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C5. The Worship of the Church

1 Corinthians 10:16 NKJV
16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

The cup is a communion of the ‐--------- of Christ.

BLOOD

The bread is a communion of the -------- of Christ.

BODY

D3. The Name of the Church

1 Corinthians 1:10-13 NKJV
10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you. 12 Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

Is it a sin to name the church after Paul, Apollo, Cephas, or any other human being?

YES

If the church were named after Paul, whom would we be glorifying?

PAUL

If the church were named after a religious act such as "Repentance, " what would we be glorifying?

REPENTANCE

If it were a sin to name it the "Pauline Church," would it be a sin to name it the "Lutheran Church?"

YES

If it were a sin to name it the "Repentance Church,? would it be a sin to name it the "Baptist Church?"

YES

Can you think of other unauthorized religious names that are used today?

PENTECOSTAL, CATHOLIC, EPISCOPAL, MORMON, JEHOVAH’S WITNESS.

A5. The Church

I Corinthians 1:10 NKJV
10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Is religious division condemned?

YES

Since religious division is condemned and since Jesus prayed that all his followers be one, must we strive to be one religiously?

YES

C8. The Worship of the Church

1 Corinthians 16:1-2 NKJV
1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: 2 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

Is it God's will that we give as we have been prospered?

YES

Are we to make a contribution on the same day we are to partake of the Lord's Supper?

YES

B5. The Organization of the Church

1 Timothy 3:1-7 NKJV
1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; 3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; 4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence 5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); 6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Must and Elder be married?

YES

Must and Elder have children?

YES

May a recent convert (novice) serve as an Elder?

NO

B6. The Organization of the Church

1 Timothy 3:8-12 NKJV
8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, 9 holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. 10 But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. 11 Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. 12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

What church official is under discussion here?

DEACON

Is it God's plan that there be qualified Elders and DEACONS in every church?

YES

B2. The Organization of the Church

Acts 14:23 NKJV
23 So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Did these inspired men ordain Elders in every church?

YES

Are we right if we do as they did in ordaining a plurality of Elders in every congregation?

YES

Could we be wrong if we did NOT organize the church the way those inspired men of God did?

YES

B3. The Organization of the Church

Acts 20:17 NKJV
17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.

Acts 20:28 NKJV
28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

Are the Elders to be the overseers of the church?

YES

D2. The Name of the Church

Acts 20:28 NKJV
28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

Who purchased the church?

JESUS

Whose name should be on the "deed "?

JESUS

C6. The Worship of the Church

Acts 20:7 NKJV
7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

When God told the Israelites in Exodus 20:8 to remember the Sabbath, did he mean for them to keep every Sabbath?

YES
Exodus 20:8 NKJV
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

When those Christians met upon the first day of the week to eat the Lord's Supper, did they do it on the first day of each week?

YES

Should Christians today eat the Lord's Supper upon the first day of the week?

YES

C7. The Worship of the Church

Acts 2:42 NKJV
42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

The disciples continued steadfastly in ----- ----------- -------------- and -------------, in the------------- --- ------------, and in ‐--‐-------.

the apostles’ doctrine
fellowship
breaking of bread
prayers

Will we be pleasing to God if we continue steadfastly in these things?

YES

A6. The Church

Colossians 1:18 NKJV
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Since Jesus is the head of the church, the body, should we go to anyone other than Jesus and the inspired writers of the New Testament to learn the organization, worship and name of his church?

YES

D4. The Name of the Church

Colossians 3:17 NKJV
17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Are we to do "all" in the name of the Lord Jesus?

YES

Would this include the name by which we refer to God's people?

YES

A2. The Church

Ephesians 1:20-23 NKJV
20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Is Jesus the head over all things to the church?

YES

In verse 23 the church is also called his-----------.

BODY

A3. The Church

Ephesians 4:4 NKJV
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;

Is there only one hope?

YES

Is there only one Holy Spirit?

YES

Is there only one body (church?)

YES

C9. The Worship of the Church

Ephesians 5:19 NKJV
19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.

Are we to sing?

YES

Does this passage mention mechanical instruments of music?

NO

Church historians tell us that the followers of Christ did not use mechanical instruments of music in their worship for hundreds of years after Christ.

The Greek Orthodox Church, which broke off from the Roman Catholic Church, has never used instrumental music in their worship.

When you attend the worship of the church of Christ, you will notice we do not use instrumental music in our worship.

The following comparisons from Genesis 6:14 help to illustrate the reason:

Genesis 6:14 NKJV
14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.

God told Noah "Make yourself an ark of Gopher wood. "

Would Noah have sinned if he had built the ark of metal or mud?

YES

Would Noah have sinned if he had built the ark of any other wood, like Oak or Ash?

YES

When God said, "Gopher wood, " that automatically eliminated any other kind of wood.

When God said, Sing," that automatically eliminated any other kind of music.

D6. The Name of the Church

Hebrews 8:5 NKJV
5 who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

Was Moses warned to build the tabernacle after God's pattern?

YES

Must we be careful to build the church after God's pattern?

YES

C2. The Worship of the Church

John 17:17 NKJV
17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

What is truth?

GOD'S WORD

Since we must worship God in truth, must we worship as God has directed in the Bible?

YES

A4. The Church

John 17:20-21 NKJV
20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.

Did Jesus pray that his followers all be one?

YES

C1. The Worship of the Church

John 4:24 NKJV
24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Must we worship God in spirit and in truth?

YES

CC10. The Worship of the Church

Leviticus 10:1-2 NKJV
1 Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. 2 So fire went out from the Lord and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.

Did Nadab and Abihu sin when they offered a different kind of fire than God commanded?

YES

Did God punish them?

YES

Is it important to worship God the way HE has commanded without alteration?

YES

C4. The Worship of the Church

Luke 22:19-20 NKJV
19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.

Did Jesus command his disciples to partake of the Lord's Supper?

YES

B1. The Organization of the church

Matthew 15:13 NKJV
13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

If a church is not built in accordance with the Word of God, will it be rooted up?

YES

C3. The Worship of the Church

Matthew 15:9 NKJV
9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

Is it possible to worship God in vain?

YES

If we worship God according to the commandments of uninspired men, will God accept it?

NO

E1. SUMMARY of The Church

SUMMARY:

1. Jesus is the builder, owner, and head of the church.

2. Jesus built only one church.

3. Unity among the followers of Jesus is commanded and division is condemned.

4. We must go to the New Testament to learn the organization, worship, and name of the church.

5. God has decreed that there be qualified elders and deacons in every congregation.

6. In the worship services of the church, we are commanded to:

a. Partake of the Lords Supper on the first day of the week.

b. Teach God's Word.

c. Pray.

d. Sing.

e. Make a contribution.

7. The name "church of Christ" is Scriptural and would glorify the one who built the church and bought it with his blood.

D1. The Name of the Church

Matthew 16:18 NKJV
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Who built the church?

JESUS

Jesus said he was going to build whose church?

HIS

A1. The Church

Matthew 16:18 NKJV
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Who built the church?

JESUS

To whom does the church belong?

JESUS

Did Jesus build churches (plural) or the church (singular)?

SINGULAR

CC11. The Worship of the Church

Matthew 26:26-29 NKJV
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom. "

Would it be a sin to put jam on the bread to improve the taste?

YES

Would it be a sin to add vitamin tonic to the fruit of the vine to aid our enthusiasm in serving God?

YES

Would it be a sin to add hamburgers and milkshakes to the Lords Supper?

YES

Would Noah have sinned if he had used oak and gopher wood in the ark?

YES

Did God approve of Nadab and Abihu offering a different kind of fire than he had commanded?

NO

Is it a sin to add jam and vitamin tonic and instrumental music to the Worship?

YES

B7. The Organization of the Church

Philippians 1:1 NKJV
1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

The church at Philipi was organized with ‐------------ and ‐‐-------------.

Elders, Deacons

D5. The Name of the Church

Romans 16:16 NKJV
16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you.

Do you read of the church of Christ in the Bible?

YES

Would it be wrong to call the church by this name?

NO

Would this name glorify the one who built the church and bought it with his blood?

YES

B4. The Organization of the Church

Titus 1:5-7 NKJV
5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you— 6 if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,

When Paul told Titus to set things in order, did he tell him to ordain Elders?

YES

When we do what Titus did in organizing the church, are we doing the will of God?

YES

Do the terms "Elder, " "Bishop " and "Overseer" refer to the same office?

YES