2. The Church As God Designed It
Matthew 16:13-20

3. The Church As God Designed It
 Has A Perfect Builder
Psalm 127:1
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (cf. 1 Tim. 3:15)l
The Church As God Designed It

4. The Church As God Designed It
 Has A Perfect Builder
Psalm 127:1
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (cf. 1 Tim. 3:15)
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5. The Church As God Designed It
 Has A Perfect Builder
Psalm 127:1
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (cf. 1 Tim. 3:15)k
Matthew 15:13
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
Romans 16:16
Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
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6.  Rests On An Unshakable Foundation
Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Matthew 21:42
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner.
1 Corinthians 3:11
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
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7.  Has A Prophetic Origin
Isaiah 2:2-4
2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (cf. Acts 2:47, 5, 17)l
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8.  Has A Prophetic Origin
Isaiah 2:2-4
2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (cf. Acts 2:47, 5, 17)
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9.  Has A Prophetic Origin
Isaiah 2:2-4
2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (cf. Acts 2:47, 5, 17)
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10.  Has A Prophetic Origin
Isaiah 2:2-4
2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (cf. Acts 2:47, 5, 17)
The Church As God Designed It

11.  Has A Prophetic Origin
Isaiah 2:2-4
2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (cf. Acts 2:47, 5, 17)
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12.  Submits To The Proper Authority
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. (cf. Matt. 7:29; John 7:46)l
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13.  Submits To The Proper Authority
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. (cf. Matt. 7:29; John 7:46)
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14. The Church As God Designed It
 Submits To The Proper Authority
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. (cf. Matt. 7:29; John 7:46)l
2 Timothy 3:16-17
16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
1 Peter 4:11
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God...
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15.  Wears The Correct Designation
Isaiah 56:5
Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah 62:2
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
Acts 11:26
And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
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16.  Wears The Correct Designation
Isaiah 65:15
And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
Acts 26:28
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
1 Peter 4:16
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
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17.  Has A Scriptural Organization
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.
Acts 14:23
And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. (cf. 1 Tim. 3:1-7; Tit. 1:5-9)
1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind.
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18.  Offers Up Divine Worship
Leviticus 10:1-2
1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. (cf. 16:12)
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. l(cf. John 17:17; Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Acts 20:7; Heb. 2:12; Eph. 5:19)
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19.  Offers Up Divine Worship
Leviticus 10:1-2
1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. (cf. 16:12)
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. l(cf. John 17:17; Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Acts 20:7; Heb. 2:12; Eph. 5:19)
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20.  Offers Up Divine Worship
Leviticus 10:1-2
1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. (cf. 16:12)
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. l(cf. John 17:17; Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Acts 20:7; Heb. 2:12; Eph. 5:19)
The Church As God Designed It

21.  Offers Up Divine Worship
Leviticus 10:1-2
1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. (cf. 16:12)
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. l(cf. John 17:17; Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Acts 20:7; Heb. 2:12; Eph. 5:19)
The Church As God Designed It

22.  Offers Up Divine Worship
Leviticus 10:1-2
1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. (cf. 16:12)
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. l(cf. John 17:17; Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Acts 20:7; Heb. 2:12; Eph. 5:19)
The Church As God Designed It

23.  Offers Up Divine Worship
Leviticus 10:1-2
1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. (cf. 16:12)
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. l(cf. John 17:17; Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Acts 20:7; Heb. 2:12; Eph. 5:19)
The Church As God Designed It

24.  Offers Up Divine Worship
Leviticus 10:1-2
1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. (cf. 16:12)
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. l(cf. John 17:17; Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Acts 20:7; Heb. 2:12; Eph. 5:19)
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25.  Serves A Heavenly Purpose
Ephesians 4:11-12
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (cf. 1 Thess. 1:8; Acts 2:44-45; 20:32)l
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26.  Serves A Heavenly Purpose
Ephesians 4:11-12
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (cf. 1 Thess. 1:8; Acts 2:44-45; 20:32)l
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27.  Serves A Heavenly Purpose
Ephesians 4:11-12
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (cf. 1 Thess. 1:8; Acts 2:44-45; 20:32)l
The Church As God Designed It

28.  Serves A Heavenly Purpose
Ephesians 4:11-12
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (cf. 1 Thess. 1:8; Acts 2:44-45; 20:32)l
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29.  Serves A Heavenly Purpose
Ephesians 4:11-12
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (cf. 1 Thess. 1:8; Acts 2:44-45; 20:32)l
Ephesians 4:16
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
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30.  Serves A Heavenly Purpose
2 Thessalonians 2:14
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 6:44-45
44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
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31.  Serves A Heavenly Purpose
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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