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Welcome!. Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones. Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 P M. “Liberal” Churches. Institutionalism Orphanages, homes, relief agencies

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  1. Welcome! Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

  2. “Liberal” Churches Institutionalism Orphanages, homes, relief agencies Social Gospel Support to non-believers Fellowship halls, church “activities” Sponsoring churches

  3. What is “Institutionalism” Institution: an established organization of people with a specific (benevolent) purpose

  4. What is “Institutionalism” Institutionalism: within a church, the direct support of an established organization with work given or appropriated by that church

  5. The Church’s Work The Church 2 Corinthians 8:4 …..the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. Helping Saints

  6. The Church’s Work The Church 2 Corinthians 8:4 …..the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. Benevolence

  7. The Church’s Work The Church Ephesians 4:12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry…. Spread the Gospel

  8. The Church’s Work The Church Ephesians 4:12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry…. Evangelism

  9. The Church’s Work The Church Ephesians 4:12 …..for the edifying of the body of Christ Teaching Saints

  10. The Church’s Work The Church Ephesians 4:12 …..for the edifying of the body of Christ Edification

  11. The Church’s Work The Church Edification Benevolence Evangelism

  12. Institutionalism The Church Agency Agency Agency Edification Benevolence Evangelism

  13. Institutionalism The Church Orphan’s Home Agency Agency Edification Benevolence Evangelism

  14. Institutionalism The Church Agency Agency Missionary Society Edification Benevolence Evangelism

  15. Institutionalism The Church Church Schools Agency Agency Edification Benevolence Evangelism

  16. The Sponsoring Church Church Church Oversight Church Edification Benevolence Evangelism

  17. Institutionalism Denominational Actions Historical Issues World War II and European evangelism Herald of Truth Divisions “Yellow Tag of Quarantine”

  18. Institutionalism 1950s Liberal Conservative Institutional Non-Institutional

  19. Institutionalism 1950s Mainstream 10% Liberal 90% Conservative Institutional Non-Institutional

  20. Institutionalism 1950s Mainstream 10% Liberal 90% (Israel) Conservative (Judah) Institutional Non-Institutional

  21. Institutionalism 1950s Mainstream 10% Liberal Conservative Institutional 45% 45% Non-Institutional Conservative Liberal

  22. Institutionalism Currently: World Bible School In Search of the Lord’s Way ACU, LCU, Freed-Hardemen Children’s homes, Senior living House to House, Heart to Heart HTH does not support ……non-institutional views, nor knowingly work with those who do.

  23. Errors of Institutionalism Authority Purpose Fruits

  24. Issue of Authority New Testament Pattern: Acts 20:28 Revelation 2-3 Autonomy

  25. Issue of Authority New Testament Pattern: Acts 11:28-30 Galatians 2 I Corinthians 16 Congregational oversight of works

  26. Issue of Purpose Jesus designed the church to work Ephesians 4:11-13 Jesus authorized the cost of the work I Corinthians 16:1-2 Institutionalism repurposes the church

  27. Issue of Fruits Institutionalism has brought: Denominationalism Factionalism & Division Liberalism Emotional argumentation Destruction of the Lord’s church

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