1. Misconceptions About The

2. PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS –1530 Lutheran Church, Augsburg, Germany –1535 Presbyterian, Switzerland –1571 Dutch Reformed Church, Holland –1607 Baptist Church, London, England –1729 Methodist Church, London, England –1830 Mormon Church, Seneca, New York –1898 Pentecostal Holiness, Anderson, South Carolina –1917 Foursquare Gospel, Los Angeles, California

3. Origin of the True Church ORIGINATED –Not With Man, Ps. 127:1; Jn. 15:5 –Planned in the mind of God, Eph. 3:10, 11 –Implemented by Jesus Christ, Matt. 16:18

4. 2. Began with Alexander Campbell During the Restoration Movement?

5. MICAH 4:1-5 1.The period → WHEN (4:1)?? –In the last days 2.The project → WHAT (4:1)?? –The mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established on the top of the mountains

6. MICAH 4:1-5 1.The period → WHEN (4:1)?? –In the last days 2.The project → WHAT (4:1)?? –The mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established on the top of the mountains 3.The people→ WHO (4:2)?? –Many nations shall flow (4:2)

7. MICAH 4:1-5 4.The purpose→ WHY (4:2-5)?? –Teaching from God (judging/rebuking) –Response: Walk in His paths (4:2)Walk in His paths (4:2) Beat swords into plowshares (4:3)Beat swords into plowshares (4:3) Walk in the name of the LORD (4:5)Walk in the name of the LORD (4:5) 5.The place → WHERE (4:2) –Jerusalem

8. ACTS 2 THE LORD’S HOUSE BUILT 1.The period –In the last days (2:16, 17) 2.The project –Acts 2:41, 47 3.The people –Jews devout men from every nation under heaven (2:5) House = Church –1 Timothy 3:15 Present Tense –Comp. Rom. 16:16 Above all mountains –Jesus, the mountain of the Lord’s House, Eph. 1:19-23; 2:6, 19-21 Exalted & Enduring –Matthew 16:18

9. ACTS 2 THE LORD’S HOUSE BUILT 4.The purpose –Teaching, judging, rebuking by God (Acts 2:4, 11, 14, 22- 24, 29, 36-38, 40, 42) –To walk in the name of the Lord (Acts 2:21, 38, 42, 47) 5.The place –Jerusalem (2:5) “…as the Holy Spirit gave them utterance” (2:4) “…heed my words” (2:14) “…whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved” (2:21) “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ…” (2:38)

10. The Time for the Kingdom-Church David (2 Sam. 7) 1000 BC Isaiah 2; 9; Micah 4 Daniel (2:44) “kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt. 3:2) “some standing here” (Mk. 9:1) “Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne” (Acts 2:30) ~30 AD prophesy “I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18)

11. The Time for the Kingdom-Church Acts 2:47 Acts 5:11 Acts 8:1 Acts 14:22 Acts 28:31 Col. 1:13, 4:11; Rev. 1:9 As something already present!

12. I WILL Matt. 16:18, 19 HE HAS Col. 1:13, 18 CHURCH Acts 2:47 Established First Pentecost After Resurrection