Transcript DOES THE CHURCH REALLY MATTER? Ephesians 3:8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace.

DOES THE CHURCH REALLY MATTER?
Ephesians 3:8 To me, who am less than the least
of all the saints, this grace was given, that I
should preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to make all
see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which
from the beginning of the ages has been hidden
in God who created all things through Jesus
Christ; 10 to the intent that now the manifold
wisdom of God might be made known by the
church to the principalities and powers in the
heavenly places, 11 according to the eternal
purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus
our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and
access with confidence through faith in Him.
Daniel 2:37 "You, O king, are a king of kings. For the
God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power,
strength, and glory; 38 "and wherever the children of
men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of
the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and
has made you ruler over them all -- you are this head
of gold. 39 "But after you shall arise another
kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third
kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the
earth. 40 "And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong
as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and
shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that
kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others.
41 "Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of
potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall
be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in
it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic
clay. 42 "And as the toes of the feet were partly
of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be
partly strong and partly fragile. 43 "As you saw
iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle
with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to
one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.
44 "And in the days of these kings the God of
heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never
be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to
other people; it shall break in pieces and consume
all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
The Babylonian empire contributed to synagogue
being built where the Jews worshipped.
The Medo-Persian Empire contributed a strong
sense of law.
The Grecian empire contributed a universal
language; Koine Greek.
The Roman Empire contributed many roads which
made travel easier.
Acts 20:28 "Therefore take heed to yourselves
and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit
has made you overseers, to shepherd the church
of God which He purchased with His own blood.
Ephesians 1:22 And He put all things under His
feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to
the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of
Him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 5: 24 Therefore, just as the church is
subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own
husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your
wives, just as Christ also loved the church and
gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify
and cleanse her with the washing of water by the
word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a
glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any
such thing, but that she should be holy and
without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love
their own wives as their own bodies; he who
loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever
hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes
it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For we
are members of His body, of His flesh and of His
bones.
Acts 22:6 "Now it happened, as I journeyed and
came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a
great light from heaven shone around me. 7 "And
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to
me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?' 8
"So I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said
to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are
persecuting.'
Matthew 25:31 " When the Son of Man comes in
His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then
He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 "All the
nations will be gathered before Him, and He will
separate them one from another, as a shepherd
divides his sheep from the goats. 33 "And He will
set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on
the left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on
His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world: 35 'for I was hungry and
you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me
drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
36 'I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick
and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came
to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him,
saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and
feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38
'When did we see You a stranger and take You in,
or naked and clothe You? 39 'Or when did we see
You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 "And
the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly,
I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the
least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.' 41
"Then He will also say to those on the left hand,
'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting
fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 'for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I
was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 'I was
a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and
you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you
did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they also will answer
Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry
or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in
prison, and did not minister to You?' 45 "Then He
will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you,
inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least
of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 "And these
will go away into everlasting punishment, but the
righteous into eternal life."
John 16:13 "However, when He, the Spirit of
truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth;
for He will not speak on His own authority, but
whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell
you things to come. 14 "He will glorify Me, for He
will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15
"All things that the Father has are Mine.
Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and
declare it to you.
Acts 2:1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully
come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven,
as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the
whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then
there appeared to them divided tongues, as of
fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they
were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance. 5 ¶ And there were dwelling in
Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation
under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred,
the multitude came together, and were confused,
because everyone heard them speak in his own
language.
7 Then they were all amazed and marveled,
saying to one another, "Look, are not all these
who speak Galileans? 8 "And how is it that we
hear, each in our own language in which we were
born? 9 "Parthians and Medes and Elamites,
those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and
Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 "Phrygia and
Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining
Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and
proselytes, 11 "Cretans and Arabs -- we hear
them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful
works of God."
12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to
one another, "Whatever could this mean?" 13 Others
mocking said, "They are full of new wine." 14 ¶ But
Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in
Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my
words. 15 "For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is only the third hour of the day. 16 "But this
is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17 'And it
shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I
will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and
your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall
see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18
And on My menservants and on My maidservants I
will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall
prophesy.
Acts 2:47… And the Lord added to the church
daily those who were being saved.
Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is head of the
wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He
is the Savior of the body.
They must believe that Jesus is the Son of God:
John 8:24 "Therefore I said to you that you will
die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am
He, you will die in your sins."
We must repent:
Luke 13:3 "I tell you, no; but unless you repent
you will all likewise perish.
We must confess Jesus as our Lord:
Romans 10:10 For with the heart one believes
unto righteousness, and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
We must be baptized in the name of Jesus for the
forgiveness of sins:
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and
let every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Baptism is the point that we are added to the
church by God:
John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say
to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit,
he cannot enter the kingdom of God.