Will History Repeat Itself? Lord’s Church 1840 1950 1850 Lord’s Church Christian Church Christian Church Lord’s Church Liberal Church 2000 Christian Church Lord’s Church Liberal Church
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Will History
Repeat Itself?
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•History Does Repeat Itself
•Advantageous Study
•Understand Causes of Religious Division
•Unity Must Be Maintained
•Recognize Early Departures From Standard
•Self-examination Is Difficult
•Hard To See Own Faults
•Motives Sincere
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Lessons:
•The New Testament Church
•The Falling Away Predicted
•The Apostasy – Rise of Catholicism
•The Reformation – Rise of Denominationalism
•The Restoration
•Apostasies Following the Restoration
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•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
MEMBERSHIP
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Saved By Blood Saved By Baptism
What When
Rev. 1:5
Heb. 9:14
Matt. 26:28Rom. 5:9
Acts 22:16
1 Pet. 3:21
Acts 2:38
Rom. 6:3-5, 17-18
Washed
Consc. Clean
Sins Remitted
Made Free
Blood of Christ Saves When We Obey
God’s Command To Be Baptized!
BIBLE
TEACHES
MEMBERSHIP
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He has delivered us from the power of
darkness and conveyed us into the kingdomof the Son of His love, in whom we have
redemption through His blood, the
forgiveness of sins. (Col. 1:13-14).
MEMBERSHIP
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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)
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•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)
WORSHIP
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•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
MISSION - WORK
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•Hear, Believe, Repent, Confess, Baptism
MEMBERSHIP
ORGANIZATION•Elders, Deacons, Saints, Evangelist
WORSHIP
•Pray, Give, Sing, Preach, Communion
•Preach Gospel, Edify Saints, Help Needy Saints
MISSION - WORK
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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 fromsomeone wiser than God!
- 1 Cor. 1:25-31
-Isa. 55:8-9