The Exalted Church Isaiah 2:2-3; Matthew 16:18 1

Isaiah 2:2-3 2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 2

Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 3

Name Jones’ Hardware Store If: 4 Jones built it He shed his blood for it He is the head of it He saved it He laid the cornerstone He established the foundation Jones is the only name whereby we may obtain hardware goods Check One: A) Smith’s Hardware__ B) Clark’s Hardware__ C) Miller’s Hardware__ D) Jones’ Hardware__

Name Christ’s Church If: 5 Christ built it - Matthew 16:18 He shed his blood for it - Acts 20:28; Ephesians 5:25 He is the head of it - Ephesians 1:22, 23 He saves it - Ephesians 5:23 He is its chief cornerstone - Acts 4:11, 12; 1 Peter 2:4, 7 He is the foundation of it -1 Corinthains 3:11 Christ is the only name under heaven whereby we must be saved o Acts 4:12 Check One: A) Methodist Church__ B) Baptist Church__ C) Lutheran Church__ D) Church of Christ__

Greatest Architect God - Spoke this World into Existence o Genesis 1:1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26 o Psalms 33:6-9 God - Instituted Law o Nehemiah 9:13-14 God’s Eternal Purpose o Ephesians 3:8-12 The Promise to Abraham o Genesis 12:1-3; 22:18 o Galatians 3:16 Prophecies Made o Isaiah 9:6-7 o Daniel 2:44 6

Greatest Purpose To Make Known the Wisdom of God o Ephesians 3:8-12 To Uphold the Truth o 1 Timothy 3:15 Gives Glory to God by Christ o Ephesian 3:21 Contains All the Saved o Ephesians 5:23 o Acts 2:47 7

Greatest Instruction & Care Great Comforter, Teacher & Guide o John 14:1-6, 26; 16:13 Complete & Infallible Guide o 2 Timothy 3:16-17 o 2 Peter 1:3 Sufficient Warnings o Matthew 7:15-20 o Acts 20:28-31 o 1 John 4:1 o 2 Peter 2:1-3 o Galatians 1:8, 9 8

Greatest Builder God Sent John to Prepare the Way o Luke 7:28; 1:17 o Matthew 3:1-3 God Sent His Son - Sinless One o John 3:16, 17 o Hebrews 4:15 God Acknowledged & Endorsed Him o Matthew 17:5 o Acts 2:22 Christ Promised the Church o Matthew 16:18 o Mark 9:1 Christ Died to Make the Church a Reality o Hebrews 9:22 o Acts 20:28 o Ephesians 5:25 o 1 Peter 1:18, 19 9

Greatest Terms of Membership Invites All Nations & Every Creature o Matthew 28:18, 19 o Mark 16:15 Reconciled Jew & Gentiles in One Body o Ephesians 2:13-16 Greatest Conditions o Hear - Acts 3:22-23 o Believe - John 1:12 o Repent - Acts 2:38 o Confess Christ as The Son Of God - Matthew 10:32; Acts 8:37 o Be Baptized Into Christ - Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 8:36-38 o Remain Faithful Unto Death - Revelation 2:10 10

Greatest Savior Jesus Christ o Matthew 1:21 o Ephesians 5:23 11

The Exalted Church The Greatest… Architect Purpose Instruction & Care Builder Terms of Membership Savior 12

The Greatest Mistake Man is not Satisfied o Jeremiah 6:10-16 Man Changes God’s Word to His Own Destruction o 2 Peter 3:15 o Revelation 22:18-19 Insults God with Their Denominations & Own Ways o Matthew 15:7-9 o Isaiah 55:8, 9 o Proverbs 1:24-33; 14:12 13

Will You Make the Greatest Mistake? 14 Or Except the Exalted Church?