In our current series Church Defined, we have been looking to scripture to establish God's design for His Church. As we have learned from our verse 1 Corinthians 14:40, God is a God of order. Everything He has created has a divinely given structure and function - something that is evident in the establishment of the New Testament Church.

Because Christ instructed us to be a light to the world, a city on a hill that cannot be hidden (Matthew 5:14-16), the way the church governs itself matters to the world.  If the Church operates chaotically or abdicates its divinely appointed responsibilities, we cannot fulfill that purpose and bring glory to our Father in Heaven. Even worse, we could potentially do more harm than good.

Today we are going to look at what God's Word says about Church Government, or Polity, and how order in that area will ensure we bring Glory to our Lord and fulfill His purpose for the church in the world.