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Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls. THE NEW TESTAMENT. Eternally Purposed, Shows The Manifold Wisdom Of God Eph. 3:10-11 Jesus Built, Purchased With His Blood Matt. 16:18; Acts 20:28 One Head > Authority Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 3:17. D E S I G N. CHURCH. THE NEW

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Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

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  1. Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  2. THE NEW TESTAMENT Eternally Purposed, Shows The Manifold Wisdom Of God Eph. 3:10-11 Jesus Built, Purchased With His Blood Matt. 16:18; Acts 20:28 One Head > Authority Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 3:17 D E S I G N CHURCH Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  3. THE NEW TESTAMENT Not Of This World John 18:36 Not Eating & Drinking Romans 14:17 Not Physical, But Spiritual N A T U R E CHURCH Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  4. Authority For Building • God Has Commanded Christians To Assemble • Heb. 10:25 – Not To Forsake The Assembly • Acts 20:7 – 1st Day To Break Bread • 1 Cor. 5:4 – Gathered Together • 1 Cor. 16:1-2 – 1st Day To Give Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  5. When God’s Commands Are Generic, All Means & Methods Of Obeying Them Are Authorized. • Gen. 6:14 – “Build” Authorized Tools • Mark 16:15 – “Go” Authorized Travel “Assemble” Heb. 10:25; Acts 20:7 1 Cor. 5:4; 16:1-2 Place Building, Outside, Own / Rent, House Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  6. Authority For Building “For If There Should Come Into Your Assembly A Man With Gold Rings, In Fine Apparel, There Should Also Come In A Poor Man In Filthy Clothes,” (James 2:2) Assembly = “Synagogue, Building” Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  7. Though God’s Word Gives Us Authority For A Building, It Does Not Give Authority To Use The Building For Anything We Chose. Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  8. God Has Given 3 Works To Evangelism 1 Tim. 3:15; 1 Thes. 1:8 Edification Eph. 4:12, 16 Benevolence Acts 4:34,35 1 Tim. 5:16 The New Testament Church Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  9. How Did The N.T. Church Do Its Work? Thru The Word Acts 11:22 1 Thes. 1:8 Php. 1:3-5 Never This: Evangelism Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  10. How Did The N.T. Church Do Its Work? Thru The Word Acts 20:32 2 Tim. 4:2 Titus 2:15 Never This: Edification Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  11. How Did The N.T. Church Do Its Work? Thru The Collection 1 Cor. 16:1-2 2 Cor. 9:1,12-13 Never This: Benevolence Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  12. Arguments Used To DefendKitchens / Fellowship Halls / Social Meals • “Edifies Brethren Through Fellowship” • Sharing a meal is encouraging, but this does not equal having authority • Church is a spiritual kingdom (Rom. 14:17) • The Word of God builds up (Acts 20:32) • We have houses to eat in (1 Cor. 11:22) • “Can Be Used To Assist In Benevolence” • If so, limited to needy saints (Acts 2:45) • Ads in paper, bulletins, etc. do not give impression kitchens are used for “needy” Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  13. Arguments Used To DefendKitchens / Fellowship Halls / Social Meals • “Nothing Wrong With Teaching The Gospel And Providing Meal To The Lost” • Commanded to preach the gospel (Mk. 16:15) • Power to save is in the gospel (Rom. 1:16) • Food misleads & distracts (Jno. 6:44-45) • “There Is As Much Authority For A Kitchen As There Is For A Water Fountain Or Bathroom.” • If so, two wrongs don’t make a right • Water fountains/bathrooms are aids • Kitchens are an addition Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

  14. Arguments Used To DefendKitchens / Fellowship Halls / Social Meals • “The church does not pay for or fund the kitchen/fellowship hall from its treasury.” • Could have a piano, organ do not pay for them from the churches treasury? Why We Have No Kitchens Or Fellowship Halls

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