The Church

Topics

Nature and Characteristics of the Church

The Church’s Unity
The Church’s Holiness
The Church As Universal
The Church As Apostolic
Biblical Metaphors for the Church – Body, Temple, Bride.
The Church and Israel.
The Church and Kingdom of God.

Purpose of the Church

Ministry to God – Worship
Ministry to Believers – Nurture
Ministry to the World – Evangelism and Mercy.

Church Government and Denominations

The Power of the Church

Spiritual Warfare
Church Discipline

Blessings in the Church (Means of Grace)

Teaching of the Word and Meditation

Sacraments of the Church

1. The Lord’s Supper
2. Baptism
3. The Number of Sacraments
4. The Question of Additional Sacraments
5. The Nature of Sacraments

Notes:

Wayne A. Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004), 73

Mark Ward et al., eds., Lexham Survey of Theology (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018).

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Resources on the Church

YouTube Playlist on the Church

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Formation of a Community

From the Sermon "Mandates and Means - A Sermon on Vision and Strategy" https://youtu.be/JLc_BRWQ1J0 Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, October 2023 https://www.anushjohn.com/post/mandates-and-means #vision #strategy #fellowship #community

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Counting the Cost of Following Christ

From the Sermon “Pros and Cons - The Cost of Discipleship" https://youtu.be/82suK3f6vjw Bancroft, Ontario, Canada, June 2023. https://www.anushjohn.com/post/pros-and-cons #cost #consequences #discipleship #believe #christianlife #followingchrist

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Loving God More Than Family

From the Sermon “Pros and Cons - The Cost of Discipleship" https://youtu.be/82suK3f6vjw Bancroft, Ontario, Canada, June 2023. https://www.anushjohn.com/post/pros-and-cons #priority #time #love #children #parenting

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Importance of Becoming a Disciple

From the Sermon “Pros and Cons - The Cost of Discipleship" https://youtu.be/82suK3f6vjw Bancroft, Ontario, Canada, June 2023. https://www.anushjohn.com/post/pros-and-cons #discipleship #christianfaith #petersdenial, #followingjesus