PPT-The Church

Foundations f or Life Word church refers to Local congregation of professing believers A denominational group The universal body of true Christian believers A building used for religious purposes. By Dr. Tom . Cheyney. RenovateConference.org. ReproducingChurches.com. Church Revitalization in the Small Church!. 2 Timothy 1:7. “For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.”. 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?. 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 And when we leave it as if it is something outdated and abusive, we also leave behind the joy God has for us. . 1 . Thes. . 4:9-12. A Set-Apart Church, Pt. 3. I. Set-Apart in our Walk before God.. II. Set-Apart to the Will of God.. III. Set-Apart to the Way of God.. A Set-Apart Church, Pt. 3. 1 John 3:14 . We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother . 1 . Thes. . 4:1-8. I. Set-Apart in our Walk before God (4:1).. A Set-Apart Church. Eph. 2:2 . Wherein in time past ye . walked . according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now . Your name. youremail@emails.com. youremail@emails.com. What’s the goal?. How can I use this technology to bring myself, my family, and my friends closer to Christ?. LDS.org tools. LDS.org content. Church media. Your name. youremail@emails.com. youremail@emails.com. What’s the goal?. How can I use this technology to bring myself, my family, and my friends closer to Christ?. LDS.org tools. LDS.org content. Church media. 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.. 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 . Early Church to Reformation. Reformation Era. Reformation to Present. Why Study Church History?. See God is . a God of . Purpose. See . our great . heritage. Keeps our walk in perspective. See it is actually “His Story”. 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).