2. What Should I Teach?

3. nBegin in the beginning Bible story; end of old law How strict is God? Jesus & salvation The character of the N.T. worship & work in the local church

4. Three Periods of Law 1 st Covenant Law of Moses 10 Commandments 1500 BC4000 BC Through Patriarchs Adam Noah Flood(1656) Abraham Isaac Jacob (Israel) 215 Years of Bondage in Egypt Judges: 350 years Kings: Saul, David, Solomon Divided Kingdom: Israel, Judah (931) Prophecies of a New Covenant Jeremiah 31:31 Through Moses & the ProphetsThrough Christ New Covenant: Hebrews 8:6-13 1 st Covenant is Obsolete/Old Mt. Horeb Moses Delivers Exodus – Malachi Genesis Captivity of Israel: 721 Captivity of Judah: 606 Return: 536 Acts – Revelation Matthew Mark Luke John Hebrews 10:9-10 Lesson 1a

5. New Testament Baptism Rom. 6:4; Acts 8:35-39, 2:38 Description of the Church 1 Cor. 1:2; Rom. 16:16; Eph. 4:4 Name of Disciples Acts 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:16 Organization of Local Church Elder & Deacons: 1 Tim. 3:1-13; Tit. 1:5-9 Lord’s Supper (Mt. 26:17; Acts 20:7) Giving (1 Cor. 16:1-3; 2 Cor. 9:6) Music: Singing (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16) Heaven & Hell: Eternal Mt. 13:41; Mt. 25:46 Teaching of Christ & the Apostles: 33 A.D. Lesson 1b

6. Churches Today Baptism: Sprinkling; Infant; Not forgiveness; H.S. Name of Church: Baptist, Methodist, etc. Organization: Unqualified elders, Pope, Pastor, Deaconness, Celibacy Hell: Temporary; No Hell; Few will go Music: Instrumental Lord’s Supper: Leavened bread; Quarterly, Monthly, Yearly Giving: Tithe; Not Weekly; For man-made organizations No Scriptures! Matthew 7:21-23 Lesson 1c

7. Why We Need Jesus: Romans 3:19-27 Not by a Works System: CreditDebit Good Deed Good Deed Good Deed Sin Sin Sin Sin Sin + 1 = Salvation By a Faith System: Jesus paid a ransom price offering forgiveness to those trustingly obey. We live an obedient, but imperfect life of faith. Judaism– 16 th Century Catholicism– Live a good, moral life–

8. The Universal Church The Saved Mt. 16:18 Eph. 4:4 The Local Church Christians Rom. 16:16 OUR FIRST PRIORITY To be added to the saved Acts 2:38-47 AFTER BEING SAVED Join local Christians in serving the Lord Acts 9:26; Heb.10:24-25 Lesson 2

9. Explaining Acts 2:38 “Remission of sins” equals “salvation.” The question you never should ask: “Have you been baptized for the remission of sins?” Instead, ask two questions: “When were you saved? “When were you baptized? Acts 2:38 is an explanation of Acts 2:21

10. Using God’s Motivators: Heaven Hell

11. Can the Bible Be Trusted? Internal evidences Manuscript evidence Uniqueness of the Bible

12. Counting the Cost In purity In the home In the local church

13. Getting to Know Jesus: Reading through Mark Reading through Acts Lesson Outlines + Audio: www.oldwireroadchurch.com