CHRIST'S CHURCH

CHRIST’S CHURCH

The church belongs to Christ.

            Matt 16:18   "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it  NASU

                1 Cor 3:11   For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

                Col 1:18   He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything

The church was established on Pentecost

            Acts 2:41,47  So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.  47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved

The church has no creed but the Bible.

                2 Tim 3:16-17  All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work

                Deut 4:2   " You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you

                Rev 22:18-19  I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.

The Scriptural Plan of Salvation

            HEAR

                         Rom 10:14  How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?

            FAITH

                        Heb 11:6  And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

                REPENT

                                Acts 2:38  Peter said to them, " Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

            CONFESS

                        Rom 10:9-10  that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

                                Matt 16:16  Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

                                Matt 10:32-33  Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.  33 "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

                BAPTIZED FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS (Immersion)

                        Acts 2:38  Peter said to them, " Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

                        Rom 6:4  Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life

                                1 Peter 3:21  Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you —  not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience — through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

               

            LIVE A CHRISTIAN LIFE

                                Rev 2:10  Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life

                                Col 3:17  Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

                                Rom 12:1-2  Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

The church remembers Christ’s death in the Lord’s Supper every week.

            1 Cor 11:26  For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.

                Acts 20:7  On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.

Church leadership is local only.

            ELDERS – Also called bishops, pastors, overseers

                        1 Tim 3:1-7  It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.  2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. 4 He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity 5(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), 6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil. 7 And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

                DEACONS

                        1 Tim 3:8-13  Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain, 9 but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. 11 Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things. 12 Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and  good managers of their children and their own households. 13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

            EVANGELIST

                        Acts 21:8  On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entering the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him.

                        2 Tim.4:2  preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

Only one church is in the Scripture.

            Eph 4:4-5  There is  one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

WE STRIVE TO BE THAT CHURCH