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Understanding Membership and Organization in the New Testament Church

Explore the essential elements of membership within the New Testament Church, highlighting the steps to salvation: hearing, believing, confessing, repenting, and being baptized. Examine the church's organization, consisting of elders, deacons, and evangelists, and understand the importance of local congregations. Delve into worship practices, including prayer, giving, communion, and preaching. Learn about the mission of the church, focused on teaching the gospel and caring for the needy. Discover the sufficiency and divine design of the Lord's Church as ordained in scripture.

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Understanding Membership and Organization in the New Testament Church

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  1. Church History The NT Church MEMBERSHIP • Hear the Gospel – Mk. 16:15; Rom. 10:17 • Believe the Gospel – Mk. 16:15-16; Jn. 8:24 • Confess Faith in Christ – Matt. 10:32 • Repent – Lk. 13:3 • Be Baptized for Remission of Sins – Acts 2:38 • Faithful Service – 1 Jn. 2:3-6; Rev. 2:10

  2. The NT Church MEMBERSHIP Saved By Blood Saved By Baptism BIBLE TEACHES What When Rev. 1:5 Heb. 9:14 Matt. 26:28 Rom. 5:9 Washed Consc. Clean Sins Remitted Made Free Acts 22:16 1 Pet. 3:21 Acts 2:38 Rom. 6:3-5, 17-18 Blood of Christ SavesWhen We Obey God’s Command To Be Baptized!

  3. The NT Church MEMBERSHIP He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. (Col. 1:13-14).

  4. Church History The NT Church ORGANIZATION • Universal Body – No Earthly Organization • Local Body of Christ • Elders (Acts 14:23) • Plurality in every church (Acts 20:17; Ti. 1:5) • Limited Oversight (Acts 20:28; 1 Pet.5:1-4) • Equality in Eldership (1 Pet. 5:1-4) • Deacons (Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:8-13) • Perform special services (Acts 6:1-7) • Members (Phil. 1:1) • Evangelists (Eph. 4:11)

  5. Church History The NT Church WORSHIP • Pray (Acts 2:42) • Give As Prospered (1 Cor. 16:1-2) • Lord’s Supper (1 Cor. 11:23-26; 20:7) • Preach Gospel (Acts 2:42; 1 Tim. 3:15) • Sing (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16; 1 Cor. 14:15)

  6. Church History The NT Church MISSION - WORK • Teach Gospel (1 Tim. 3:15) • Care for Needy Saints (Rom. 15:25-26) • Edify the Saints (Eph. 4:11-12) • Mission is NOT: • Social • Recreational • Money-making • Political

  7. Church History The NT Church MEMBERSHIP • Hear, Believe, Repent, Confess, Baptism ORGANIZATION • Elders, Deacons, Saints, Evangelist WORSHIP • Pray, Give, Sing, Preach, Communion MISSION - WORK • Preach Gospel, Edify Saints, Help Needy Saints

  8. Church History The NT Church CONCLUSION • Lord’s Church Is Sufficient • Has Complete Revelation (Jude 3) • Designed by God (Eph. 3:8-11) • Built by Christ (Matt. 16:18) • Any supposed improvement must come from someone wiser than God! • 1 Cor. 1:25-31 • Isa. 55:8-9

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