Proposition: We See Three Concepts of What The Church Is All About?
I. The Churches Inception When did the church begin?
II. The Fellowship Of The Church What were the four activities of the early church?
III. The Purpose of the Church Why does the church exist?
What truth was especially applied to my heart today?
How will I live this truth out this week?
Robert Munger, “The Church is the only fellowship in the world where the one requirement for membership is the unworthiness of the candidate.”
“Where money is the great want, numbers must be sought; and where an ambition for numbers prevails, doctrinal purity must be sacrificed. The root of evil is the secular spirit of all our ecclesiastical institutions. What we want is a spiritual body; a Church whose power lies in the truth and the presence of the Holy Ghost.” JAMES HENLEY THORNWELL, 1846
Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, “We are not interested in numbers. We are interested in truth and in the living God.”
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by M. Dever
1. Expositional Preaching 2. Biblical Theology 3. Biblical understanding of the Good news 4. Biblical understanding of conversion 5. Biblical understanding of evangelism 6. Biblical understanding of church membership 7. Biblical church discipline 8. A concern for promotion Christian discipleship and growth 9. Biblical church leadership
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In 1975, working in the corporate world of New York City, the Lord mercifully saved Ron Shinkle. Shortly thereafter, the Lord led him to Grace Theological Seminary where he received his Masters of Divinity Degree. In 2003 he graduated with a Doctorate from Grand Rapids...
