A PAPER WORK PRESENTATION ON THE BIG THEME (CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH)

PRESENTED BY BROTHER ADANSERE DAVID ON 24TH JULY 2016 @ COC OLUWO

ADIBGE ABEOKUTA

THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

ESTABLISHMENT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WORSHIP

Prophecy and fulfillment 5 steps of salvation Elders Types

Head/head quarter of the church Names of the members Deacons Basic elements

The church and her (Descriptions) Preacher (WORKS OF THE CHURCH)

Locality of the church Teachers

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

THEPROMISE OF THECHURCH FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN OF GOD

Right from the falling of mankind in the Garden of Eden, God has plan a better way of saving mankind in
which he established his covenant with mankind in the book of GENESIS

God as promise the whole world through the seed of Abraham (Gen 18;18, 22;18 which was from the
lineage of David wich is from the tribe of JUDAH (2sam 2;4, Heb 8;8) down to our lord Jesus Christ.Heb
7; 14, Rev 5; 5

THE PROPHECY OF THE CHURCH BY THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS

There are prophecies about the New Testament church that will be established by the prophet of God in
the Old Testament

A kingdom will be set up on top of the mountain Dan 2; 44,

A mountain of the lords house shall be established Isah.2;2-3
God will make a new covenant with the houses of Israel (we are spiritual Israelite) Jer 31;31
Messiah to be born of virgin Isah.7;14 (the fulfillment matt 1;23)
We shall be taking to Zion from the wilderness Jer 3;14 (Heb 12;22,28
 We shall be giving a shepherds to feed his people with his word Jer 3;15(Ipet 5;1-4
There will no more physical ark of covenant Jer 3;16 (Heb 7;22, 9;11-15,24
Jerusalem will be call the trone of the lord Jer 3;17 (the church started at Jerusalem and many
nation were there( Act 2, Gal 4;24-31,Eph 1;20-23
All nation will gathered into it not only the Israelite alone Jer 3;17 (Mark 16;15-16

JESUS CHRIST PROMISE OF BUILDING HIS CHURCH

Jesus Christ promise to build his church matt 16;18, and he also promise to destroyed the temple and
rebuild the temple back within three (3) Matt 26;61 days which come to fulfillment when he dead,
buried and resurrected on the third day. And people were converted in large population in the day of
Pentecost

CHURCH HISTORY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT ERA

The event recorded in the New Testament took place in the real world of the Roman empire of the first
century of this era. Just as the event of any given day of life have meaning only in relation to certain
Cites, political institution, and person, likewise the history of the New Testament church is related to
some Cites, Political governors

DATE PERSONALITY EVENT REFFRENCE

30BC-AD14 Augustus The birth of Jesus Christ Luk 2:1 matt 1;23
AD 14-37 Tiberius AD 26 John ministry
AD 27 Jesus ministry Luk 3:1
AD 30 Jesus Death Matt 27,28
AD 30 Church establishment in Jerusalem Act 1;1-8,3
AD 30 church at Samaria Act 8;5
AD 32 Stephen martyred Act 8:59
AD 34 Paul conversion Act 9
AD37-41 Caligula Cornelius conversion Act 10
AD 41-54 Claudius Church at Antioh Act 11;27,13;1
Church at Judaea Act 11;2
Church at other part of the world Act 11;19-28,31
Church at Galatia Act 11;27-30
Herod James was killed, Peter was imprisoned Act 12
Church at Philippi Act 16;12
Church at Thessalonica Act 16;11-40,17;1-4
Church at Rome Act 18;2
Church at Athen Act 18:1
Church at Corinth Act 18;1
Church at Ephesus Act 19;1
Church at Colossae Act 19;10
AD 54-68 Nero Paul trial at Rome Act 25:10, 28;19
Galab, Otho,
Vitelluus,
AD 69-79 Vespasian Jerusalem was destroyed
AD 81-96 Titus
Domitian The early Christian persecution

Later in the third (3rd) century some set of people stood up and start acting as a court of appeal for the
problem between the romans officials and the people (CHRISTIANS) and they called them self the
ROMAN CATHOLIC

THE HEAD/ HEADQUARTER OF THE CHURCH

Christ is the head of his body the CHURCH, as he called it his church Matt.16;18, Eph 1;22-23, Col 1;18

Where the head or owners is that is where the headquarter will be, and Christ is in the right hand of god
matt 26; 64, mrk 14; 62 (mark 16; 19 ipet 3;22, rom 8;34)

Our headquarter is not here on earth but it is in heaven phl.3;20

THE CHURCH AND HER DESCRIPTIONS

In any organization set up by individual such body will be named after the owners names (CHURCH OF
CHRIST) meanwhile at the same time we will be getting it wrong if we belief that the church is given
only one name. There are other names of the church in the New Testament such as

1. My (Christ) church Matt16;18

2. Church of God 1Cor 1;2
3. The kingdom Heb 12;28
4. The flock 1Pet 5;3
5. Church of the Lord Act.20;28
6. Gods building 1Cor 3;9
7. Church of Christ Rom 16;16
8. Church of living God
9. Pillar and ground of the truth Itim 3;15

THE LOCALITY AND AUTHORITYOF THE CHURCH

The New Testament church spread from one locality to another locality and each local congregation is
governing within his authority. And eachchurch is addressed and identify with their personality and
challenges

The seven church in Asia Rev.2;1,8,12,18, 3;1,7, the in Corinth 1cor 1;2, the church at Galatia Gal 1;2,
the at Ephesus Eph1;1, the church at Philippi phl 1;1

THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CHURCH

There are ways of becoming a member of the church; these are the example and authority from the head
of the church

Hear the gospel Rom 10;17, Act 8;5-6, 12-13, mark 16;15, joh 6;44-45
Believed the wordJoh 8;24, Heb 11;1,6, 1cor 15;1-4, rom 1;16
 Repent of your sin Luk 13;3,5, Act 17;30 luk 24;47, Act 2;38, 3;19,17;30,33
Confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior Matt 10;32-33,16;16 Rom 10;9-10,
Act 8;37 1tim 6;12
Be baptized in water (immersion) Mak 16;16, 1cor 12;13
Note that baptism under the New Testament church stands for the following
Immersion (burial in water) rom 6;4-5, col 2;12, Act 8;36-38
It is for remission of sin matt 26;28, Act 2;38
It is in the name of the FATHER SON AND HOLY SPIRIT matt 28;19

NAMES OF THE MEMBER

There are various names the bible called the members of the New Testament church

The disciples were first called Christian at Antioch Act 11;26

The saint Col 1;2, Phi 4;21-22 1Cor 16;1
The brethren 3joh.5
Priest 1Pet.2;5

NOTE that nobody was giving title of a REVEREND Psalm 111; 9, and there is no RELIGIOUS
FATHER Matt 23;9

ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH

There are various offices in the church not title or post as the people in the world use to claimed for the
edification of the saint Eph 4;12

1. The ELDERSthey are also referred to as the PASTOR, BISHOP, OVERSEA, RULLERS and the
SHEPHERD 1Tim 3-ff, Act 20;28, Eph 4;11, Act 14;23, Heb 13;17, 1Pet 5;2-4

2. The DEACONS 1Tim 3;8-13, Act 6;1-6

3. The PREACHER is also refer to as the EVANGELIST and MINSTER1Tim 2;7, 2Tim 1;11 2Tim
4;5

4. The TEACHERS Eph 4;12, Col 4;17 Rom.10;14

WORSHIP OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

Worship from the definition of advance learner dictionary means the act of showing respect for God or
gods especially by singing, praying and other things with other people in the church

TYPES OF WORSHIP

VAIN WORSHIP
These is types of worship that people zealously practices in the name of god but all their effort are in vain,
for they teach the doctrine and tradition of men Matt 15;2-9, they add and subtract from the word of God
Rev 22;18;19

IGNORANT WORSHIP

This type of worship are without knowledge and understandingof the word of God Rom 10;2-3, Act
17;23-31

TRUE WORSHIP

The true worship is the kind of worship god is expecting from every individual Christian, which is
practices in spirit and in truth Joh 4;23-24. The true worship is accepted by God when it is practices under
the New Testament law Rom 3;19-22, Heb 8;7-13, 7;18-19, Gal 3;10-11, 2Joh 9-10

THE BASIC ELEMENT OF WORSHIP UNDER THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH

1. SINGING WITHOUT INSTRUMENT Eph 5;19, Col 3;16 Jam 5;13

2.GIVING NOT TITHES 1Cor 16;1-2, 2Cor 9;6-9,13-15 2Cor 8;1-5

3. PRAYER 1Tim 2;8, Matt 4;44, Col 3;17, Luk 22;40

4. TEACHING AND SERMON Act 5;42, Heb 10;25,

5. LORD SUPPER (EVERY WEEK) Act 20;7, Matt 26;26

SINGING (NON INSTRUMENTAL)

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SONGS IN THE BIBLE

Jubal was the father of instrumental songs Gen 4;21

Laban uses instrumental music to praise Jacob Gen 31;27 for man pleasure
God command Moses to make a trumpet (for the calling of the assembly) Num 10;1-2
It was used to praised god but god did not command it 2Chro 5;13-14
David was the author of instrumental music in the old testament, he use instrument to sing and
praise god and to console those who are in bad muds e.g Saul when he was sick 1Sam 18;10
2Chro 7;6
David also used instrumental music to play before god 2Sam 6;5

NOTE that David was not a Christian, and he does not used it in worship as at that time

Later they bring it into the worship in the temple. AND God was silent about it 2Chro 29;25-26
But when they started abusing it Psalm 33;2-3,
God command them in the time of the prophet AMOS to take it away from his sight Amos 5;23,
6;1-5

UNDER THE NEW TESTAMENT

God says how can things without live given sound praise god like we human being 1cor.14;7
 Instrumental music appears in the worship of some religious group during the Six (6) century in
the Christian era. And it became general during the Eight (8) century, which was opposed by
some religious leaders then John Calvin, John Wesley and Charles Spurgeon.
Eight verses about how to sing
Paul and Silas Act 16;25
Jesus and the disciples Matt 26;30
Singing with understanding 1Cor 14;15
Singing with grace Col 3;16
Speaking to ourselves in psalms and in hymns Eph 5;19
Let him sing psalm Jam 5;13
Singing praise to you Heb 2;12
Rom 15;9

GIVING NOT TITHES

THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF TITHES

The first man that pay tithes in the bible was Abraham, and he paid it to Melchizedek when Abraham
brother was encamped and Melchizedek raised to fight with Abraham to rescued his brother, Abraham
give him the tithes of all the goods they return with Gen 14;1-ff verse 20

Jacob the son of Isaac also promise to give God the one tenth of all if God sees in through his journey but
he later came back with twelve (12) sons exodus 1;1-6. And God himself now chose one out of the twelve
to work in the terbanacle and for other tribes should work and bring their tithes to the Levites. Num18;21.

GODS PERCEPTION AND LAWS CONCERNIG TITHES AND GIVING

UNDER THE NEW TESTAMENT LAW

S/N TITHES GIVING

1. Must be a Israelite Lev 27;30,34, To the saint ,the Christians and the house hold of
Gen 32;27-28, Mal 1;1 not to Nigeria, faith 1cor 16;1-2, Gal 6;10
Egypt, America but to the son of Jacob
alone
2. The Levites are only authorize to collect it Jesus Christ arose from Judah not Levites Heb 7;14
Deut 14;27 the third born of Jacob Col 2;14-17, Heb 7;11-12,18
Exod 1;2
3. Their tithes should be taking to Jerusalem In our mind, in spirit and in truth Joh 4;24
Deut 14;24 Deut 12;11 2Chro 6;6, 2King
11;13,36
4. It must be fruit and cattles not with money Money was used by the early Christian Rom 15;26
Deut 14;22-24 They also give themselves first 2Cor 8;1-5
5. It is paid every year and every (3) years At every first day of the week
Deut 14;22,28
6 The levite were also ask to burn the tenth of
the tithes giving to them Num 18;26
The early Christian according their ability determine to share their properties among the brethrenwillingly
and cheerfully Act 11;29-30, Luk 6;38,Matt 5;42.

THE WORK OF THE CHURCH

Edification
Belvolence
Evangelism