• God’s one true church has distinct characteristics that distinguish it from the denominations of man.

• If a church preaches and practices what is taught in the NT, it is of Christ. Being of Christ or not is not determined by what is on the sign in front of the building.

• The local church

Characteristics

Per scripture

Catholic

Baptist

Assembly of God

Church of Christ

church of Christ

Authority

New Testament

No

No

No

?

Yes

Name

church of Christ

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Plan of salvation

Hear, believe, repent, confess, be baptized

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Order of worship

Sing, pray, teach, Lord’s Supper, give

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Work

Preach gospel, benevolence, discipline

No

No

No

No

Yes

Organization

Local church

No

No

No

No

Yes

• Genesis 3:20; 4:1-2; 5:4
• Teach her to follow Christ
  • II Corinthians 8:3-5; Philippians 3:7-8; I Timothy 4:10 – examples of people who put Christ first
  • John 13:14; Philippians 2:4; I Timothy 6; II Timothy 1:5 – character traits of Christians
  • Deuteronomy 6:5-7 – Love God, then teach your children!
• Teach and exemplify motherhood
  • Titus 2:3-5 – teacher the younger women
  • II Timothy 1:5; 3:15
  • Proverbs 31:10-27
• Let her see you honor mothers and motherhood
  • Proverbs 31:28-31
  • Ephesians 6:2 (Exodus 20:12)
  • Titus 2:5
  • Proverbs 1:8-9; 6:20-21; 10:1; 15:20; 19:26; 20:20; 23:22,25; 28:24; 30:11,17

• Mark 11:15-12:12
• Mark 11:15-26 – Jesus drives merchants from the temple.
  • Mark 11:20 – This was another of Jesus’ miracles. The fig tree would not be dried up from the roots after such a short time (see Mark 11:13-14) without divine intervention.
  • Mark 11:17 – Jesus was upset about two things: selling animals inside the temple and charging exorbitant prices for those animals. They were taking advantage of those who traveled long distances and had to buy animals on the spot for sacrifices.
• Mark 11:27-33 – Jesus’ authority is questioned in the temple.
  • Mark 11:29 – See Proverbs 26:4-5.
• Mark 12:1-12 – Parable of the vine-growers.
  • Mark 12:10-11 – See Psalm 118:22-23.

• When My Love To Christ Grows Weak (752)
• Survey of current hymn writers
  • Where does the seed of an idea come from?
    • II Timothy 3:16 – Drawing on the Bible is the closest that uninspired writers can get to the inspired songs we read.
  • How do you arrange the thoughts you want to include in the song?
    • Narratives
    • Progressions of importance
    • Illustrative
    • Major and subordinate concepts
    • These are all techniques the Holy Spirit uses in the Bible.
  • How do you decide the extent of poetic license?
    • I Corinthians 2:13 – Paul spoke with words taught by the Spirit.
    • II Peter 1:3 – God has granted us everything pertaining to life and godliness. Do we need anything else?
  • How much do you worry about songs being unscriptural?
    • I Peter 4:11
    • James 3:1
  • Why do you use choruses, echoes, etc.?
    • Repetition used in Psalms 24; 118; 136
    • Matthew 6:7 – Jesus condemned vain repetition.
  • Which comes first, the music or the lyrics?
    • Generally, the lyrics come first.
    • Regardless of the order of the writing, the emphasis is on the message.
    • John 4:21-24
    • Ephesians 5:19
  • When is a song finished?