Slides for sermon

1. Church Signs and
Lampstands

2. Church Signs and
Lampstands
part 1

3. What am I?
• You are part of the Lord’s Church
• What is the Lord’s Church?
–A Universal Body of Individuals saved by
Jesus Christ
–The Lord adds the saved to this Church
(Acts 2:47)
–A Church that Jesus gave Himself for
(Eph. 5:25)
–A Church that He built (Matt 16:18)

4. What if I am a member of the Church
of Christ at Gardendale?
• You are a member of a local congregation
of disciples of Jesus Christ
• Biblical Examples of Local Congregations
–Rev 1: 11

5. Why “Church of Christ”?
• It is exactly what we are!
• The Bible uses that phrase to describe
local churches.
– Romans 16:16 “The churches of Christ greet you.”
• The original group here decided that this
would be a good name

6. We are Not part of a Denomination
Early Christian Church

7. We are Not part of a Denomination
• We receive our instruction directly from
the Word of God (Eph. 3:5)
– No Creed, Convention, Holy Office,
• We have elders among us that Oversee this
flock (1 Pet. 5:1-4)
– They work underneath the Chief Shepherd

8. We are Not part of a Denomination
• We have no authority over or under any other
“church of Christ” or local church
– Only the Lord has that Authority
– I can recognize another churches as being a local
congregation of the saved
• Who should be in charge of the local Church?
– Well Who was Crucified for you?

9. Common Myths
• Founded by Alexander Campbell
• Florida College is our “Seminary” School
• All the congregations with “Church of
Christ” on their signs make up the
universal body of Christ