1 Pet. 4:11 Book, Chapter, Verse

“Have You Not Read?” Matthew 12:3, 5 Matthew 19:4 3 But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him…” 5 “Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?” Matthew 19:4 4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female’.”

“Have You Not Read?” Matthew 21:16, 42 16 And said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise’?” 42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD’s doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

“Have You Not Read?” Matthew 22:31-32 Mark 12:10 31 “But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” Mark 12:10 10 “Have you not even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone’.”

“Make All Things [by] the Pattern” Heb. 8:4-6; 2:1-4 God’s word is all we have to guide us (Eph. 3:1-5)(2 Tim. 3:16-17) cannot presume to know His will without it (1 Cor. 2:7-12)(Is. 55:8-9)(Jer. 10:23) knowing “book, chapter, verse” is essential (1 Pet. 4:11)(Col. 3:17)

“Whoever Reads, […] Understand” Matt. 24:15-16 God’s word is meant to be understood (Eph. 3:3-4; 5:17) and it is to be understood by everyone alike! (1 Cor. 4:17)

“What is Your Reading of It?” Lk. 10:25-28 those who read sparingly, or not at all (Mt. 13:10-15, 19) those who read selectively (Jn. 5:39)(Mt. 4:6) those who read defensively (Lk. 10:29)(2 Tim. 2:14-15, 24-26) those who read regularly (Acts 8:27-34)(17:10-12)

What is the Biblical Pattern? how do we identify the Lord’s true church?

Pattern: Doctrinal Guide the Bible is the sole source of authority for the Christian and the church (Ps. 119:105)(2 Cor. 11:3-4)

Pattern: Entrance into the Body the church is made up of those who have been saved by obedient faith (Acts 2:37-38, 47)

Pattern: Local Organization Phil. 1:1 members: true and faithful to His name (Acts 2:37-38) (Rev. 2:1-7) elders: multiple men meeting qualifications (Acts 14:23)(Acts 20:17, 28)(1 Tim. 3:1-7) deacons: likewise meet distinct qualifications, separate duty than elders (1 Tim. 3:8-13)

Pattern: Authorized Work teach the lost (Mt. 28:19-20) strengthen the brethren (Eph. 4:16) relieve the needy saints (Acts 11:27-30)

Pattern: Authorized Worship prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17) preaching (Acts 20:7) the Lord's Supper (Acts 20:7) singing (Ephesians 5:19) giving (1 Corinthians 16:2)

Pattern: Authorized Name Christ’s church will bear His name (Rom. 16:16) not a title or “brand” like denominations “church of (or belonging to) Christ” is a description of where we receive our authority (Eph. 1:22-23) knowing this pattern, and how to establish and defend it, will give you confidence you are blessed

“Blessed is He Who Reads” Rev. 1:3 Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. How bright is the lamp of God’s word for you? How well can you see the path?