1. (The Mt. Baker church of Christ)
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The Local Church
(The Mt. Baker church of Christ)
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2. The Church of Christ Understanding the church is crucial
Hosea 4:6
1 Timothy 4:1
Jude 3-4
Review and revive our knowledge of the church, Ephesians 3:21 2

3. The Church of Christ Belongs to Christ Builder, Matthew 16:18
Purchased with His blood, Acts 20:28
His body and fullness, Ephesians 1:22-23
His bride, Ephesians 5:23-24
Its Savior, Ephesians 5:23 3

4. Church (ekklesia) Universal, Matt. 16:18; Hebrews 12:23
Kingdom, Matthew 16:19
Body, Ephesians 1:22
Temple, 2 Corinthians 6:16
House, Hebrews 3:6
-No organizational or functional capacity 4

5. Church (ekklesia)
Local, 1 Cor. 1:2; 1 Thess. 1:1; Gal. 1:2; 1 Cor. 4:17
Body, 1 Corinthians 12:27
Temple, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
House, 1 Timothy 3:15
-Organizational and functional capacity, Acts 11:22; 14:23; Phil. 1:1
-Local assembly, 1 Corinthians 14:23, 26 5

6. “CHURCH OF CHRIST” ? The Saved Denomination Local Universal
All the saved
Local
Congregations
of saved ones ?
Denomination
Less than Universal
More than Local 6

7. The Local Church is Not…
The Building, 1 Corinthians 3:9
The church has a place of assembly, James 2:2
Come together “as a church…in one place…to eat the Lord’s supper…,” Corinthians 11:18, 20, 33; 14:26
Building is a tool (aid), Hebrews 10:25; Acts 20:7-8 7

8. The Local Church is Not…
A Business
Not an economic endeavor, 1 Thess. 4:9-12
Personal obligation, 2 Thess. 3:10
Thinking of the church as a business…
Corrupts leadership, Heb. 13:17 (1 Pet. 5:2)
Corrupts view and use of treasury, Acts 4:34-35
Corrupts view and treatment of preachers, John 10:12-13; Philippians 1:5 8

9. The Local Church is Not…
A Social Center, 1 Cor. 11:22, 34
The role of the home
This distinction has been erased – Call it “fellowship” or a “ministry” and it becomes acceptable!
Churches of Christ are blurring the lines between privately-provided and church- advertised potlucks, etc. 9

10. The Local Church is Not…
A Sister Congregation in a Family of Churches
Such organization apostasy led to RCC
International Church of Christ (1990s)
North Sound Church of Christ (B’ham)
“Supported by the Seattle CofC (ICOC)”
Instrumental music, social gospel…
-NT: Independent (organ., work), Acts 14:23 10