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Bukit Mertajam Gospel Centre

Bukit Mertajam Gospel Centre. (22 Sep. 2013) The Local Church – its People A. THE PLACE NAME OF THE CHURCH B. THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE CHURCH. C. THE PERSONNEL IN THE LOCAL CHURCH. D. IT IS SELF-SUPPORTING E. IT IS SELF-PROPAGATING “ Brethren ” or brethren?.

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Bukit Mertajam Gospel Centre

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  1. Bukit Mertajam Gospel Centre (22 Sep. 2013) The Local Church – its People A. THE PLACE NAME OF THE CHURCH B. THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE CHURCH. C. THE PERSONNEL IN THE LOCAL CHURCH. D. IT IS SELF-SUPPORTING E. IT IS SELF-PROPAGATING • “Brethren” or brethren?

  2. 17 Aug. 2014 Bukit Mertajam Gospel Centre DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH • The Universal Church. • The Local Church. III. The Problems in the Local Church in Corinth.

  3. III. The Problems of the Local Church in Corinth PROBLEMS RAISED BY CHLOE’S REPORT: (1:11) CHS. 1-4: DISUNITY AND IMMATURITY CHS. 5, 6: IMMORALITY AND LITIGATION CHS. 7-10: INQUIRIES RE: RELATIONSHIPS 11-14: PARTICIPATION IN A PUBLIC GATHERING CH. 11:3-16: THE PROBLEM OF HEADDRESS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS HEADSHIP PT. I – THE CONTEXT OF THE TEXT PT. II – THE CHALLENGES TO THE TEXT PT. III – 11:17-34: THE PROBLEM OF HOLINESS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LORDSHIP

  4. CH. 11:3-16: THE PROBLEM OF HEADDRESS IN RECOGNITION OF HEADSHIP: THE CONTEXT THE RELEVANCE OF THE PASSAGE TO ORDER IN A CHURCH GATHERING. CHS. 11-14 A. The Assembling of the Local Church – 1. The Occurrences of church/churches • “when ye come together in the church” 11:17, 18, 20, 33; 14:23, 26 6 occ. in chs. 11-14 • “in the church”/”in church”/ “in churches” 14:4, 5, 12, 19, 28, 33, 34, 35. 8 occ. in ch.14; cf.11:16

  5. I. The Relevance of the Passage to Order in a Church Gathering. Chs. 11-14A. The Assembling of the Local Church. Consider the Context.1. The Occurrences of church/churches 2. The Occasions referred to: • The Lord’s Supper. I Cor. 11:18, 20 • Prayer/Prophesying Service. 11:4f, 14:13-15 • Thanksgiving/Teaching/Tongue-Speaking/Worship/Singing... 14:23, 25, 26

  6. A. The Assembling of the Local ChurchB. The Authority of the Passage in the Context. 1. Commended Ordinances that needed further Observance. I Cor. 11:2, 3a, 23; II Thes. 2:15; 3:6 2. Not Paul’s Prejudiced Caution, but the Lord’s Commandments. 14:37, 38 3. Not the Custom of Churches to be Contentious though individuals may not Consent. 11:16 4. The Concluding Order demanded – Propriety and Productivity.14:40, 26 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. • If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, • let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you • are the commandments of the Lord. • But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

  7. The Relevance of the Passage to Order in a Church Gathering. Chs. 11-14II. The Regulated Parties in the Context. • The Rights, Roles and Responsibilities of God, Christ, Men and Women in the church gathering. 11:3-16 • The Remembrance of Christ at the Lord’s Supper. 11:17-34 • The Responsibilities of Gifts in the church. 12:1-31 • The Relationships of Love in the church. 13:1-13 • The Regulations for Participation in a Public gathering in a church service. 14:1-40

  8. The Problems in Public Participation • THE PROBLEM OF HEADDRESS IN RECOGNITION OF HEADSHIP - I COR. 11:3-16 • Every man…havinghis head covered, dishonoureth his head…every woman…withher head uncovered dishonoureth her head… I Cor. 11:4, 5 • But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. I Cor. 11:16

  9. I Cor. 11:3 A. The Principle and Practice of Headships in a Church Gathering. I. Its Observance of Headship. 11:3-16 • The Rights of Equality – Jn. 5:18; 10:30, 33 No Reference to Superiority or Inferiority! • The Roles of Headship Order –Phil. 2:6-8 • The Rights of “Equality”Jn. 1:12; I Jn. 3:1; Rom. 8:17; Heb. 2:11 • The Roles of Headship: Jn. 13:13; Lk. 6:46 • Philippians 2:6-8 (ASV) 6 who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7  but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; 8  and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross. 1. The Head of Christ is God. 2. the head of every man is Christ; • When all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. 15:28

  10. A. The Principle and Practice of Headships in a Church Gathering. I Cor. Chap. 11 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. the husband is the head of the wife… as Christis the head of the church. 3. the head of the woman is the man • The Reality of Equality: Gal. 3:28 • The Roles of Headship: Eph. 5:22f For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: 11:6a but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. 11:6b

  11. Let her be covered… 3. the head of the woman is the man [Gk. katakalupto = cover wholly, Veiled]11:6 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, …as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the gloryof the man11:7b if a woman have long hair, it is a gloryto her: for her hair is given her for a covering [Gk. peribolaion = something thrown around, Vesture, Heb. 1:12] (11:15) Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.(10:31 ct. 1:29) • No flesh should glory in His presence… he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. I Cor. 1:29, 31 For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head. (11:10, NIV) Cp. Eph. 3:9-11

  12. B. The Reasons and Rationale behind the Instructions [Based on the Principle of Divine Headship and Hierarchy. I Cor. 11:3] • To Continue next week

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