Category: Organization
Subject: Organization of the Local Church
Setting Things in Order
The apostle Paul directed the young evangelist Titus in his letter to him, preserved for us through God’s providence. It is apparent from the text that the church was not all it could be on the island of Crete, and so admonition and instruction was needed from Titus.
After his greeting, Paul wrote Titus, “For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set it in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you” (1:5). The rest of the epistle is a discourse on the lacking things, and the efforts Titus needed to make. By noting them, we can know what kind of congregation and individual Christians we need to be! Consider broadly the text. Continue reading “Setting Things in Order”
Sermon: Retaining God’s Standard of Organization
Fall 2014 Meeting
Speaker: Bryan Gary of Dumas, TX
In 2 Timothy 1:13, Paul wrote Timothy, “Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (NASB).
This second in a series of 9 lessons emphasizes what the Bible teaches about the organization of the local church, and examines some of the perversions of men on that aspect of God’s will.
Sermon: The Organization of the Local Church
The offices found in the local congregation, as revealed by the Word of God: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Elders, Deacons (cf. Phil. 1:1), and Teaches. (See Ephesians 4:11). These offices are ordained by God for the edification of the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:12).
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