Internet church of Christ

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InternetChurch of Christ

• Welcome!
• We are reaching out to all nations in the
• digital world!

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Internet Church of Christ

• Scriptural Bible study and worship!
• Home churches in New Testament!
• Original practice 1st century!
• Apostolic example!
• Christs apostolic approval!
• Our home church practice and doctrine
• in this 21st century!

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Church of Christ in Jerusalem

• New Testament church established in Jerusalem in
  Acts 2 33AD

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Church established in 33AD

• 37Now when they heard this, they were pricked in
  their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest
  of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we
  do? 38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
  baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
  Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
  receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39For the
  promise is unto you, and to your children, and to
  all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord
  our God shall call. 40And with many other words
  did he testify and exhort, saying, Save
  yourselves from this untoward generation. 41Then
  they that gladly received his word were baptized
  and the same day there were added unto them about
  three thousand souls (Acts 237-41).

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Church of Christ in Jerusalem

• 42And they continued stedfastly in the apostles
  doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of
  bread, and in prayers. 43And fear came upon
  every soul and many wonders and signs were done
  by the apostles. 44And all that believed were
  together, and had all things common 45And sold
  their possessions and goods, and parted them to
  all men, as every man had need. 46And they,
  continuing daily with one accord in the temple,
  and breaking bread from house to house, did eat
  their meat with gladness and singleness of
  heart, 47Praising God, and having favour with
  all the people. And the Lord added to the church
  daily such as should be saved (Acts 242-47).

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Church of Christ in Judea

• 5And the saying pleased the whole multitude and
  they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of
  the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and
  Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a
  proselyte of Antioch 6Whom they set before the
  apostles and when they had prayed, they
  laid their hands on them. 7And the word of God
  increased and the number of the disciples
  multiplied in Jerusalem greatly and a great
  company of the priests were obedient to the
  faith (Acts 65-7).

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1st House church in Jerusalem
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1st House church in Jerusalem

• 36Therefore let all the house of Israel know
  assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus,
  whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
  37Now when they heard this, they were pricked in
  their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest
  of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we
  do? 38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
  baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
  Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
  receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39For the
  promise is unto you, and to your children, and to
  all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord
  our God shall call (Acts 236-39).

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Church in Samaria
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Church of Christ in Samaria

•  5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria,
  and preached Christ unto them12But when they
  believed Philip preaching the things concerning
  the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ,
  they were baptized, both men and women. 13Then
  Simon himself believed also and when he was
  baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered,
  beholding the miracles and signs which were done
  (Acts 8512-13). 

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Study And Worship With Us!

• Welcome to The Internet church of Christ!
• Sundays at 9amcst-530pmcst
• Wednesdays at 7pmcst
• Visit www.gotomeeting.com/554673589
• Learn why Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
• belong to OldnotNew Testament.
• Learn why NT begins in Acts 2 and not Matthew 1.

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Churches of Christ in Rome
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House church of Christ - Rome

• 3Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ
  Jesus 4Who have for my life laid down their own
  necks unto whom not only I give thanks, but also
  all the churches of the Gentiles. 5Likewise
  greet the church that is in their house (Romans
  163-5).

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Churches of Christ in Rome

• 4Who have for my life laid down their own necks
  unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all
  the churches of the Gentiles. 5Likewise greet the
  church that is in their house. Salute my
  wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of
  Achaia unto Christ. 6Greet Mary, who bestowed
  much labour on us (Romans 164-6). 

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Christians in Rome

• 7Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my
  fellowprisoners, who are of note among the
  apostles, who also were in Christ before
  me. 8Greet Amplias my beloved in the
  Lord. 9Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and
  Stachys my beloved. 10Salute Apelles approved in
  Christ. Salute them which are of
  Aristobulus household (Romans 167-10). 

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Early Roman Home Brickwork
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Christians in Rome

• 11Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be
  of the household of Narcissus, which are in the
  Lord.12Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour
  in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which
  laboured much in the Lord. 13Salute Rufus chosen
  in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14Salute
  Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes,
  and the brethren which are with them (Romans
  1611-14). 

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Christians in Rome

• 15Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his
  sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are
  with them. 16Salute one another with an holy
  kiss. The churches of Christ salute you (Romans
  1615-16).

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Churches of Christ

• 41And they departed from the presence of the
  council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy
  to suffer shame for his name. 42And daily in the
  temple, and in every house, they ceased not to
  teach and preach Jesus Christ (Acts 546).

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House Churches in England

• During occupation of Roman Empire

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Churches of Christ

• Hadrians Wall in Northern England

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Study And Worship With Us!

• Welcome to The Internet church of Christ!
• Sundays at 9amcst-530pmcst
• Wednesdays at 7pmcst
• Visit www.gotomeeting.com/554673589
• Learn why Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
• belong to OldnotNew Testament.
• Learn why NT begins in Acts 2 and not Matthew 1.

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House Churches In Corinth
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Home church Corinth
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House Churches in Asia

• 19The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and
  Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the
  church that is in their house. 20All the
  brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an
  holy kiss. 21The salutation of me Paul with mine
  own hand. 22If any man love not the Lord Jesus
  Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 23The
  grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 24My
  love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen (1
  Corinthians 1619-24).

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New Testament Church

•  6But Christ as a son over his own house whose
  house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and
  the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end
  (Hebrews 36).

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House churches in Ephesus
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Library in Ephesus
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Downtown in Ephesus
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Diana of the Ephesians
 26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at
Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this
Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people,
saying that they be no gods, which are made with
hands 27So that not only this our craft is in
danger to be set at nought but also that the
temple of the great goddess Diana should be
despised, and her magnificence should be
destroyed, whom all Asia and the world
worshippeth (Acts 1926-27). 
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TEMPLE OF DIANAReplica in Memphis, Tennessee
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Amphitheater Ephesus
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Ancient IDOLATRY

• i-dol'-a-tri (teraphim, "household idols,"
  "idolatry" eidololatreia) There is ever in the
  human mind a craving for visible forms to express
  religious conceptions, and this tendency does not
  disappear with the acceptance, or even with the
  constant recognition, of pure spiritual truths
  (see IMAGES). Idolatry originally meant the
  worship of idols, or the worship of false gods by
  means of idols, but came to mean among the Old
  Testament Hebrews any worship of false gods,
  whether by images or otherwise, and finally the
  worship of Yahweh through visible symbols (Hos
  85,6 105) and ultimately in the New Testament
  idolatry came to mean, not only the giving to any
  creature or human creation the honor or devotion
  which belonged to God alone, but the giving to
  any human desire a precedence over God's will (1
  Cor 1014 Gal 520 Col 35 1 Pet 43).

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ANCIENT GODS-GODESSES

• ASHTAROTH Phonecia
• BAAL Canaanitish Tribes
• BAAL-PEOR Moabites
• CHEMOSH Moabites
• DAGON Philistines
• MOLECH Ammonites
• 1000s Idols nations, tribes, families

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Modern Denominational Idolatry

• and ultimately in the New Testament idolatry
  came to mean, not only the giving to any creature
  or human creation the honor or devotion which
  belonged to God alone, but the giving to any
  human desire (doctrine) a precedence over God's
  will.