1. True Church

2. Church is People

3. Ek = Out
Ekklesia
Kaleo = Call

4. Ekklesia = the called out people of God

5. Oxford defines “Church”
A building
The clergy
Organization of religious believers
A public divine worship
The clerical profession

6. God loves People

7. Jesus died for People

8. Jesus trained People
His Method is People

9. When we think of Church, we should think of People
Not the Meetings
Not the Programs
Not the Building
Not the “Things” we need to Do

10. Concentrate on People Concentrate on Loving People
Concentrate on Building People
Concentrate on Equipping People
Concentrate on Empowering People

11. God created us for Relationships!
Everyone can have Great Relationships!
We are made for it!
Church is all about it!

12. Jesus Formula
John 13-17

13. John 13－17
This is the Formula of Jesus
This must become the Formula of the Church
This is the Formula for ALL
Everyone Can

14. Jesus Formula
Love One Another
Faithful – “To the End”
Serve One Another
Be One – United

15. Chinese are not good at Loving
We cannot express love
We do not think of love
Love is not a high priority in our lives
We treat those who are closest to us the worst!

16. 2017 is the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation by Martin Luther
Priesthood of ALL Believers
Main Message of the Reformation

17. 3 Solas of Luther’s Reformation
Sola Fide – Only Faith
Sola Gratia – Only Grace
Sola Scriptura – Only Scripture

18. 3 Solas of Luther’s Reformation
Priesthood of ALL Believers
Sola Fide – Only Faith
Sola Gratia – Only Grace
Sola Scriptura – Only Scripture

19. Priesthood of ALL Believers
No need priest between man and God
Cannot have any Person between Believer and God

20. Jesus directly leading us
Jesus is Head
Jesus directly leading us
We are Christ’s Body

21. Cannot have Any Person between God and Man
Leader
God’s People
God X

22. In the New Testament
Leadership ≠ Headship

23. Leader = Servant

24. Cannot have Any Person between God and Man
New Testament Order
Jesus is Head
Believer
Leader
Cannot have Any Person between God and Man

25. If Jesus is the Head – what is most important for the Believer?
Go to the Head
Trust in the Head
Listen to the Head
Obey the Head
Leader needs to equip Believer to go to Jesus!

26. Most churches are not “Priesthood of ALL Believers”
Most churches still has Priesthood (Clergy/Laity)

27. Teaching and Feeding the People Model
The “Clergy-Laity”
System
GOD
God’s Word
Our Authority
Teaching and Feeding the People Model

28. “Imitate me as I imitate Christ”
The “Priesthood of
Every Believer”
System
GOD
God’s Word
Our Authority
“Imitate me as I imitate Christ”

29. Jesus is Head of the Church
Cannot have Any Person between God and Man

30. This is an “Obey the Word” Church “Imitate me as I imitate Christ”
The “Priesthood of
Every Believer”
System
GOD
God’s Word
Our Authority
This is an “Obey the Word” Church
“Imitate me as I imitate Christ”

31. (Matthew 28:19-20)
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you

32. Teaching to Obey ≠ Teaching

33. He who has my commands and obeys them is he who loves me
John 14:21
He who has my commands and obeys them is he who loves me

34. Today, most churches see teaching as important and not obeying

35. Most Churches do not care whether the members Obey or not
We only care whether the members Listen to our Teaching or not

36. The Wise and Foolish Builder
Matthew 7:24-27
The Wise and Foolish Builder

37. Build a Church that is centered on “obedience” and not “teaching”
The Key is Obedience

38. Believer mainly listens
Leader mainly teach
Believer mainly listens
Leader do not do
Believer do not do

39. Preaching is definitely not what every Leader can do Well
Obeying is definitely what every leader can do Well

40. Preach Well
Obey Well
Preach Well
Don’t Obey Well
Don’t Preach Well
Obey Well
Don’t Preach Well
Don’t Obey Well

41. Building an Obeying Church
Start from the Leadership
Leadership should be Obeying the Word
Leading whole church to be an Obeying Church
Build a Disciple-making Church

42. You never graduate from the School of Discipleship of Jesus

43. Leadership
Leadership is a function
Leadership is not a status
Role is Leader is to Equip

44. Leadership through Life, Example and Honour

45. Not through Feeding and Teaching Through Equipping and Example
Leadership
Not through Feeding and Teaching
Through Equipping and Example

46. Not teaching God’s Word but together learning from God’s Word
Leadership
Not teaching God’s Word but together learning from God’s Word

47. Mainly Teaching
Mainly Obeying

48. Teaching and Feeding the People Model
The “Clergy-Laity”
System
GOD
God’s Word
Our Authority
Teaching and Feeding the People Model
Where is this Church?
Building Centered Church

49. “Imitate me as I imitate Christ” Church in Everyday Life
The “Priesthood of
Every Believer”
System
GOD
God’s Word
Our Authority
Where is this Church?
Church in the World
“Imitate me as I imitate Christ”
Church in Everyday Life

50. If Church is Doing the Word Then Church MUST be Daily Life
The Pastor MUST be into the Daily Life of the Believers

51. Three Foundational Relationships in Ephesians
Husband and Wife – Marriage (5:22-33)
Parents and Children – Family (6:1-4)
Employer and Employee – Work (6:5-9)

52. Believers need to Obey the Word in their Daily Lives
Disciple-making is about Daily Life

53. Disciple-making must be Close-in Life Contact (With Him)
Jesus lived with the Disciples for 3 Years

54. Disciple-making is not about Classroom
Disciple-making MUST NOT be only Classroom

55. Disciple-making is Life, Relationship, Example, Personal
Everyone is Different!
Discipling MUST be Personal!