Scripture Memory Passage Review Galatians 5: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Systematic Theology Part 6: The Doctrine of the Church Chapter 44: The Church: Its Nature, Its Marks, and Its Purposes

The Schedule Part 1: The Word of God (2014) Part 2: God (2014) Part 3: Man (2015) Part 4: Christ and the Holy Spirit (2015)

The Schedule Part 5: The Application of Redemption (January – April) Part 6: The Church (June – August) Part 7: The Future (November)

ekklesia (the Greek way to spell church)

Is the church important? Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her

Who builds the church? Matthew 16:18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

The invisible church 2 Timothy 2:19b The Lord knows those who are His

There will be wolves Acts 20: For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.

There will be wolves Matthew 7: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?”

The church is local and universal Romans 16:5: church... in their house 1 Corinthians 1:2: church... at Corinth Acts 9:31 (NASB): church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria Ephesians 5:25: the church

Metaphors Table 1 1 Timothy 5:1-2 to 2 Corinthians 11:2 Table 2 John 15:5

Metaphors Table 3 Romans 11:17-24 Table 4 1 Corinthians 3:6-9 Table 5 1 Corinthians 3:9

Metaphors Table 6 Matthew 13:1-30 and John 4:35 Table 7 1 Peter 2:5 (two things) Table 8 Hebrews 3:3, 6

Metaphors Table 9 1 Timothy 3:15 Table 10 1 Corinthians 12 to Colossians 2:19

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Grudem Worship Nurture Evangelism & Mercy Warren Worship Instruction Fellowship Evangelism Service

Scripture Memory Passage Ephesians 4: And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ