1. The Church

2. 1. The Church is … … made up of chosen people The Church is open to all Acts 2 v 21

3. The Church 1. The Church is … … made up of chosen people The Church is open to all Acts 2 v 21 “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved”

4. The Church 1. The Church is … … made up of chosen people The Church is open to all Acts 2 v 21 We are all forgiven sinners Eph 2 v1,4,8

5. The Church 1. The Church is … … made up of chosen people The Church is open to all Acts 2 v 21 We are all forgiven sinners Eph 2 v1,4,8 “God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive when we were dead in sins - it is by the grace you have been saved”

6. The Church 1. The Church is … … made up of chosen people The Church is open to all Acts 2 v 21 We are all forgiven sinners Eph 2 v1,8 We are like ‘living stones’ 1 Pet 2 v 4,5 “you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house”

7. The Church 2. The Church belongs to Christ Past … Jesus founded it Matt 16 v 16,18

8. The Church 2. The Church belongs to Christ Past … Jesus founded it Matt 16 v 16,18 Peter answered, ‘You are the Christ, the son of the living God! Jesus replied, ‘Peter…on this rock I will build my church’

9. The Church 2. The Church belongs to Christ Past … Jesus founded it Matt 16 v 16,18 Christ died for it Acts 20 v 28

10. The Church 2. The Church belongs to Christ Past … Jesus founded it Matt 16 v 16,18 Christ died for it Acts 20 v 28 “the church of God, which he bought with his own blood”

11. The Church 2. The Church belongs to Christ Past … Jesus founded it Matt 16 v 16,18 Christ died for it Acts 20 v 28 Present … Jesus is building it Matt 16 v 18

12. The Church 2. The Church belongs to Christ Past … Jesus founded it Matt 16 v 16,18 Christ died for it Acts 20 v 28 Present … Jesus is building it Matt 16 v 18 Future … God will receive it Heb 13 v14; Rev 21 v10-27 It will be the ‘Bride of Christ’ Eph 5 v 25-27; Rev 21 v 2