01.19. Planting the Church Today

Fundamental Bible Studies

Lesson 19 Topic: Planting The Church Now The church of our blessed Lord was set up and established in Jerusalem on Pentecost Day about A.D. 33. The record of it’s beginning is found in Acts 2:1 ff. Two ideas of the word “church”: The word is sometimes used to include all Christians in the world as when Jesus said, “I will build my church” (Matthew 16:18) or as in Ephesians 5:1-33 where the church is pictured as the bride of Christ. Also, the church is a single, independent unit of the Lord’s people. Thus we speak of the church in Jerusalem (Acts 8:1), the church at Antioch (Acts 13:1), or the church where we attend. Christ is the head of the church but there is no organization on earth except the local congregation - - no state, national or worldwide headquarters. Congregations may cooperate with one another but each is an independent unit with the New Testament to govern as law and with its own elders, deacons and evangelists which it selects for itself.

1.In each of the following, tell whether the church universal is meant or a local congregation: (1) Matthew 16:18 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2) Acts 2:47 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (3) Acts 8:1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (4) Romans 16:3-5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2.How did God ordain that grass, herbs and fruit trees reproduce themselves? Genesis 1:11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.How many kinds of grain will come from one kind of seed?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4.What is the seed of the kingdom? Luke 8:11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.What will this seed produce? Acts 11:26 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Jerusalem Church 1.What three facts were preached?

(1) Acts 2:23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2) Acts 2:24 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (3) Acts 2:36 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.What did the people cry out? Acts 2:37 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.What did Peter tell these believing sinners to do? Acts 2:38 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4.Who were baptized? Acts 2:41 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.To what were these added? Acts 2:47 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Church in Samaria

1.When persecution scattered them, what did the members of the Jerusalem church do? Acts 8:4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.When the people believed, what was done? Acts 8:12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.What did these obedient believers constitute? Acts 9:31 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Church in Corinth 1.What did Paul do in Corinth? Acts 18:4-5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.What did Paul preach? 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.What did the Corinthians do? Acts 18:8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4.What did Paul address these people? 1 Corinthians 1:2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Planting the Church Today

1.In the days of the apostles, sinners believed in Christ with all their hearts, repented of their sins, confessed their faith in Christ and were buried with Him in baptism. The Lord added them to the church. If we believe the same truth and obey the same commandments, will not the Lord add us to the same church today? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.What were the apostles to preach? Matthew 28:19-20;

Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:46-49 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.After people are baptized, what are they to do? Matthew 28:19-20 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4.Baptized believers were always added to what? Acts 2:47 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5.Nothing is said in the Bible about “joining the church”. Who adds people to the church? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who sets the members in the body? 1 Corinthians 12:18 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ When? 1 Corinthians 12:13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6.    After one obeys the gospel and is added to the Lord’s church, what if he joins a denomination? Matthew 15:13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _