Shopping for A Church?

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Shopping for A Church?
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Attitudes

• Membership at large no responsibility
• Left membership letter denominational concept
• No local church individual only
• WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

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Which Church?

• Universal
• Acts 247
• 1 Cor. 1213

• Local
• Christian Desires
• Acts 923-28
• Church Receives
• Acts 1824-28

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How Do I Decide?

• The Name on the building
• It says Church of Christ

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WORSHIPIt makes a difference how.

• Gen. 43-5 Mt. 159 Acts 1723 Col. 223 Jn.
  424
• Lords Supper - Acts 207
• Singing- Eph. 519 Col. 316. 1 Cor. 1415
• David used it. Ps 150 6613-15 Heb. 712
• It doesnt say NOT to use it. 2 John 9
• It is an aid. (No, it is another kind.)
• In the Greek word.
  Orthodox (Greek speaking)
  church did not add it.
• I like it. 1 Cor. 211 Jn. 424

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ORGANIZATION

• Phil. 11 Acts 1423 I Tim. 31-13
• These satellite churches will be part of the Oak
  Hills familywe will equip them with prayer,
  preparation, perhaps even a staff of two or three
  ministers and a healthy start-up gift. Our
  multi-site churches could stay linked together by
  viewing a video of the sermon from the mother
  church. Many of these details will be sorted
  out by our Missions Department.

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Individual Congregational

• Jesus did not empower the church to do what He
  did, Jn. 21-11 65-13
• His Covenant teaches a difference between
  individual and church action, 1 Tim. 59-16
• Individuals may do any good work, Gal.
  610-13 Eph. 428

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Work of Congregation

• LOCAL
• Teaching- 1 Thess. 18 Heb. 1024
• Relieving- Acts 61-6 1 Tim. 516
• Other Areas
• Support Teachers- Phil. 415 2
  Cor. 118
• Churches in need- Rom. 1526-32 2 Cor.
  813-15

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The Churchs Work is NOT

• Social meals (I Cor. 1122,24)
• Recreation (I Tim. 48)
• Businesses (Jas. 413 Col. 317)
• Raise children, Lodge strangers, Wash feet, every
  Do good work (1 Tim. 510)

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Which ChurchShould I Choose?

• Answer
• Learn what God wants you to do, find a place
  where you can do it!
• Join up and join in!