May 31, 2026 - What is the Church?

May 31, 2026 • Lars Dahl

Welcome to Grace Baptist Church in Iron River, WI. Today is Sunday, May 31, 2026

We are so very grateful for your interest in our Church. We are friendly people who focus on applying God’s truth in practical ways; we are not perfect. We could talk about who we are and how grateful we are; however, to experience God working in Grace Baptist Church, we would love it if you visited us at 10:00 am on Sunday to enjoy our worship service. We hope to see you soon! Read on....

The Church is not a building; it is the people Jesus has redeemed, gathered, and sent. Biblically, the Church is the body of Christ, the household of God, and a living witness to the gospel in the world.

We gather to worship, grow in God’s Word, encourage one another, and proclaim the hope of Jesus Christ. Christ Himself said, I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 NKJV

At Grace, we believe the Church exists to glorify God, make disciples, serve one another, and carry the good news of Jesus into our community and beyond. We are God’s people, shaped by God’s purpose, and sent on God’s mission.

Resource Material for Bible study includes:

The New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament, • G.K. Beale, The Book of Revelation (New International Greek Testament Commentary) – very detailed and http://technical.grant/ Osborne, Revelation (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament). Robert Mounce, The Book of Revelation (New International Commentary on the New Testament), Craig Keener, Revelation (NIV Application Commentary), George Eldon Ladd, A Commentary on the Revelation of John, Leon Morris, Revelation (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries), John F. Walvoord, The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Zondervan), George Eldon Ladd, A Commentary on the Revelation of John (Eerdmans), Theological Works on Eschatology, General eschatology surveys (e.g., works by Anthony Hoekema, Wayne Grudem, Millard Erickson) that explain different interpretations of Revelation’s judgments and symbols.