1. Faith 101 Discovering the Faith Lesson Nine The Church on Earth and in Heaven

2. The Third Article I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen. What does this mean?

3. The Holy Christian Church What is “church”? Visible Church Invisible Church

4. The Holy Christian Church Local Church Universal/ catholic/ Christian Church Communion of the Saints

5. What about Denominations? Never intended by God No “true church”

6. Benefits of a Denomination Constancy and Consistency Mutual accountability Joint Work

7. Why Should I Join a Church? It’s God’s church. It’s his tool to reach us. We are created for community We support and encourage each other. We hold each other accountable.

8. What does it mean to join Lamb of God? Doctrinal Agreement Life Expectations Support of the Church

9. The Forgiveness of Sins The Office of the Keys The Office of the Keys is that special authority which Christ has given to his church on earth to forgive the sins of repentant sinners, but to withhold the forgiveness from the unrepentant as long as they do not repent. John 20:22-23 1 Corinthians 5:4-6, 13

10. The Christian Faith Makes the Difference Death is the wages of sin! Romans 6:23 Without faith – hopeless view of life Christians live as citizens of heaven Phil 3:20-21 We live looking forward to Christ’s return Grieve with hope 1 Thess 4:13-18

11. Looking forward to His Return Millenialism vs Amillenialism Rapture? Matthew 24; 1 Thess 4; Rev. 20

12. Jesus Comes to Judge The Christian Doesn’t fear that judgement The Christian has been declared Not Guilty For the Christian Judgment Day is the public proclamation of that verdict

13. What Happens When You Die? The Bible doesn’t say much about the in between time. The thief is promised “Paradise”, “with Jesus.” Luke 23:40-43 The souls of believers are in the hands of God. ; Rev. 6:9-11

14. The Hope The Resurrection of the Body Our new Body will be like the Easter Body of Jesus Phil 3 1 John 3 and 1 Cor. 15

15. The Resurrection Body Sown perishable – raised imperishable Sown in dishonor - raised in glory Sown in weakness - raised in power Sown a natural body – raised a spiritual body

16. The Final Great Moment of Victory The sting of death is sin – but Christ has taken its sting for us The strength of sin is the Law – but Christ has fulfilled the law for us Christ has taken the punishment demanded by the law for us. Christ has risen from dead! We are raised up with new bodies DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY!

17. Life Everlasting THE BEST THING ABOUT HEAVEN – WE WILL BE WITH GOD, FACE TO FACE, FORVER!!!! THERE WE WILL DRINK FREELY OF LIFE FOREVER! WHAT DOES THAT MEAN – GOES BEYOND ALL WE CAN IMAGINE. Rev. 21-22; Rev. 7:9-17