2. The Holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints What does the title “The holy Christian church, the communion of saints” tell us about the people who belong to the church?

3. Question #1 Who belongs to the holy Christian church? Who belongs to the holy Christian church?

4. Acts 5:14 1 Corinthians 1:2 Ephesians 5:25-27 Key Point #1 Romans 1:7 1 Corinthians 3:11 Romans 12:5 1 Timothy 1:1 Key Point #2 Luke 17:20-21 Key Point #3 believes in Jesus faith holy saints Christ founded on Christ Ephesians 5:23 all sins away 1 Samuel 16:7 Key Point #4 believers one body knows its members holy Christian church communion of saints Key Point #5

5. Acts 5:14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.

6. 1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--their Lord and ours:

7. Ephesians 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.

8. The holy Christian _____ is everyone in the _____ who _______ in _____ as the _____. Key Point #1 church world believes Jesus Savior

9. Question #2 Why are the members of this church called holy and saints?

10. Romans 1:7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

11. 1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12. 1 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

13. so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:5

14. Key Point #2 All _______ everywhere in the _____ are called ___ and _____ because _____ took away their sins. believers world holy saints Jesus

15. Question #3 Why is the church called the Christian church?

16. Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.

17. Luke 17:20-21 Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."

18. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

19. Key Point #3 The church of all _______ everywhere in the _____ is called _______ because the ____ of every member is _______ on _____. believers world Christian hope founded Christ

20. Question #4 Why is the church called a communion of saints?

21. Key Point #4 All ________ everywhere in the world are called a _________ of _____ because we all belong to one ____ and have _____ as our ____. believers communion saints body Christ head

22. Question #5 Why is God the only one who knows the members of the holy Christian church?

23. Key Point #5 Only ___ knows who the _______ of this ______ are because he alone knows those who have ____ in their _____. God memberschurch faithhearts

24. What I’ve Learned The holy Christian church and the communion of saints are the same group of people that includes all who are united by faith in Christ The holy Christian church and the communion of saints are the same group of people that includes all who are united by faith in Christ

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