The Local Church of Christ God’s Arrangements Romans 16:16

Designed For: Local Assembly For: Edification Discipline Corporate Work Corporate Assembled Worship An Identifiable "TEAM"

Local Assembly

For:

Edification

Discipline

Corporate Work

Corporate Assembled Worship

The church at Thessalonica A Unit or Team “ Your” work of faith – 1:3 “… ..labor of love “… ..Patience of Hope Together Saw Paul’s Example – 1:5 Together Became Examples to Others -1:7 Together Sounded Forth the Word – 1:8

A Unit or Team

“ Your” work of faith – 1:3

“… ..labor of love

“… ..Patience of Hope

Together Saw Paul’s Example – 1:5

Together Became Examples to Others -1:7

Together Sounded Forth the Word – 1:8

The church at Thessalonica A Unit or Team Had Timothy – Fellow Laborer in the Gospel to: Establish or Ground You -3:2 Encourage you concerning your faith – 3:2 Hope Paul Would Come to: See Your Face (as a unit, not ‘faces”) Perfect what is lacking in your faith – 3:10

A Unit or Team

Had Timothy – Fellow Laborer in the Gospel to:

Establish or Ground You -3:2

Encourage you concerning your faith – 3:2

Hope Paul Would Come to:

See Your Face (as a unit, not ‘faces”)

Perfect what is lacking in your faith – 3:10

The church at Thessalonica A Unit or Team They knew who “one another” was so as to abound in love toward one another – 3:12 Comfort and Edify One Another – 5:11 Recognize those who labor among you – They are “over you” in the Lord They admonish or instruct you – 5:17 They should be “esteemed very highly” – 5:13 We Hold Various Responsibilities toward various member – 5:14

A Unit or Team

They knew who “one another” was so as to abound in love toward one another – 3:12

Comfort and Edify One Another – 5:11

Recognize those who labor among you –

They are “over you” in the Lord

They admonish or instruct you – 5:17

They should be “esteemed very highly” – 5:13

We Hold Various Responsibilities toward various member – 5:14

A Specific Team Not a random assembly Not an “unstructured” team Not a “disorganized” team A team that came together for a greater purpose than: Town or National Government Secular Education Social, Community Welfare

Not a random assembly

Not an “unstructured” team

Not a “disorganized” team

A team that came together for a greater purpose than:

Town or National Government

Secular Education

Social, Community Welfare