Ecclesiology
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Welcome
Congregational Meeting - Sunday, July 26th = After Church
Phillip Shurring
Intro
Intro
Guided By The Truth - Ecclesiology = The Church
What is the Church and who belongs to it?
What should the Church be doing and how should we do it?
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Prayer
My God we praise you for your goodness to us, we thank you for allowing us to gather together today and we ask you to be with us in your spirit today...
Message
Message
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
If you are not saved by Christ… You are not a part of His Church
Defining the Church
Defining the Church
Names Used
Body
1 Cor 12
Bride
Eph 5
Church - “ekklasia” = ecclesiology
gathering / congregation
Visible | Invisible
Local | Universal
9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
Temporal | Eternal
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
Design of the Church
Design of the Church
= 7 P’s
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Permanent = Rock
11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Personal = I
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Positive = Will
26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
Powerful = Build
41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
Paid = My
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
People = Church
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Promise = Gates of Hell
54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” 55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Purpose of the Church
Purpose of the Church
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Up = Glorifying God
In = Edifying One-another
Out = Proclaiming / Evangelizing / Sharing / Witnessing / Etc…
Authority of the Church
Authority of the Church
God / Jesus
Elders - spiritual under shepherds (1 Tim 3.1-7)
Deacons - servanthood / physical needs (1 Tim 3.8-13)
Church Membership - universal / local - (All NT)
Unity - Adams Family - Thing*
Early Church Example
Existence of Church Government
Exercise of Discipline
Church Discipline - (Matt 18.15-20)
15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Exhortation of Edification
Graces of the Church
Graces of the Church
Baptism
Communion
Glory of the Church
Glory of the Church
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Are you a part of THIS Church?
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Prayer
God our father we rejoice that in your unsearchable wisdom you have chosen to consecrate to yourself a people such as us to be the bride of your Son Christ Jesus bought by Him through his precious blood… Help us to be devoted to you and send us your spirit so that we might cultivate a true sincerity to you and sanctify us so that you might present the church to yourself without spot or blemish… Help us to be bold in the proclamation and application of your gospel and so give you the glory that you deserve…
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