Lesson 10

Lesson 10

1. Define the word Church.

Greek definition:  The called out, the assembled together for a definite purpose.  Return 1. Liddell and Scott define ekklesia as "an assembly of citizens summoned by the crier, the legislative assembly." [R. Scott, and H.G. Liddell, A Greek-English Lexicon, p. 206.] Thayer's lexicon says, "an assembly of the people convened at the public place of council for the purpose of deliberating" [J. H. Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, p. 196]. Trench gives the meaning as "the lawful assembly in a free Greek city of all those possessed of the rights of citizenship, for the transaction of public affairs" [R.C. Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament, 7th ed., pp. 1-2]. Seyffert's dictionary states, "The assembly of the people, which in Greek cities had the power of final decision in public affairs" [Oskar Seyffert, A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, pp. 202-203].From "fully after the LORD" by Steve Flinchum http://www.bryanstation.com/flinchum-fully.htm

2. What does God’s Church look like?
1. We should be one body

                                                               i.      What does one body mean?

                                                             ii.      How does one body act?

                                                            iii.      How does a body work?

2. We should be disciples of Christ.

                                                               i.      What does a disciple look like?

                                                             ii.      How does a disciple act?

                                                            iii.      Who is the leader of a disciple?

                                                           iv.      How should people outside the church recognize us as disciples?

3. What is our purpose as members of the church?
1. We should live to glorify God

                                                               i.      John 17:4

                                                             ii.      Ephesians 1:11-12, 3:20-21

2. We should love each other also

                                                               i.      Mark 12:28-31

                                                             ii.      Romans 12:9-11

                                                            iii.      1 Peter 16:17

4. What should we do as followers of Jesus?

                                                               i.      Worship God

1.      What does worship mean?

a.       Taken from two words pros (toward) and kuneo (kiss).  From this we can take the term to give homage.

b.      What is homage and how does it relate to worship?

c.       Should our homage to God only occur on Sunday morning?  How can we make homage on a daily basis?

d.      What should our daily worship service to God look like?

e.       God requires worship but how are we to do it?

                                                                                                                                       i.      John 4:23-24

5. Why do we have so many different denominations?
1. What was God’s plan for us as his followers?

                                                               i.      Eph 4:3-6

                                                             ii.      John 17:20-23

                                                            iii.      1 Cor. 1:10

2. To what extent should we agree to disagree?
3. What is the result of petty disagreements?
4. What does it show the world about Christians when we disagree until we split?
5. Again, we are described as one body.  Does a body work against itself?
1. Romans 12:4-8

                                                               i.      What abilities do you have?

                                                             ii.      How can you use these abilities to serve God?

2. 1 Peter 4:10-11

                                                               i.      Does this verse say we should only use our gifts in “church”?

3. Your body is designed to work and it only works well when all the parts are functioning properly.  The church is the same way.  It will only work if all the arts are healthy and doing their jobs.