This series by Dr. Clarence Sexton brings the believer face to face with the responsibility of belonging to a local assembly and actively serving the Saviour through that church. Step by step the reader discovers his personal responsibility to God and the true meaning of church membership. This is the study you have been waiting for to help believers in their understanding of why the Lord Jesus loved the church and gave Himself for it.

Every believer needs to understand that the Lord is doing His work in this world through local churches. What we believe about the church must come from God's Word. The chapters of this book provide a thorough study of what the Bible teaches about the local church and how we can apply that to our own lives. Table of Contents 1. Believe & Belong 2. Membership in the Church 3. God's Pattern for the Church 4. God's Word Is Our Guide 5. Making the Wisest Investment 6. The Pastor Is a Gift From God 7. True Worship Brings True Joy 8. The Meaning of Baptism 9. Remembering Christ's Death for Us 10. Agreeing Together in Prayer 11. Our Accountability to God 12. Grievous Wolves 13. The Gospel to All People

Clarence Sexton is the pastor of the Temple Baptist Church and the founder and president of The Crown College in Knoxville, TN. From this work, the graduates of Crown College have planted hundreds of churches and established extension campuses in Texas, Montana, England, and Nepal. His heart is to edify, encourage, and equip Christian workers through Bible teaching, preaching, books, publications, church live-streamed church services, and Crown Radio broadcasts. Through more than a half-century in Christian ministry, his spoken and written messages have benefited countless Christian workers.