The New Testament Church Organization

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The New Testament ChurchOrganization

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The New Testament Church Organization
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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
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The Church Universal and the Church Local

• Matt 1618 18 And I also say to you that you are
  Peter, and on this rock I will build My church,
  and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against
  it.
• Rom 1616 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.
  The churches of Christ greet you.

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The Local Church Is
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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161
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Pervasive

• Acts 1423 23 So when they had appointed elders
  in every church, and prayed with fasting, they
  commended them to the Lord in whom they had
  believed.
• Titus 15 5 For this reason I left you in Crete,
  that you should set in order the things that are
  lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I
  commanded you
• Rom 1616 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.
  The churches of Christ greet you.
• 1 Cor 161 1 Now concerning the collection for
  the saints, as I have given orders to the
  churches of Galatia, so you must do also

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim. 315-16
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All Sufficient

• 2 Cor 35-6 5 not that we are sufficient of
  ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves
  but our sufficiency is from God 6 who also made
  us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant not
  of the letter, but of the spirit for the letter
  kills, but the spirit gives life. ASV
• 2 Tim 315-17 15 and that from childhood you have
  known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make
  you wise for salvation through faith which is in
  Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by
  inspiration of God, and is profitable for
  doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
  instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of
  God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for
  every good work.

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet. 52
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Overseen by the Will of God

• 1Pet. 52 1 The elders among you I exhort, who am
  a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings
  of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory
  that shall be revealed
•  2 Tend the flock of God which is among you,
  exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but
  willingly, according to the will of God
• ASV

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
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Autonomous

• 1 Peter 52-3 2 Tend the flock of God which is
  among you, exercising the oversight, not of
  constraint, but willingly, according to the will
  of God nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready
  mind 3 neither as lording it over the charge
  allotted to you, but making yourselves examples
  to the flock.
• Acts 2028-29 28 Therefore take heed to
  yourselves and to all the flock, among which the
  Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd
  the church of God which He purchased with His own
  blood. 29 For I know this, that after my
  departure savage wolves will come in among you,
  not sparing the flock

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
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Organized According to the Bible

• Eph 411-12 11 And He Himself gave some to be
  apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and
  some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping
  of the saints for the work of ministry, for the
  edifying of the body of Christ
• Phil 11  1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of
  Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus
  who are in Philippi, with the bishops and
  deacons

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
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The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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Organization

• Phil 11  1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of
  Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus
  who are in Philippi, with the bishops and
  deacons

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316 Eph.519
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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Singing

• Col 316 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you
  richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
  one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual
  songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the
  Lord.
• Eph 519-20 19 speaking to one another in psalms
  and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making
  melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving
  thanks always for all things to God the Father in
  the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316
Eph.519 -Praying Acts 242
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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Prayer

• Acts 242 42 And they continued steadfastly in
  the apostles doctrine and fellowship, in the
  breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316
Eph.519 -Praying Acts 242 -Lords Supper I
Cor.1123-26
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
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The Lords Supper

• 1 Cor 1123-26 23 For I received from the Lord
  that which I also delivered to you that the Lord
  Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed
  took bread 24 and when He had given thanks, He
  broke it and said, Take, eat this is My body
  which is broken for you do this in remembrance
  of Me. 25 In the same manner He also took the
  cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new
  covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you
  drink it, in remembrance of Me. 26 For as often
  as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you
  proclaim the Lords death till He comes.

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316
Eph.519 -Praying Acts 242 -Lords Supper I
Cor.1123-26 -Teaching Preaching Acts 207
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
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Teaching and Preaching

• Acts 207 7 Now on the first day of the week,
  when the disciples came together to break bread,
  Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them
  and continued his message until midnight.

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316
Eph.519 -Praying Acts 242 -Lords Supper I
Cor.1123-26 -Teaching Preaching Acts
207 -Giving I Cor. 161-2
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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Giving

• 1 Cor 161-2  1 Now concerning the collection for
  the saints, as I have given orders to the
  churches of Galatia, so you must do also 2 On
  the first day of the week let each one of you lay
  something aside, storing up as he may prosper,
  that there be no collections when I come.

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316
Eph.519 -Praying Acts 242 -Lords Supper I
Cor.1123-26 -Teaching Preaching Acts
207 -Giving I Cor. 161-2 NT Work
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316
Eph.519 -Praying Acts 242 -Lords Supper I
Cor.1123-26 -Teaching Preaching Acts
207 -Giving I Cor. 161-2 NT
Work -Preaching Eph. 310 I Tim.315
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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Preaching

• Eph 310 10 to the intent that now the manifold
  wisdom of God might be made known by the church
  to the principalities and powers in the heavenly
  places
• 1 Tim 315 15 but if I am delayed, I write so
  that you may know how you ought to conduct
  yourself in the house of God, which is the church
  of the living God, the pillar and ground of the
  truth

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316
Eph.519 -Praying Acts 242 -Lords Supper I
Cor.1123-26 -Teaching Preaching Acts
207 -Giving I Cor. 161-2 NT
Work -Preaching Eph. 310 I Tim.315 -Teaching
and Edifying Eph.412
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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Teaching and Edifying

• Eph 411-13 11 And He Himself gave some to be
  apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and
  some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping
  of the saints for the work of ministry, for the
  edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all
  come to the unity of the faith and of the
  knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to
  the measure of the stature of the fullness of
  Christ

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316
Eph.519 -Praying Acts 242 -Lords Supper I
Cor.1123-26 -Teaching Preaching Acts
207 -Giving I Cor. 161-2 NT
Work -Preaching Eph. 310 I Tim.315 -Teaching
and Edifying Eph.412 -Benevolence Acts
244-45 611127-30
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!
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Benevolence

• Acts 244-45 44 Now all who believed were
  together, and had all things in common, 45 and
  sold their possessions and goods, and divided
  them among all, as anyone had need.
• Acts 61 1 Now in those days, when the number of
  the disciples was multiplying, there arose a
  complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists,
  because their widows were neglected in the daily
  distribution.
• Acts 1127-30 27 And in these days prophets came
  from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 Then one of them,
  named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit
  that there was going to be a great famine
  throughout all the world, which also happened in
  the days of Claudius Caesar. 29 Then the
  disciples, each according to his ability,
  determined to send relief to the brethren
  dwelling in Judea. 30 This they also did, and
  sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas
  and Saul.

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The New Testament Church Organization
Any organization that is larger than the local
congregation, but smaller than the church in its
universal sense is not in the Bible
denomination, synod, convention, council,
diocese, etc. Matt 1618 Rom 1616
The local church has NT Organization Phil.
11 NT Worship -Singing Col. 316
Eph.519 -Praying Acts 242 -Lords Supper I
Cor.1123-26 -Teaching Preaching Acts
207 -Giving I Cor. 161-2 NT
Work -Preaching Eph. 310 I Tim.315 -Teaching
and Edifying Eph.412 -Benevolence Acts
244-45 611127-30
The local church is Pervasive Acts 1423
Tit.15 Rom. 1616 I Cor. 161 All
Sufficient II Cor. 35-6 II Tim.
315-16 Overseen by the Will of God I Pet.
52 Autonomous I Pet. 52 Acts 2028-29
Organized According to the Bible Eph. 411
Phil. 11
No Denominations, Preachers As Pastor, Raffles or
Pie Suppers, Legislative Conventions,
Special Event Baptisms or Special Event Lord's
Suppers are in the Bible.
A Mark That Matters!