What is a local church, continued?
When do you have local church action, continued?
When all local church members act together?
- Not necessarily.
When all local church members act together in Christ?
- Yes.
- I Timothy 5:16 – Caring for widows.
- Acts 4:32-5:4 – Once the money was in the common fund, that was something different than an individual’s own money.
- John 12:3-6 – The money belonged to the apostles, but Judas was setting some aside for himself.
- Matthew 18:15-17
- Philippians 2:25, 30; 4:14-18 – Epaphroditus did the work, but Paul attributed it to the church because Epaphroditus was doing it on their behalf.
- I Corinthians 11:17
- Philippians 1:27
Local churches are authorized to provide for the preaching of the gospel
Overview of New Testament passages
- Acts 11:21-23 – “they sent Barnabas”
- Acts 13:1-3 – “teachers … they sent them”
- Acts 14:26 – “commended … they began to report”
- Acts 15:1-3 – “sent on their way by the church”
- I Corinthians 9:1-18 – “get their living from the gospel”