BUTTERWORTH GOSPEL CENTRE 7 OCT, 2012 THE LOCAL CHURCH – PART 1 INTRODUCTION: THE CHURCH I. THE CHURCH – what is it? Named after… a Country (England, Scotland,

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BUTTERWORTH GOSPEL CENTRE 7 OCT, 2012 THE LOCAL CHURCH – PART 1 INTRODUCTION: THE CHURCH I. THE CHURCH – what is it? Named after… a Country (England, Scotland, Rome or Penang), a Conviction (Reformed), a Person (Luther, Wesley), a Policy (Congregation, Independent), a Practice (Seventh-day Adventist, Presbyterian, Baptist), etc, “Brethren” or brethren? What is a Church in Scripture? For simplicity, there is a Church at Large (Universal) and a Church in the Locality (Local Church.) B UTTERWORTH G OSPEL H ALL

S EEK EVER TO BE B IBLE -B ASED, C HRIST -C ENTRED, S PIRIT -S TIRRED, G OD -G LORIFYING, O RGANISM -O RIENTED C HURCH 1. A Church is not a Physical Building with Central Headquarters, but a Spiritual Body with Christ as Head. 2. A Church is not an Organisation with a Membership and Few working, but an Organism with all Members Functioning. 3. A Church is not a Dictatorship insisting on Uniformity, but a Leadership inspiring Unity in Diversity. 4. A Church is not an Association of any special Clan but an Assembly of members worldwide from Pentecost to Parousia. Col. 1:18; Eph. 1:22, 23 Eph. 4:15, 16 Eph. 4:8, cf. 1-6 Heb. 12:23

II. THE CHURCH – ITS CONCEPT A. ETYMOLOGICALLY. 1. Its Origin: a. Greek, Ekklesia - From a verb klesis = "to call" and a preposition ek = "out" or "out of". b. Thus, ekklesia = "an out-calling"; ekklesia occurs 116 times in 113 verses in the N.T. Ct. The Rapture (Parousia) – an Up-calling!

1. ITS ORIGIN 2. ITS OCCURRENCES : a. Translated assembly (3 times; Acts 19:32, 39, 41) and church(es) (111 times). b. Located: i. 1 st occ. in N.T. - Mt. 16:18 => Universal Church ii. 2 nd occ. in N.T. - Mt. 18:17 => Local Church iii. 3 rd occ. in N.T. – 1 st time in Acts 2:47 22 times in I Cor. and 9 times in II Cor. Hence, CHURCH TRUTHS in the Corinthians. iv. 18 occ. in Rev. chs. 1-3; last occ. in 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. Cp. 3:22 - He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

A. ETYMOLOGICALY B. CONSTITUTIONALLY: IT IS A CALLED-OUT ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE, I COR. 10:32 1. As Distinct from Jews. 2. As Different from Gentiles. 3. As Defined by neither Jews nor Gentiles, Gal. 3:28 yet consisting of those from both groups who are: - a. Spirit-drunk believers;I Cor. 12:13c; cf. Eph. 5:18 b. Spirit-baptized believers;I Cor. 12:13a; c. Spirit-indwelt believers;I Cor. 3:16

C. Metaphorically: In Ephesians Paul uses four figures to describe the church and its relationship to the Lord Jesus:  A Body in relation to its Head Who is Christ. Eph. 1:22, 23  A Building in relation to Christ Who is the chief corner stone.Eph. 2:20  A Brotherhood or a family in relation to Christ as Head of the family. Eph. 2:19, NIV  A Bride (Wife) in relation to Christ as the Husband.Eph. 5:22, 23 hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all. And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone; you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church

D. E SCHATOLOGICALLY 1. It is Mystical. a. A Spiritual Building.Eph. 2:19-22 b. A Spiritual Body. Eph. 1:22, 23; 2: It is a Mystery.Eph. 3:3-6 a. Concealed in the Old Covenant. 3:5 b. Revealed in the New Covenant.3: It was Missed out by OT Prophets. I Pet1:10, 11