THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH THE BODY OF CHRIST

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THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCHTHE BODY OF CHRIST

• Matthew 1618 Eph.122,23

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THE BODY IS THE CHURCH

• PREDICTED BY THE PROPHETS
• Who were these men?
• They were seers, men of God, and carried by the
  Holy Spirit (I Peter 120,21)
• What did they see and tell?
• Isaiah All nations would flow into this kingdom
  (Is.21-4)
• Daniel Established by God and eternal kingdom
  (Dan.244)
• Joel Beginning growth by the power of the
  Holy Spirit (Joel 229f)

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THE BODY IS THE CHURCH

• PROMISED BY JESUS
• The kingdom of God
• To the multitude
• Many will not taste deathkingdom of God coming
  with power (Mk.91)
• The New Testament church
• To the apostles
• I will build My churchHades will not prevail
  against it (Matt.1618)
• The Power of the Holy Spirit
• To the apostles
• He would come, guide and deliver all truth
  (Jn.1426 1613 Lk.2449)

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THE BODY IS THE CHURCH

• PRESENTED AT PENTECOST AND BEYOND
• In the book of Acts
• Power of Holy Spirit
• Apostles were fill and guided by the Holy Spirit
  (Acts 21-21)
• Powerful message
• Christ crucified as both Lord and Christ (Acts
  236)
• Powerful response
• About three thousand souls were baptized into
  Christ (Acts 241)
• Powerful commitment
• Continued in the apostles doctrinefrom house to
  houseLord added to the church (Acts 242-27)
• In the epistle
• The church is identified As the body of Jesus
  Christ (Eph.122f)
• The church is singular It is the one body of
  Christ (Rom.125)

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THE BODY HAS ONE HEAD

• JESUS DECLARED HIS AUTHORITY
• During His ministry
• Leading to the cross
• Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the
  life. No one comes to the Father except through
  Me (Jn.146)
• After His resurrection
• In an appearance to the apostles
• Jesus instructed, All authority is given to Me
  in heaven and on earth (Matt.2818)

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THE BODY HAS ONE HEAD

• JESUS DEMONSTRATED DIVINE AUTHORITY
• By who He was
• He was God on the earth
• Jesus was Deity in the flesh (Jn.11 114)
• By what He taught
• He taught them as One having authority
• Jesus teaching were not at all like the Scribes
  (Matt.728,29)
• By His abilities to work the works of God
• Jesus preformed many miracles
• By the power of the Holy Spirit (Matt.1222-32
  Jn.2125)

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THE BODY HAS ONE HEAD

• JESUS DESERVES ALL AUTHORITY
• His authority was recognized
• By Nicodemus
• He said, No man can do these things unless God
  is with Him (Jn.32)
• His authority was earned
• Jesus owns the church
• He purchased the church with His blood (Acts
  2028 I Cor.619,20)
• His authority was appointed
• Divine appointment
• God has made Jesus head over all things to the
  church, which is His body (Eph.122,23)

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THE BODY MUST WORK

• WE HAVE BEEN CREATE TO WORK
• We have been created by God
• Every good thing is from God (James 117)
• The origin of man - GOD (Gen.11ff Jn.11-4
  Heb.11-4)
• We have been created after God
• After the very image of God
• With a living and eternal soul (Gen.122,27 27)
• We have been created for God
• We do not exist for the purpose of self
• But for Gods good pleasure and His works
  (Eph.210)

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THE BODY MUST WORK

• WE ARE CHARGED WITH THE GOSPEL
• The gospel is powerful
• It is the power of God unto salvation
  (Rom.116)
• It is able to make one wise unto salvation (II
  Tim.315)
• The gospel is truth
• Sanctify them by thy truth, thy Word is truth
  (Jn.1717)
• The gospel is in our hands
• We are the pillar and ground of the truth (I
  Tim.314f)
• We are the earthen vessels (II Cor.47)

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THE BODY MUST WORK

• WE ARE COMMANDED TO GO
• Universally there is work to do
• The Great Commission
• China, Russia, Africa, New Zealand
  (Matt.2819,20)
• Locally there are souls to reach
• The local commission
• Media, Carlisle, Pottstown, Johnstown, Indiana,
  Williamsport (II Tim.22)
• GOD SEEN AND KNOWS OUR WORKS
• God sees all thing
• Nothing is hidden from our God (Heb.413)
• God will call our works into judgment
• Words and deeds (II Cor.510)

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THE BODY WILL BE DELIVERED

• THERE IS A JUDGMENT DAY COMING
• The earth will not stand forever
• Second Law of Thermodynamics
• The earth is winding down (Heb.110-12)
• When Jesus returns
• This earth will be destroyed (I Jn.215-17 II
  Pet.310-13)
• The Judgment will take place
• No one will be left out
• Every person will stand before God (Rom.1411,12)
• Nothing will be concealed
• Every thing will come out (Rom.216 II Cor.510)

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THE BODY WILL BE DELIVERED

• THERE IS A JUDGMENT DAY COMING
• The rewards will be given out
• For the lost
• Those of the world, religious people and erring
  brethren (II Thess.17-9 Matt.721,23
  Matt.2531-46)
• They will be condemned to an ETERNAL HELL
  (Matt.2546)
• For the saved
• The kingdom will be delivered up back unto the
  Father (I Cor.1524)
• They will be granted entrance into HEAVEN for an
  ETERNAL SALVATION (Rev.211-4)