How Can You Find and Identify the Church That Belongs To Jesus?

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How Can You Find and Identify the Church That Belongs To Jesus?

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like?  How can false teachers be identified? (a) by their outward appearance, (b) by their unkind manners, (c) by their fruits.  What are the "fruits" of God's followers? (a) they do the will of the Father, (b) they just call Jesus "Lord," (c) they just believe. The true church can be identified because it teaches and practices the will of God. By learning Jesus' will for His church, we can know the identifying marks of His church. [Cf. 1 John 2:3-6]

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like? A. The Doctrinal Standard of the Church What law or rules should the church follow to determine what it believes, teaches, and practices?  Read EPHESIANS 1:22,23.  Who is Head over all things to the church? (a) John the Baptist, (b) Peter, (c) Jesus.  Whose control, then, should the church submit to? (a) Mohammed, (b) Jesus, (c) a council of men.

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like?  Read COLOSSIANS 3:17.  What must be done in Jesus' name (by His authority)? (a) everything we do, (b) only the things we want to do, (c) whatever a preacher says.  Since Jesus built and purchased the church, it must follow His directions. His will is revealed in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 14:37; 2 Timothy 3:16,17; Ephesians 3:3-5).  (See also Ephesians 5:23; Colossians 1:18; 2:19; John 12:48; Acts 3:22,23; Matthew 28:18- 20; Luke 6:46; Hebrews 5:9.)

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like? May the church follow man-made laws?  Read 2 JOHN 9.  What is our condition if we do not abide in the teachings of Jesus? (a) God overlooks it, (b) we get another chance after death, (c) we do not have the Father or Son.  Read MATTHEW 15:9.  What does God think of worship that is based on man-made teachings? (a) it is vain, (b) He encourages it, (c) it doesn't matter.

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like?  Read GALATIANS 1:8,9.  What happens if we preach a gospel different from the New Testament? (a) nothing, (b) we are accursed, (c) no one knows.  Would a church be honoring Jesus as Lord if it follows doctrines or practices not found in the Bible? (a) yes, (b) no.  If Jesus' church exists today, it must strive to listen to all His teachings and must avoid practices not found in His teachings.  (See Revelation 22:18,19; Proverbs 14:12; 3:5,6; Jeremiah 10:23.)

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like? B. The Origin or Beginning of the Church  Read MATTHEW 16:  What did Jesus promise to build? (a) a social club, (b) an entertainment, recreational club, (c) His church, (d) all the preceding.  *Did the church exist when Jesus said this? (a) yes, (b) no.  To whom would the church belong? (a) Peter, (b) Jesus, (c) John the Baptist.  How many churches did Jesus promise to build? (a) one, (b) ten, (c) hundreds.

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like? B. The Origin or Beginning of the Church  Read MATTHEW 16:  What did Jesus promise to build? (a) a social club, (b) an entertainment, recreational club, (c) His church, (d) all the preceding.  *Did the church exist when Jesus said this? (a) yes, (b) no.  To whom would the church belong? (a) Peter, (b) Jesus, (c) John the Baptist.  How many churches did Jesus promise to build? (a) one, (b) ten, (c) hundreds.

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like? C. The Names or Designations of the Church  Names are important to God. He sometimes named people before they were born, or changed their names later (Genesis 17:5,15,19; 32:27,28; Luke 1:13; Matt. 1:21; Isaiah 62:2; etc.). What terms or phrases does the Lord want us to use to refer to the church and its members?  Terms used for the church:  The church of Christ or of God (Matthew 16:18; Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 1:2; etc.).  The house or family of God (1 Timothy 3:15; Ephesians 2:16,19; Galatians 6:10).  The kingdom of Christ (Colossians 1:13; Matthew 16:18,19; Revelation 1:9; Hebrews 12:28).  The body of Christ (Ephesians 1:22,23; 4:4-6; Colossians 1:18). Note that all these terms give honor to God the Father or the Son, and show our relationship to them.

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like?  Terms used for individual members of the church:  Disciples (Acts 11:26; 20:7; 8:3; 9:1).  Children of God (2 Corinthians 6:16-18; 1 John 3:2).  Christians (Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16).  Read 1 CORINTHIANS 1:  What sin occurred at Corinth? (a) groups were named after men, (b) men were exalted instead of Jesus, (c) division, (d) all the preceding.

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like? D. The Steps to Enter the Church  The church is the body of all saved people (Ephesians 5:23,25; Acts 20:28; Colossians 1:13).  You cannot be voted into the Lord's church, you cannot purchase membership in it, and you cannot "join" it. You simply obey the gospel and let God add you (Acts 2:47).

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like?  To be forgiven of sins, one must take the following steps:  Hear the gospel (John 6:44,45; Romans 10:17).  Believe it (Romans 1:16; Hebrews 11:6; John 8:24)  Repent (Acts 17:30; 2 Corinthians 7:10; 2 Peter 3:9)  Confess Christ (Romans 10:9,10; Acts 8:37)  Be baptized (immersed) (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mark 16:16; Romans 6:3,4; 1 Peter 3:21).

Now that you’re saved…what next?

Part I: What Should Jesus' Church Be Like? E. The Lord taught His church to do two things: 1.The Great Commandment 1. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment."— Mark 12:30. 2.The Great Commission 1. “All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world” (Mt. 28:18-20 ASV).

What does Freedom Int’l Christian Center look like?  Our Mission is to be a multicultural church that is:  Evangelistic with a world vision to reach the lost with the FREE gift of salvation  Teaching that equips the body of Christ to walk in their purpose and ministry gift  Prophetic speaking that which God has declared concerning our lives before the foundations of the earth  Praying, for Freedom Int'l Christian Center is a House of Prayer for this is how we communicate with God  Where the ministry of healing and deliverance is operable and effective just as Jesus commands