10 Quotes from Devoted Together by Brandon Langley

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Brandon Langley is the lead pastor of St. Rose Community Church, which he helped plant in the New Orleans Metro Area in 2016. He also serves on staff at The Pillar Network helping fulfill the mission of planting, revitalizing, and equipping local churches. Brandon holds a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry in Applied Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. 

  1. The existence of unbiblical churches should deepen our longing to find, join, and become the kind of faith family that God has designed for the good of His people. (pg. vii) 
  2. Joining a church means something – it means that we become a member of the body, a living stone in the temple, a spiritual sibling in the family. If church membership is a conscious, covenantal relationship between a church and an individual, then everyone should understand the mutual commitment they are entering into. (pg. xiii) 
  3. Church membership will not get you into heaven, but you must have the saving faith that does get you into heaven before joining God’s church. (pg. 9) 
  4. Be wary of a church that is not transparent about its beliefs. If they won’t openly stand for something, chances are they will one day fall for anything. (pg. 14) 
  5. Spiritual families share all the spiritual blessings bestowed on them by virtue of their faith in the shed blood of Jesus. (pg. 32) 
  6. Every church member contributes to this work of extending the shepherding ministry of Christ by supporting qualified shepherds and raising up more pastoral laborers to be sent into the harvest. (pg. 41) 
  7. Churches are truth-speaking, disciple-making communities. (pg. 63) 
  8. When you join a church, you are joining a people committed to discipling one another. (pg. 64) 
  9. Joining the church’s mission means pursuing discipleship relationships with the people of the church, and then stirring one another up to be a witness to the world. (pg. 69) 
  10. Find, join, and submit to a church that you can both enjoy and devote yourself to. (pg. 126) 

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