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2. The Lord’s Church Through the Ages
Part 5
The Restoration Period

3. The Lord’s Church Through the Ages Where Are We?
The New Testament Church
Post-Apostolic Period
Medieval
Period
Reformation
Restoration Period
The Lord’s Church Today
A.D

4. Why This Study?
A study of history is profitable for learning valuable lessons (1 Corinthians 10:11-12)
We will study how many men sought to restore true New Testament Christianity instead of simply reforming the errors of man-made doctrines and practices set forth by the Catholic Church.
We will study how men made great sacrifices to preach and defend the gospel in order to restore New Testament Christianity.

5. Religious Denominations Brought About A Need for Restoration
Denominations Coming from Europe
Denominations Forming in America

6. The Restoration Movement
Causes for the Movement
Principles of the Movement
Men within the Movement
Sacrifices for the Movement

7. Restoration Movement Failures
Progression and Retrogression
Three Failures: 1) American Christian Missionary Society; 2) Instrumental Music; 3) The Disciples of Christ Denomination

8. Lessons Learned Why so many denominations in America?
Restoration can come about with a love for truth
Restoration can begin well and end poorly
A word of warning: do not change the NT pattern for the changing world around us
The New Testament church can exist and does exist today.

9. The Lord’s Church Through the Ages
The work of restoration is on-going today (Isa. 8:20; Jer. 6:16; Lk. 8:11; Acts 11:26)
Let us be the faithful remnant of the Lord’s church today (1 K. 19:18; Rev. 3:4)