The Necessity of the Local Church (Part c)

The Acts of the Apostles
The Growth and Expansion of the Church in Jerusalem

Parenthesis: Why the Church? (3)


The Missing Piece
Christian Experience and Christian Existence
●Believers are addressed as part of gathered communities of saints
●The execution of the “one another” exhortations
●The fact of Jesus’ resurrection
●The believer’s responsibility to submit to their elders
●The mission of the church
●The command to attend church in person

1.The Church is Jesus’ Family
a.The Biblical Importance of Family
b.The Ascendency of the Spiritual Family
2.The Church is Jesus’ Flock
a.Shepherds and Flocks
b.The Spiritualization of Shepherding
c.Christ, the Shepherd of His Flock
3.The Church is Jesus’ Body
a.The Apostle Paul and the Body
b.The Implications of the Doctrine
4.The Church is Jesus’ Bride
a.The Spiritualization of Marriage
b.The Significance of the Bride