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WELCOME! . Service Times: Sunday 9:30AM Bible Study 10:30AM Worship 5:30PM Worship Wednesday 7:00PM Bible Study. www.SunsetchurchofChrist.net. Restoration of the New Testament Church. Lesson 1 in Passing the Torch. Around the World . Central European persecutions 1000AD – 1100AD
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WELCOME! .Service Times:Sunday 9:30AM Bible Study10:30AM Worship5:30PM WorshipWednesday 7:00PM Bible Study www.SunsetchurchofChrist.net
Restoration of the New Testament Church Lesson 1 in Passing the Torch
Around the World Central European persecutions 1000AD – 1100AD Alsace Lorraine Altevangelische of 1914 England 1500-1600AD “Anabaptists”
North America Great Awakening of the 1700s Severing of ties with England
North America Barton Stone (c. 1801-1844)
North America Thomas Campbell (c. 1809-1854) “Where the Bible speaks, we speak; Where the Bible is silent, we are silent” “In essentials unity; in non-essentials liberty; in all things charity”
North America Alexander Campbell (c. 1812-1866) The Christian Baptist The Millennial Harbinger
The Restoration of the New Testament Church Means to achieve Unity A creed? An oversight of multiple churches? One source of Faith!
The Restoration of the New Testament Church Can the church be “restored”? Matthew 16:18 What can be “restored”? Galatians 6:1
A Restoration of Man to the New Testament Church Why we ARE the New Testament Church • We are told it is for us Acts 2:39 Ephesians 2:17
A Restoration of Man to the New Testament Church Why we ARE the New Testament Church • We are told it is for us 2. We are told it is a pattern I Corinthians 4:17 Philippians 4:9
A Restoration of Man to the New Testament Church Why we ARE the New Testament Church • We are told it is for us 2. We are told it is a pattern 3. We are told it is comprehensible Ephesians 3:1-5
A Restoration of Man to the New Testament Church Why WE are the New Testament Church (Others claim to be the NT church) Catholic Church & Orthodox Church Baptist Church Mormon Church claims a restoration
A Restoration of Man to the New Testament Church Why WE are the New Testament Church • We are not something else • We mimic that church; it is not us • “We” are limited to our congregation