Discipleship Course 48
Sunday, February 6, 2022 Evening Service
Serving God through the Local Church
What should a good local church provide to its members and community?
Provides knowledge through study of the word of God - Acts 5:42
- Atmosphere of worship
- Unity - of one mind
- Acts 2:1, 46-47
- Acts 4:32
- Ephesians 4:1-3, 11-13
- Psalm 133:1
- Romans 16:17-18
- 1 Corinthians 1:10
- 1 Corinthians 3:3
- 1 Corinthians 11:17-19
- Singing
- Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5:19 - music for a church
- Psalms - a sacred song, composed on a divine subject and in praise of God.
- Hymns - a song of joy and praise to God.
- Spiritual songs
- 3 kinds of music:
- Spiritual music (see above)
- Neutral music
- Neither spiritual nor carnal
- Examples: some classical, some folk
- Carnal music
- Will lead you away from God
- Examples: rock, rap, most country
- Prayer
- Presence and power of the Holy Spirit
- Acts 1:8
- John 14:26
- Acts 4:31
- Teaching of the word
- 2 Timothy 3:16
- Doctrine - without doctrine there is no stability
- Reproof
- Correction
- Instruction in righteousness
- Ephesians 4:11
- 1 Timothy 1:9-10
- 1 Timothy 4:1, 13, 16
- 1 Timothy 6:1-5
- 2 Timothy 4:3-4
- 2 John 1:9-10
- Preaching of the word
- 1 Corinthians 1:17-18
- 2 Timothy 3:16
- Titus 1:3
- 1 Corinthians 1:21