The Church and Memory Work
The Church
The church is the saved - Acts 2:47
It is the body of Christ - Col. 1:18
Christ built the church - Matthew 16:18
Christ is the head of the church - Ephesians 1:23
Christ is the lawgiver, the ruler, the sovereign.
Christ is the chief cornerstone - Ephesians 2:20
Christ paid his blood for redemption of his people, the church - Acts 20:28
Jesus is the savior of the church - Ephesians 5:23
The church is subject to Christ - Ephesians 5:24
Reconciliation is in the body, the church - Ephesians 2:16
The names that the church is referred to are:
The vineyard - Matthew 20:1
Church of God - Acts 20:28
Churches of Christ - Romans 16:16
Church of God - 1 Corinthians 1: 1 & 2
God’s building - 1 Corinthians 3:9
The temple - 1 Corinthians 3:16
Household of faith - Galatians 6:10
Household of God - Ephesians 2:19
Kingdom of his dear son - Col. 1:13, 10
The Individual names applied to God’s people are:
Disciples - Acts 11:26
Christians - Acts 11:26
Sons of God - Romans 8:14
Children of God - Galatians 3:26
Brethren - James 2:1
Saints - Philippians 1:1
Acts of Worship
Five acts of worship are:
Singing - Galatians 5:19
Prayer - Acts 2:42
Breaking of bread (observing the Lord's supper) Matthew 26:26-28
Laying by in store as we have prospered 1 Corinthians 16:1 & 2
Preaching - Acts 20:7
Kinds of worship:
Vain - Mark 7:7
Ignorant - Acts 17:23
Will worship - Col. 2:23
True worship - 4:24
Teaching
The disciples were told to teach - Matthew 28:19 & 19
They were to begin in Jerusalem - Luke 24:49
They worked through the organization of the church - Acts 13: 1 & 2
Men are drawn to Christ by teaching - John 6:44 & 45
One must be taught before one can believe - Romans 10: 13, 17
Women preachers are not scriptural - 1 Timothy 2:9, and 1 Corinthians 14:34 & 35
Unsound teachers must have their mouths stopped - Titus 1:10-14
We may teach by:
Speaking - Acts 8:35
Writing - Galatians 6:11
Singing - Eph. 5:19
Living Right - 1 Peter 2:11, 12
Giving
We should give on the first day of the week - 1 Cor. 16:1, 2
Giving proves sincerity of love - 2 Cor. 8:8
The first principal of giving is to give self - 2 Cor. 8:5
Another fundamental is a willing mind - 2 Cor. 8:12
Other laws pertaining to giving are:
As purposed, not grudgingly, not of necessity, cheerfully - 2 Cor. 9:7
Why is tithing not binding today?
Breaking Bread
Luke 22:19 - Commanded to eat
Hebrews 10:25 - Commanded to Assemble
1 Cor. 11:33 - Assembled to eat
Acts 2:7 - Assembled on First Day to eat
1 Cor. 11:20 - Ate when they assembled
Therefore to be like the first century church we must do the same.
How we are to eat the Lord’s Supper? [Discussion]
Prayer
We are to pray to God the Father - Col. 3:17
We are to pray through Jesus Christ - Col. 3:17
We are to pray for all men - kings - all in authority - 2 Tim. 2:1, 2
We are to pray without ceasing - Rom. 12:12 and 1 Thess. 5:17
Elements of Scriptural Prayer
Desire - Rom. 10:1
Reverence - Matt. 6:0
In the name of Christ - John 14:13, 14
Sincerely - Matt. 6:5
Obedient - Matt. 6:10
In Faith - James 1:6, 8
Submission - 1 John 5:14
Giving Spirit - Matt. 6:12, 13
Humility - Luke 18:9, 14
Unselfish - James 4:2, 3
Confessing Sin - 1 John 1:9
Singing
Matt. 26:30
Acts 16:25
Romans 15:9
1 Cor. 14:15
Eph. 5:18, 19
Col. 3:16
James 5:13
Discussion
Why not use instruments like David?
What about “It doesn’t say not to”?
What about instrument in home? Why not in church building?
What about instruments in heaven?
What about, “I like it”?
What about tuning fork?
Memory Work on Important New Testament Points
Give the model prayer:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name; Thy
kingdom come; Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts
as we forgive out debtors and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil:
for Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever, Amen.
12 Apostles
Peter Phillip James
Andrew Bartholomew Thaddeus
James Thomas Simon
John Matthew Judas
The Beatitudes:
Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom
of God.
Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and say all manner of
evil against you falsely for my sake.
Rejoice and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven, for so
persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
23rd Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures,
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He rewardeth my soul.
He leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for
Thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies,
Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over,
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my live
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
15th Psalm
Lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
He that walketh uprightly and worketh Righteousness and speaketh the truth in his heart.
He that backbiteth not with his tongue,
nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor.
In whose eyes a vile person is contemned;
but he honoureth them that fear the Lord.
He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent.
He that doeth these things shall never be removed.
1st Psalm
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord
and in his law doeth he meditate day and ight.
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of aters,
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season,
his leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous but the way
of the ungodly shall perish.
New Testament Subjects
Matthew
1. Genealogy of Christ
2. Birth of Christ
3. Baptism of Jesus
4. Temptation of Jesus
5. Beatitudes Sermon on the Mount
6. Sermon on the Mount
7. Sermon on the Mount
8. Miracles
9. Miracles
10. Names of the 12 Apostles
11. The greatness of John the Baptist
12. Sin against the Holy Spirit
13. Parable of the sower
14. Death of John the Baptist and the feeding of 5000
15. Feeding the 4000
16. Jesus to build his Church - gaining the world and losing the soul
17. Transfiguration
18. Conversion
19. Divorce
20. The Vineyard
21. Jesus entry into Jerusalem - parable of the two sons
22. The two great commandments
23. Jesus denounces the Pharisees
24. Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple
25. The judgment
26. The Lord’s supper instituted - The trial, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ
27. The trial, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ
28. The trial, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ - The great commission.
Mark
1. The preaching of John the Baptist - the baptism of
Jesus of Nazareth - the Christ.
2. Jesus heals one sick of palsy.
3. Sin against the Holy Spirit
4. Jesus stills the winds of a storm at sea.
5. Confirming with miracles
6. Jesus is contemned by his own courntymen
7. Vain Worship
8. Jesus feeds the thousands and foretells of his death and resurrection
9. The transfiguration
10. Divorce
11. Jesus public entry to Jerusalem
12. The widow’s two mites
13. Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple
14. The rulers conspire against Jesus
15. Jesus delivered over to Pilot
16. The great commission. Vs. 15 and 16
Luke
1. Birth of John and Jesus
2. Birth of John and Jesus
3. Genealogy of Christ
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9. Those who would follow Jesus conditionally.
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Acceptable Worship
Wor’ship, religious reverence and homage, especially the act
of paying divine honours to God (EX. 34:14; Mark 4:10)
In the Bible four stages of public worship are discernible.
In the patriarchal age and the time of the judges it was
meagerly described and scarcely distinguishable from private
worship (Joshua 24:14:31). Temple worship, besides featuring
sacrifice, was highly ritualistic as evidenced by its use of the
Psalms. Synagogue worship after the Exile and through New
Testament times made of prime importance the reading of the law
and the prophets (Luke 4:14-21). Early Christian worship
included preaching, prayer, reading of Scripture, singing,
partaking of the Lord’s Supper, and almsgiving (Acts 12:5,
20:7; 1 Cor.11:18-29, 16:1-2; Col. 3:16; 1 Timothy 5:27).
More Than Sincerity Alone
Although sincerity has always been vital to acceptable worship,
sincerity alone is not enough.
Few would doubt that there has
been many sincere worshippers in each religious group, yet this
of itself does not justify their rebellion against God’s law.
Paul was sincere when he persecuted Christians, thinking that
he was carrying out the will of God, yet later realized that he
had grievously sinned in so doing (Acts 22:3-8; 23:11)
Acceptable worship then, must not be according to what we
“think” would be pleasing to God, but according to what the
Bible actually says that God wants.
Someone might reason, for example, that cake and soft drink
should be substituted for unleavened bread and fruit of the vine
for the Lord’s supper, since this might be more appealing to the young people.
Though it might be claimed that such action could
be sincerely carried out, and that “the Bible doesn’t say not to
do so,” few would be so worldly minded as to uphold such a
flagrant violation of Christ’s teachings.
The important point is that in order to worship God acceptably
we must worship according to the New Testament pattern and not
according to what we “think” would be appropriate. We remember
again the words of God, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways”.... (Isaiah 55:8). We might
think an act of worship wonderful and beautiful which would
actually be coarse and disgusting in the eyes of the Lord. The
real test for whether or not a practice constitutes acceptable
worship then is “can authority for it be found in the New
Testament?”
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