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The Church of Your Choice: Unlimited Freedom, Limited in God's Way

Discover the importance of choosing the right church. Explore the scriptural foundation for the Church of Christ and the Church of God's Choice. Don't settle for convenience or personal preferences when it comes to your spiritual journey.

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The Church of Your Choice: Unlimited Freedom, Limited in God's Way

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  1. Attend the Church of Your Choice

  2. The American Way: Unlimited • Freedom • Choice • Convenience

  3. God’s Way: Limited • The Ark (Gen. 6-7) • The Passover lamb (Ex. 12) • The Lord’s church (Mt. 16:18)

  4. The Church of Your Choice • Popular, but not scriptural • There was no choosing (Acts 2:47) • There were no churches (denominations) to choose from in the NT

  5. The Church of Christof Your Choice • For some, if “Church of Christ” is on the sign, that’s all that matters • Do we pick a medical doctor this way? • Not all “Churches of Christ” are pleasing to Christ (Rev. 3:1)

  6. The Church of… • Convenience’s choice (1 K. 12:28) • Children’s choice • Family’s choice • Social status’ choice • Preacher’s choice

  7. The Church of God’s Choice • Founder (Mt. 16:18) • Origin (Isa. 2; Acts 2) • Designation (Rom. 16:16) • Doctrine (Acts 2:42) • Organization (Phil. 1:1)

  8. The Church of God’s Choice • Work (1 Thess. 1:8) • Worship (Jn. 4:24) • Entrance (Acts 2:38, 41, 47)

  9. No Church Choice • Not man’s thoughts (Isa. 55:8-9; Jer. 10:23) • May be one (Jn. 17:20-21) • No other name (Acts 4:12) • Not another gospel (Gal. 1:6-9) • One body (Eph. 4:4-6)

  10. No Church Choice • Has not God (2 Jn. 9-11) • Once for all delivered (Jude 3) • Repent or else (Rev. 3:16)

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