"THE CHURCH JESUS BUILT" The Organization Of The
ChurchINTRODUCTION 1. In suggesting how to identify "The Church
Jesus Built", the previous a. The importance of distinguishing
between the church "universal" and the church "local" 1) The
very nature of the church "universal" makes it difficult to
identify it as such 2) With the aid of the New Testament,
however, we can identify b. That the New Testament provides a
"pattern" by which we can identify local churches of Christ
which are true to the Bible 1) The church at Jerusalem
"continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine" - Ac 2:42 2)
The apostles taught their doctrine in "every church" - e.g., 1
Co 4:17 -- Thus we should expect that the churches were similar
in doctrine and practice 2. The pattern we find for local
churches includes such elements as: a. The organization of the
church b. The worship of the church c. The work of the church
[In this lesson, we will examine what pattern emerges from the
New Testament regarding the organization of the Lord's c