Church Merit

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Welcome
Church Merit
5 Lesson Plan DR Workbook Pages 153
160 Leaders Red Merit Reference Book Pages 79
77 DR Leaders Guide Pages 96 120
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
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Lesson One - Objectives

• You will learn from Scripture the Old Testament
  definition of church.
• You will learn from Scripture the New Testament
  definition of church.
• You will learn how the churchs needs are
  financed.
• You will be able to cite three Scriptures
  references on tithing.
• You will begin keeping track of your tithes.

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What is the Church?
Lets go on a treasure hunt!
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What is the Church?
Have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will
dwell among them. Make this tabernacle and all
its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will
show you. Exodus 25 8-9
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What is the Church?
I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the
Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my
father David, when he said, Your son whom I will
put on the throne in your place will build the
temple for my Name. 1 Kings 55
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What is the Church?
You are the body of Christ, and each one of you
is a part of it. And in the church God has
appointed first of all apostles, second prophets,
third teachers, then workers of miracles, also
those having gifts of healing, those able to help
others, those with gifts of administration, and
those speaking in different kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 1227-28
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What is the Church?
God places all things under his Jesus feet and
appointed him to be head over everything for the
church, which is his body, the fullness of him
who fills everything in every way. Ephesians
122-23
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What is the Church?
He Jesus is the head of the body, the church
he is the beginning and the firstborn from among
the dead, so that in everything he might have the
supremacy Colossians 118
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What is the Church?
Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and
when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So
for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the
church and taught great numbers of people. The
disciples were called Christians first at
Antioch Acts 1125-26
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What is the Church?
Requirement 1 a, page 153

• How does the Old Testament define church in the
  following Scripture references?
• Exodus 25 8-9
• 1 Kings 55

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What is the Church?
Requirement 1 b, page 153

• How does the New Testament define church in the
  following Scripture references?
• Acts 1125-26 1 Corinthians 1227-28
• Ephesians 122-23 Colossians 118

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What is the Church?
Requirement 1 c, page 153

• How do these two definitions differ?
• The Old Testament describes the church as

A temple, sanctuary, and tabernacle In other
words, as a Building
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What is the Church?
Requirement 1 c, page 153

• How do these two definitions differ?
• The New Testament describes the church as

The body of Christ, people who are saved. In
other words, the People
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Church Finances
In order to run a church, money is needed. What
are the needs the church body have that require
money? Where does this money come from?
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Church Finances
Each time an offering, or collection is taken,
the money that people give represents the tithes
and offerings to the Lord and His work. Tithe
Equals 10 of what we earn Offering What we
give above the Tithe
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Church Finances
Requirement 6 On a separate piece of paper,
write down how your church is financed and add it
to your workbook
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Church Finances
Lets find out what God has to say about
tithing. Use a Concordance and look up three
Scriptures references on tithing. Write these in
your workbook on page 155, under requirement 6.
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Church Finances
For the next five weeks keep track of your
tithing and write the amount in the Tithing
Chart of your workbook on page 155, under
requirement 6.
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Lesson Two - Objectives

• You will be able to explain how your church body
  is organized.
• You will be able to describe who fills each
  position in your church body, if they are paid or
  volunteer, and what their major job
  responsibility is.
• You will learn from Scripture two of the things
  that we as the Church need to be doing.

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Church Workers
Who Are The Workers? Lets write them on the
board!
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Church Workers
Who makes decisions in our Church for the church
body? Pastor (s) Board Members Leadership
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Church Workers
List one major responsibility for each
position. Is the position paid or volunteer? Who
in the church body fills the position?
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Church Workers
Who Are The Workers? The people who are a part of
the church body. Are you one of the workers? Yes!
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Church Workers
What are the workers doing to store up heavenly
treasures? Obeying God Being Faithful Giving of
their time
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What Do We Need To Be Doing In The Church?
A new command I give you Love one another. As I
have loved you, so you must love one another. By
this all men will know that you are my disciples,
if you love one another John 13 34-35
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What Do We Need To Be Doing In The Church?

• What are these verses telling us as the church,
  the Body of believers, to do?
• Love One Another

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What Do We Need To Be Doing In The Church?

• Why are we to love one another?
• To be an example to unbelievers.

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What Do We Need To Be Doing In The Church?

• According to these Scripture verses, what must we
  do to store up heavenly treasures?
• Love one another
• Set an example for people

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What Do We Need To Be Doing In The Church?
Physical training is of some value, but
godliness has value for all things, holding
promise for both the present life and the life to
come.dont let anyone look down on you because
you are young, but set an example for the
believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith
and in purity. 1 Timothy 48, 12
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What Do We Need To Be Doing In The Church?

• What are these verses telling us as the church,
  the Body of believers, to do?
• To become as godlike as possible
• Set an example for people

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Advancement
Turn to your workbook, page 153 and complete
requirement 2a and 2b. Read requirement 3 on page
154 and in your own words explain how your church
body is organized. Write your answers on a
separate piece of paper and insert into your
workbook.
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Lesson Three - Objectives

• You will learn from Scripture two of the things
  that the Church needs to be doing.
• You will choose one Scripture verse from this
  lesson or the last lesson and for two weeks you
  will keep track of your efforts to carry out what
  it says.
• You will read Scripture verses to discover what
  qualities are important in choosing and
  appointing people for leadership positions.
• You will choose one way to serve God by serving
  your church body.

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Qualities of Church Leaders
To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow
elder, a witness of Christs sufferings and one
who also will share in the glory to be revealed
Be shepherds of Gods flock that is under your
care, serving as overseers not because you
must, but because you are willing, as God wants
you to be not greedy for money, but eager to
serve not lording it over those entrusted to
you, but being examples to the flock (1 Peter
51-3)
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Qualities of Church Leaders
Here is a trustworthy saying If anyone sets his
heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble
task. Now the overseer must be above reproach,
the husband of but one wife, temperate,
self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to
teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but
gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He
must manage his own family well and see that his
children obey him with proper respect. (If anyone
does not know how to manage his own family, how
can he take care of Gods church?).
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Qualities of Church Leaders
He must not be a recent convert, or he may
become conceited and fall under the same judgment
as the devil. He must also have a good reputation
with outsiders, so that he will not fall into
disgrace and into the devils trap. Deacons,
likewise, are to be men worthy of respect,
sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not
pursuing dishonest gain. They must keep hold of
the deep truths of the faith with a clear
conscience. They must first be tested and then
if there is nothing against them, let them serve
as deacons. (1 Timothy 31-10)
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Qualities of Church Leaders
Dont let anyone look down on you because you
are young, but set an example for the believers
in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in
purity. 1 Timothy 412
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Qualities of Leadership
What do leaders do, including you, to store up
heavenly treasures? Obeying God Being faithful to
Gods calling Setting a godly example Serving the
church body, etc.
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Things the Church Needs to be Doing
Let us consider how we may spur one another on
toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up
meeting together, as some are in the habit of
doing, but let us encourage one another - and all
the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews
1024-25
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What Does the Church Need to be Doing
You my brothers, were called to be free. But do
not use your freedom to indulge the sinful
nature rather, serve one another in love.
Galatians 513
What are these verses telling us as the Church,
the Body of believers, to do?
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What Does the Church Need to be Doing
What do these Scripture verses say we should do
to store up heavenly treasures? Card 7 Encourage
one another Go to worship services Urge each
other to be polite, kind and thoughtful Card 8
Serve each other Do kind things for each other
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Serving God in Our Church
Select a service project option from requirement
7 in your workbooks.
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Advancement
Complete requirement 3 by reading the two
Scripture verses and explaining their importance
when selecting or appointing church
leadership. Complete requirements 2c 2d in your
workbook. Choose one of the verses in requirement
2 to put into action over the next two weeks.
Make a list. Complete MSW 2 Serving in the
Church to help you answer requirement 7.
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Lesson Four - Objectives

• You will be able to describe what it means to be
  a member of the body of Christ.
• You will learn why it is important to be a member
  of a local body of believers.
• You will be able to explain the requirements for
  church membership in your church.
• You will learn from Scripture two of the things
  that we as the Church need to be doing.
• You will choose one way to serve God by serving
  your church body.

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Church Membership
Why Become A Member?
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Church Membership
The eye cannot say to the hand, I dont need
you! And the head cannot say to the feet, I
dont need you!But God has combined the members
of the body and has given greater honor to the
parts that lack it, so that there should be no
division in the body, but that the parts should
have equal concern for each other. If one part
suffers, every part suffers with it if one part
is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you
are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a
part of it (1 Corinthians 12 21, 24-27)
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Church Membership

• What is this verse telling us is the importance
  of belonging to a body of believers?
• We are a vital part of the body of Christ
• Each of us has an important job to do to make the
  body of Christ work
• We work together without division
• We are to depend on each other

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Church Membership
He said to them, Go into all the world and
preach the good news to all creation. Whoever
believes and is baptized will be saved, but
whoever does not believe will be condemned
(Mark 1615-16)
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Church Membership

• What is this verse telling us is the importance
  of belonging to a body of believers?
• We are to preach the gospel
• Tell others about Christ
• Lead them in a prayer of salvation

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Church Membership
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them
to obey everything I have commanded you. And
surely I am with you always, to the very end of
the age (Matthew 2819-20)
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Church Membership

• What is this verse telling us is the importance
  of belonging to a body of believers?
• We are to disciple
• Teach others about the truths of Gods Word
• Apply it to our lives
• Grow in godliness

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Church Membership

• How can we show God and others that we are
  willing to be a member of the body of Christ, to
  make a commitment, and to do the job God gives us
  to do?
• By becoming a member of our local body of
  believers, the church

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Church Membership
Local Church Membership What does it take to
become a member of our Church and what is
required of us?
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Advancements
Requirement 7 Choose the second service project
and complete it in the allotted time frame to
finish this requirement. Complete requirement 2e,
2f, and 5 Complete MWS 3 Crossword Puzzle
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Lesson Five - Objectives

• You will learn from Scripture two of the things
  that we as the Church need to be doing.
• You will make a poster or write a report showing
  the history of your churchs building and body.

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What the Church Should Do
So then, each of us will give an account of
himself to God. Therefore let us stop passing
judgment on one another. Instead, make up your
mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle
in your brothers way (Romans 1412-13)
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What the Church Should Do
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
since as members of one body you were called to
peace. And be thankful (Colossians 315)
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What the Church Should Do

• What does Romans 1412-13 tell us as the Church,
  the Body of believers in Jesus, to do?
• Reach out with a helping hand rather than judging
  and putting up stumbling blocks

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What the Church Should Do
Scenario 1 The boy on a baseball team who laughs
and cuts down the worst boy or the boy who goes
over during baseball practice to help the worst
boy on the team become better?
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What the Church Should Do
Scenario 2 The boy on the bible quiz team who
complains when others answer incorrectly or the
boy who tells his teammates that they made a good
try at the answer?
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What the Church Should Do
Scenario 3 The boy who goes along with whatever
the crowd does or says or the boy who stands firm
and refuses to do what is wrong or what might
hurt someone else?
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What the Church Should Do

• Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
  since as members of one body you were called to
  peace. And be thankful (Colossians 315)
• What can we learn from this verse?
• Live in peace with others
• Do not argue, fight, complain, be disrespectful,
  or be rebellious

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Church History
Our Church has a history, what is it?
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Advancement
Complete MWS 4 Christ-like Actions/Treasures
by circling the words or pictures that describe
the body of Christ, the Church, or heavenly
treasures. Complete requirements 2g and 2h.