Establishment of the Lords Church

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Prophesied
• The Lords house Isaiah 22-3

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• Isaiah 22-3
• Now it shall come to pass in the latter days
  that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be
  established on the top of the mountains, and
  shall be exalted above the hills and all nations
  shall flow to it. Many people shall come and say,
  "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the
  LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob He will
  teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His
  paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
  and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Prophesied
• The Lords house Isaiah 22-3
• Church of the Living God 1 Timothy 315
• but if I am delayed, I write so that you may
  know how you ought to conduct yourself in the
  house of God, which is the church of the living
  God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Prophesied
• The Lords house Isaiah 22-3
• Church of the Living God 1 Timothy 315
• Again in Micah 41-2

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• Micah 41-2
• Now it shall come to pass in the latter days
  that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be
  established on the top of the mountains, and
  shall be exalted above the hills and peoples
  shall flow to it. Many nations shall come and
  say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of
  the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob He
  will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His
  paths." For out of Zion the law shall go forth,
  And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Prophesied
• The Lords house Isaiah 22-3
• Church of the Living God 1 Timothy 315
• Again in Micah 41-2
• Apostles told to wait in Jerusalem
  Luke 2446-49

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• Luke 2446-49
• Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and
  thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer
  and to rise from the dead the third day, and that
  repentance and remission of sins should be
  preached in His name to all nations, beginning at
  Jerusalem. And you are witnesses of these things.
  Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you
  but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are
  endued with power from on high."

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Prophesied
• The Lords house Isaiah 22-3
• Church of the Living God 1 Timothy 315
• Again in Micah 41-2
• Apostles told to wait in Jerusalem
  Luke 2446-49
• By way of the Holy Spirit
  John 1426 John 167-8

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• John 1426
• But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the
  Father will send in My name, He will teach you
  all things, and bring to your remembrance all
  things that I said to you.
• John 167-8
• "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to
  your advantage that I go away for if I do not go
  away, the Helper will not come to you but if I
  depart, I will send Him to you. "And when He has
  come, He will convict the world of sin, and of
  righteousness, and of judgment.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Fulfillment of the prophecy
• Jesus ascends into heaven Acts 19
• Apostles return to Jerusalem Acts 112
• Pentecost Holy Spirit comes Acts 21-4

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• Acts 21-4
• When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they
  were all with one accord in one place. And
  suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a
  rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole
  house where they were sitting. Then there
  appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and
  one sat upon each of them. And they were all
  filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak
  with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
  utterance.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Fulfillment of the prophecy
• Jesus ascends into heaven Acts 19
• Apostles return to Jerusalem Acts 112
• Pentecost Holy Spirit comes Acts 21-4
• The word is preached from Jerusalem Acts 214
• But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised
  his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all
  who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you,
  and heed my words.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Fulfillment of the prophecy
• Jesus ascends into heaven Acts 19
• Apostles return to Jerusalem Acts 112
• Pentecost Holy Spirit comes Acts 21-4
• The word is preached from Jerusalem Acts 214
• Repentance remission of sins Acts 238
• Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every
  one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus
  Christ for the remission of sins and you shall
  receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Fulfillment of the prophecy
• Jesus ascends into heaven Acts 19
• Apostles return to Jerusalem Acts 112
• Pentecost Holy Spirit comes Acts 21-4
• The word is preached from Jerusalem Acts 214
• Repentance remission of sins Acts 238
• Lords church established Acts 241, 47

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• Acts 241, 47
• Then those who gladly received his word were
  baptized and that day about three thousand souls
  were added to them.
• And the Lord added to the church daily those
  who were being saved.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Jesus built one church Matt 1618
• And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on
  this rock I will build My church, and the gates
  of Hades shall not prevail against it.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Jesus built one church Matt 1618
• Singular, not plural
• One body Ephesians 44-5
• There is one body and one Spirit, just as you
  were called in one hope of your calling one
  Lord, one faith, one baptism.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Jesus built one church Matt1618
• Singular, not plural
• One body Ephesians 44-5
• Baptism into one body 1 Cor 1213
• For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one
  body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or
  free--and have all been made to drink into one
  Spirit.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Jesus built one church Matt1618
• Singular, not plural
• One body Ephesians 44-5
• Baptism into one body 1 Cor 1213
• Body church Eph 122 Col 118, 24

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• Ephesians 122
• And He put all things under His feet, and gave
  Him to be head over all things to the church,
  which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills
  all in all.
• Colossians 118, 24
• And He is the head of the body, the church, who
  is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
  that in all things He may have the preeminence.
• I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and
  fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the
  afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body,
  which is the church

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Images in Scripture
• Vineyard John 151-6
• God is the vinedresser
• Jesus is the ONE true vine
• Individual members of the church are the branches
• Family of God 1 Tim 315
• but if I am delayed, I write so that you
  may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the
  house of God, which is the church of the living
  God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Images in Scripture
• Vineyard John 151-6
• God is the vinedresser
• Jesus is the ONE true vine
• Individual members of the church are the branches
• Family of God 1 Tim 315
• God as the Father
• Jesus as the elder brother
• Individual members as the other children
• Joint heirs with Christ Romans 816-17

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• Romans 816-17
• The Spirit Himself bears witness with our
  spirit that we are children of God, and if
  children, then heirs--heirs of God and joint
  heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him,
  that we may also be glorified together.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Images in Scripture
• Shepherd Flock John 1016
• And other sheep I have which are not of this
  fold them also I must bring, and they will hear
  My voice and there will be one flock and one
  shepherd.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Images in Scripture
• Shepherd Flock John 1016
• Jesus as the shepherd
• Individual members as the sheep in His flock
• Human Body 1 Cor 1212-27
• Christ as the head Col 118
• Individuals as the members of the body

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Built by Christ
• Built on Christ
• Founded on the day of Pentecost in Jerusalem
• Unified one church
• John 1720-21
• "I do not pray for these alone, but also for
  those who will believe in Me through their word
  "that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in
  Me, and I in You that they also may be one in
  Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.

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Establishment of the Lords Church

• Built by Christ
• Built on Christ
• Founded on the day of Pentecost in Jerusalem
• Unified one church
• 1 Corinthians 110
• Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of
  our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the
  same thing, and that there be no divisions among
  you, but that you be perfectly joined together in
  the same mind and in the same judgment.