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THE CHURCH OF THE BIBLE

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.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN MATTHEW CHAPTER 14?

ACTS 2: 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

ACTS 2: 41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

ACTS 2: 36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

ACTS 2: 47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

THE CHURCH IS MADE UP OF THE SAVED AND THE SAVED MAKE UP THE CHURCH

COL 1: 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

EPHESIANS 4: 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

PEOPLE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE IDEA THAT THERE’S ONE GOD, AND ONE FAITH, AND ONE HOLY SPIRIT, AND ONE JESUS CHRIST, AND ONE HEAVEN, AND ONE HELL, AND ONE BIBLE.

BUT WHEN YOU SAY THERE’S ONE CHURCH……………….

1 COR 12: 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

ROMANS 6: 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

GALATIANS 3: 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

EPHESIANS 5: 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

ROMANS 16: 16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

WAS ANYONE SAVED OUTSIDE THE ARK?

CHAPTER 26

IF YOU READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE NEW TESTATMENT YOU WILL FIND THAT CHRISTIANS GATHERED TOGETHER UPON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK TO WORSHIP GOD THROUGH 5 AVENUES OF WORSHIP:

1: THEY PARTOOK OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

2. THEY PRAYED TOGETHER

1: THEY PARTOOK OF THE LORD’S SUPPER 2. THEY PRAYED TOGETHER 3.THEY SANG SONGS, HYMNS, AND SPIRITUAL SONGS

1: THEY PARTOOK OF THE LORD’S SUPPER 2. THEY PRAYED TOGETHER 3.THEY SANG SONGS, HYMNS, AND SPIRITUAL SONGS 4.THEY GAVE AS THEY HAD PROSPERED

1: THEY PARTOOK OF THE LORD’S SUPPER 2. THEY PRAYED TOGETHER 3.THEY SANG SONGS, HYMNS, AND SPIRITUAL SONGS 4.THEY GAVE AS THEY HAD PROSPERED 5. THEY WERE EXORTED BY PREACHING

HOW OFTEN ARE WE SUPPOSED TO PARTAKE OF THE LORD’S SUPPER?

ACTS 20: 7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

WHY DO RELIGIOUS BODIES TODAY DECIDE NOT TO PARTAKE OF COMMUNION “EVERY” FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK?

I DON’T KNOW FOR SURE BUT I SUSPECT IT IS BECAUSE:

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

I DON’T KNOW FOR SURE BUT I SUSPECT IT IS BECAUSE: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. PROVERBS 14:12

WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS THE SABBATH?

THE ISRAELITES WERE COMMANDED TO REMEMBER THE SABBATH AND KEEP IT HOLY.

WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS THE SABBATH? THE ISRAELITES WERE COMMANDED TO REMEMBER THE SABBATH AND KEEP IT HOLY. WHICH SABBATH?????

SUNDAY IS NOT THE SABBATH

THE SABBATH WAS THE SEVENTH DAY

SUNDAY IS NOT THE SABBATH THE SABBATH WAS THE SEVENTH DAY SUNDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK

VERY SIMPLY GOD DEVISED A PLAN ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF JEWISH HISTORY TO CHANGE THE WORSHIP DAY OF THE JEWS TO A DIFFERENT DAY FOR CHRISTIANS.

THE FEAST OF PENTECOST THAT THE JEWS CELEBRITED EVERY YEAR WITHOUT A CLUE AS TO WHY…..

The Feast of Weeks takes place exactly 50 days after the Feast of Firstfruits. It normally occurs in late spring, either the last part of May or the beginning of June. Unlike other feasts that began on a specific day of the Hebrew calendar, this one is calculated as being “fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath” (Leviticus 23:15–16; Deuteronomy 16:9–10).

THREE THINGS THAT THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST HAVE USED FROM THE SCRIPTURES TO ESTABLISH WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO:

THREE THINGS THAT THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST HAVE USED FROM THE SCRIPTURES TO ESTABLISH WHAT WE DO: 1.DIRECT COMMANDS

THREE THINGS THAT THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST HAVE USED FROM THE SCRIPTURES TO ESTABLISH WHAT WE DO: 1.DIRECT COMMANDS 2. EXAMPLES

THREE THINGS THAT THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST HAVE USED FROM THE SCRIPTURES TO ESTABLISH WHAT WE DO: 1.DIRECT COMMANDS 2. EXAMPLES 3. THINGS THAT ARE INFERRED

1.DIRECT COMMANDS MATTHEW 28: 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

COL 3: 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

COL 3: 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; (COMMAND)

COL 3: 16 …….teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs( AN EXAMPLE)

WHERE CAN YOU GO IN THE BIBLE TO SAY ITS OK FOR A CONGREGATION TO OWN A CHURCH BUILDING?

WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE (OR COMMAND) THAT CHRISTIANS ASSEMBLED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS “INFERS” THAT WE NEED A PLACE ASSEMBLE.

WHAT ABOUT SONG BOOKS?

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS?

WHAT ABOUT SONG BOOKS? POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS? A PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK?

WHAT ABOUT SONG BOOKS? POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS? A PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK? MUSCLE & SHOVEL BOOK?

WHAT ABOUT TITHING? LEVITICUS 27:30 DEUTERONOMY 14:23 2 CHRONICLES 31:5

GALATIANS 5: 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

1 CORINTHIANS 16: Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. 2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

SUMMARY: THE BIBLE SAYS THERE IS ONE BODY

SUMMARY: THE BODY IS THE CHURCH

SUMMARY: THEREFORE THERE IS ONE CHURCH

SUMMARY: JESUS IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH

SUMMARY: ENTRANCE INTO THE CHURCH WAS GIVEN BY PETER IN ACTS CHAPTER 2: REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED

SUMMARY: 3,000 WHO GLADLY RECEIVED THESE WORDS WERE BAPTIZED

SUMMARY: AFTER THIS THEY CONTINUED IN THE APOSTLE’S DOCTRINE: MEETING ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK TO PRAY, SING, GIVE, PARTAKE OF THE LORD’S SUPPER AND HEAR PREACHING.