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The One True Church of the Bible By Willie Alvarenga willie75.wordpress

The One True Church of the Bible By Willie Alvarenga www.willie75.wordpress.com Willie.alvarenga@browntrailschoolofpreaching.com. Is there one true church in existence today? Can we really know whether there is one true church?

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  1. The One True Church of the Bible By Willie Alvarenga www.willie75.wordpress.com Willie.alvarenga@browntrailschoolofpreaching.com

  2. Is there one true church in existence today? • Can we really know whether there is one true church? • Can we really know whether we are members of the one true church? • Are you a member of the one true church of the Bible?

  3. An Overview of Today’s Lesson

  4. In This Lesson: • A calltosearchtheScriptures • TheImportance of ourtopic • Ourpresentcondition • Howtoidentifytheone true church of theBible

  5. A calltostudytheBible

  6. Acts 17:11 I Thessalonians 5:21 I John 4:1

  7. Theimportance of oursubject

  8. Why is the subject of the One True church important?

  9. It’s a Bible subject • It’s a life and death subject • It’s a subject related to Jesus • It’s a subject people need to know about • Many are teaching false doctrine on this subject

  10. Our presente condition

  11. There are about 1,500 organizedreligions in Americatoday. Othershavesuggestedthatthere are 30,000 denominations in theworld

  12. There is so much confusion and religious division in the world that people are confused about what to believe

  13. 3 Erroneous concepts about the church

  14. Many believe The building Is the church

  15. Many believe The church is not important

  16. Many believe The church is just A plan “B”

  17. Many believe The church is just Another denomination

  18. How to identify the one true church of the Bible

  19. Can we actually know About the One True church?

  20. John 7:17 • John 8:32 • Eph. 3:4 • Eph. 5:17 We can Understand The Bible

  21. Identifying the One True church

  22. What would you do if your child was missing?

  23. Call police • Provide physical descriptions (e.g. hair color, color of her eyes, stature, clothes she was wearing, etc. • Police might be able to find her with these descriptions

  24. The Bible provides several descriptions that can help us to find the one true church of the Bible

  25. Descriptions To Identify The One true church

  26. Descriptions • Name • Founder • Worship • Organization • Authority • Howto be a member

  27. Church of Christ (Romanos 16:16) • Church of God (1 Corintios 1:2) • The Body of Christ (Colosenses 1:24) • The House of God (1 Timoteo 3:15) Biblical Descriptions

  28. The names of which we hear today do not find their origin in the pages of the New Testament. These are human names which find no authority within the Scriptures.

  29. Many argue that the name by which the church is identified is not important

  30. If the name is not important, then… Willie Alvarenga 5,000 Can I write my name in your weekly pay check?

  31. If the name is not important… Would you name your new born baby, “Judas Iscariot”, or perhaps, “Ahab”?

  32. The name by which the church is known is very important to God, and it should be to all of us!

  33. Why Church Of Christ? • Matthew 16:18 “Mychurch” • Romans16:16 “Churches of Christ” • Ephesians 1:22-23 “Christisthe head of thechurch” • Acts 20:28 ChristshedHisbloodforthechurch

  34. Founder of the One true church

  35. Founder of the church Matthew 16:18 Ephesians 2:20 1 Corinthians 3:11

  36. Head of the church: Christ Colossians 1:18 Ephesians 1:22-23 Ephesians 5:23

  37. Worship of The one true church

  38. Authorized acts of worship • Singing without the use of instruments (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16) • Lord supper every Sunday (Acts 2:42; 20:7) • Contribution on Sundays (I Corinthians 16:1-2) • Prayer (Acts 2:42; 1 Thess. 5:17) • Preaching of the Word (2 Timothy 4:2)

  39. The Authority Of the one true Church

  40. Our only Authority In religion • TheinspiredWord of Godisouronlyauthoritytofollow (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Col. 3:17; 1 Peter 4:11)

  41. Our Only Authority

  42. Organization Of the one true Church

  43. Organization of the church • Christ is the head, not man (Ephesians 1:22-23) • Plurality of elders (Acts 14:23; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5) • Deacons (1 Timothy 3:8-13; Philippians 1:1) • Evangelists, ministers, preachers (Efesios 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:5) • Members, Christians (Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16)

  44. Establishment Of the one true Church

  45. The church was Established in Jerusalem (Approx.. 30-33 A.D.)

  46. Isaiah 2:1-4 • Acts 2:1-4 • Mark 9:1 • Acts 1:8 • Acts 2:1-47 According To N.T. Scriptures

  47. What can a person do to be part of the New Testament church?

  48. People must do exactly what the early Christians did to be saved and to be part of the New Testament church

  49. Consider Acts 2:22-47

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