite others to services, 4) study the Bible with others, 5) serve in whatever capacity we can, 6) etc.…

If we are not faithful in a little, the Lord will not entrust us with much (Lk. 16:10).

Let us always remember and be encouraged in the fact that God can do a lot with a little. And may that exhort and encourage us to do what we can with what we have because even if we but have a little, we can still do a lot of good.

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