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Sunday Life Mirror
Theme: UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF THE CHURCH (1)
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TEXT:
Matt: 16:18,Acts19: 39,Eph1: 22-23.Acts7: 38
Memory Verse:
And I also say to you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Matt16: 18.(NKJV)
INTRODUCTION:
Definition: The word ¡°church¡± is derived from Kuriakos, which means ¡°of or belonging to the Lord¡±. In the New Testament it is represented by the Greek word ekklesia; Latin,
ecclesia, which is used to designate any assembly whether it be Political (Acts19: 39), Christian (Eph1: 22-23), or national (Acts7: 38). It means a ¡°called out assembly¡± or ¡°Congregation¡±, God called Israel out of Egypt; they congregated in the wilderness; they were ¡°the church in the wilderness¡±.
Today God calls the saved out of the world to congregate in worship. This is the church in the world but not of the world.
Unlike the church in the wilderness, the church that Jesus is building will never cease. He said, ¡°The gate of Hades shall not prevail against it¡±, Note, that only the blood-washed, born again, spirit baptized belivers constitute the church that Jesus is building.
It is called a :
- Misty Eph 3:3-10.
- Body 1Cor 12:12-31.
- Biding Eph 2:10-22.
- Bride 2Cor 11:1-2; Lev 21:13-14.
To be continued.
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