PPT-Models of Church The Church

Unit 4 Document TX005572 Five Models of the Church The Church A Great Mystery and a Divine Gift We can only begin to understand the Church as mystery through analogythrough models No matter what modelor combination of modelswe choose our models will fall short. Lightening . the Load:. r. eleasing the life and energy. of the rural church.  . Saturday 28. th. February, 2015. Refine. Equip. Enthuse. Creating Sustainable Models for the Rural Church. The problem. Religion and Religious Change in England, c.1470-1558. The ‘Church’ problem:. Duality:. Church was at one an immensely power and wealthy institution. And. the very body of Christ - His spirit resided in believers.. If We All Loved The Church As Much As You?. Ephesians 5:25 (NKJV) . 25 . Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, . If We All Loved The Church As Much As You?. Session 01C M308 . Michael Pascual, MA. Goal for the . section. Consider the different models of Church to assist us in our understanding the readings.. Background. Like the Models of Revelation, Avery Dulles wrote about the Models of Church to capture the complexity of Church.. The . Church . Course. Document # TX001504. Five Models of the Church. The Church: A Great Mystery and a Divine Gift. We can only begin to understand the Church as mystery through analogy—through models.. How to protect your people, place and property. so the kingdom of God will grow through your ministry.. Ruth Graham Lott. MULTIPLICATION…. REVITALIZE. RECALIBRATE. REPRODUCE. . We struggle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.. Biblical manhood and womanhood. Key Texts. 1 Timothy 2:11-14, 3, 5. 1 Peter 5:1-3. Acts 14:23. Titus 2. Gen. 1-3 (AS ALWAYS!) . Authority and Power Can be scary. We’ve simply seen too many people with power abuse it, and therefore we are slow to trust those in authority and quick to balk at it. But, we must remember that God created authority for our good. God created authority for our joy. And when we leave it as if it is something outdated and abusive, we also leave behind the joy God has for us. . Document # TX001504. Five Models of the Church. The Church: A Great Mystery and a Divine Gift. We can only begin to understand the Church as mystery through analogy—through models.. No  matter what model—or combination of models—we choose, our models will fall short.. 1. Slideshow by www.missionbibleclass.org using illustrations from Sweet Publishing. 2. Amazing events had been taking place in the city of Jerusalem! For one thing there was a big Holiday. Thousands of Jewish people from many regions and countries had come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. This was a time when the Jews came to thank God for the food and grain he had provided for them in the harvest. They also thanked God for the Law and the Ten Commandments.. Course. Document # TX001504. Five Models of the Church. The Church: A Great Mystery and a Divine Gift. We can only begin to understand the Church as mystery through analogy—through models.. No  matter what model—or combination of models—we choose, our models will fall short.. Unit 4. Document . #: TX005571. Body of Christ. Together, we form the Body of Christ. . This . is the most prominent image in Paul’s letters and the only one with no Old Testament equivalent.. Christ the Head rules and . Document # TX001504. Five Models of the Church. The Church: A Great Mystery and a Divine Gift. We can only begin to understand the Church as mystery through analogy—through models.. No  matter what model—or combination of models—we choose, our models will fall short.. Hierarchy of the church. -. -. -. -. -. Spiritual and Political Leadership. Strong central ___________ were either ___________or nonexistent.. The pope was both a __________________and __________________leader.. Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology (p. 853). Ekklesia. – An assembly or gathering. . Old Testament . This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which . spake. to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: (Acts 7:38, KJV).