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Acts 20:28

UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH INTRO: Confusion, Division, False Doctrine On This Topic. I. DEFINED A. LOCAL – Single group (flock) in a single place (Phil. 1:1; Acts 20:28). B. UNIVERSAL – All saints in every place (Acts 20:28; Matt. 16:18).

UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH BIBLICAL ORGANIZATION A. UNIVERSAL CHURCH: One head 1. Christ is HEAD & KING (Col. 1:18; 1 Tim. 6:14-15). 2. Apostles – Appointed by Christ, not by any church (Acts 1:2; Mt.19:28; 2 Cor.5:20; 2 Cor.13:1-3,10; Eph. 2:20; 4:11; Jn 15:16; 1 Cor. 15:8). NO OTHER UNIVERSAL ORGANIZATION THAN JESUS & HIS WORD

UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH BIBLICAL ORGANIZATION UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH BIBLICAL ORGANIZATION B. LOCAL CHURCH – LOCAL ORGANIZATION (Phil. 1:1) 1. Elders (Acts 14:23; 1 Pet. 5:2; 1 Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:3). 2. Deacons (1 Tim.3:8-13; Ax6:1-7). 3. Evangelists (Eph. 4:11; 1 Tim. 4:14). 4. Teachers (Heb. 5:12; 2 Tim. 2:2). ALL THESE ARE APPOINTED BY MEN, BASED ON GOD’S WORD.

UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH III. BIBLICAL LIMITS A. No authority to organize the universal church (Pope, ICoC). B. No authority to organize a group of churches together (Miss. Soc.). C. No authority to a church to operate THROUGH another church (Sponsoring Church). D. Each LOCAL church has it’s OWN work (Rev. 3:7ff).

UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSAL & LOCAL CHURCH CONCLUSION: 1. UNIVERSAL CHURCH = All The Saved. Headed By Christ. 2. LOCAL CHURCH = Local Assemblies. Guided By Christ’s Word. Are You A Member of CHRIST’s Church? (Mt. 16:18; Rom. 16:16; 1 Cor. 12:13).