The document discusses how the church began according to the Bible. It describes how after Jesus' resurrection and appearances to the disciples, he commissioned them to spread the gospel. On the day of Pentecost, about 3000 people accepted Peter's message and were baptized, marking the birth of the church. The early church devoted themselves to teaching, fellowship, communion, and prayer. Jesus is the head of the church and remains involved as its shepherd and leader. The document also outlines eight marks that characterize a church, including qualified leadership, preaching, worship, communion, evangelism, love, discipline, and unity.

12. HOW DID THE
CHURCH
BEGIN?

13. JOHN 20: 19-21
19 On the evening of that first day of the
week, when the disciples were together,
with the doors locked for fear of the
Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood
among them and said, “Peace be with
you!”

14. JOHN 20: 19-21
20 After He said this, He showed them His
hands and side. The disciples were
overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with
you! As the Father has sent Me, I am
sending you.”

15. “The Father has sent me.”

16. MATTHEW 16:18
18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on
this rock I will build My church, and the
gates of Hades will not overcome it.

17. Empowered by the Holy
Spirit and the progressive
anointing.

18. ACTS 1: 1-2
1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote
about all that Jesus began to do and to
teach 2 until the day He was taken up to
heaven, after giving instructions through
the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had
chosen.

19. Luke states that an effort was
taken to compile a narrative
about the life of Jesus.

20. Now, the book of Luke was about
the life, ministry, and teaching of
Jesus by the power of the Holy
Spirit until he died, rose, and
ascended back into heaven.

21. Acts 2
“When the day of
Pentecost arrived”

22. The Restoration of
One Language

23. ACTS 2: 41
41 Those who accepted his message were
baptized, and about three thousand were
added to their number that day.

24. Peter preaches, 3000
were saved.

25. The Birth of the CHURCH

26. Church devoted themselves
to the Apostles teaching,
fellowship, breaking of bread,
and communion.

27. ACTS 2: 42-47
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’
teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking
of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was
filled with awe at the many wonders and
signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the
believers were together and had everything
in common.

28. ACTS 2: 42-47
45 They sold property and possessions to
give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day
they continued to meet together in the
temple courts. They broke bread in their
homes and ate together with glad and
sincere hearts,

29. ACTS 2: 42-47
47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all
the people. And the Lord added to their
number daily those who were being saved.

30. Miracles, signs, and
wonders follow the church.

31. The Church spreads
throughout all generations.

32. WHAT IS JESUS’
RELATIONSHIP TO
THE CHURCH?

33. SIX THINGS
THAT THE CHURCH SAYS
ABOUT THE ONGOING
RELATIONSHIP OF JESUS
IN HIS CHURCH:

34. 1.
Jesus Christ is the Living
Head of the church.

35. COLOSSIANS 1:18
18 And He is the head of the body, the
church; He is the beginning and the
firstborn from among the dead, so that in
everything He might have the supremacy.

36. 2.
He is the Apostle who
plants a church.

37. HEBREWS 3:1
1 Therefore, holy brothers, you who share
in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the
apostle and high priest of our confession,

38. 3.
Jesus is the Leader
who grows a church.

39. MATTHEW 16:18
18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on
this rock I will build my church, and the
gates of Hades will not overcome it.

40. 4.
Jesus is Senior Pastor in
every church, including ours.

41. 1 PETER 5:4
4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears,
you will receive the crown of glory that will
never fade away.

42. JOHN 10: 11
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

43. 5.
Jesus is present
with the church

44. MATTHEW 28:20
20 Teaching them to observe all that I
have commanded you. And behold, I am
with you always, to the end of the age."

45. 6.
Jesus is also the One who, when
they’re faithless or fruitless,
shuts a church down.

46. REVELATION 2:5
5 Remember therefore from where you
have fallen; repent, and do the works you
did at first. If not, I will come to you and
remove your lampstand from its place,
unless you repent.

47. WHAT ARE THE
MARKS OF THE
CHURCH?

48. There’s the universal
church and the local
church

49. There’s the invisible
and the visible church

50. EIGHT MARKS
OF A CHURCH

51. 1.
Regenerated Church
Membership

52. HEBREWS 13:17
17 Have confidence in your leaders and
submit to their authority, because they
keep watch over you as those who must
give an account. Do this so that their work
will be a joy, not a burden, for that would
be of no benefit to you.

53. 1 TIMOTHY 5:17
17 The elders who direct the affairs of the
church well are worthy of double
honor, especially those whose work is
preaching and teaching.

54. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12
12 Just as a body, though one, has many
parts, but all its many parts form one
body, so it is with Christ.

55. People need membership
commitment because they
need to be connected to a
Christian community.

56. 2.
Qualified Leadership
Timothy & Titus requirements

57. 3.
Gathering for Preaching
and Worship
Ekklesia means “assembly” or “meeting”

58. HEBREWS 10: 23-25
23 Let us hold unswervingly to the
hope we profess, for He who promised is
faithful. 24 And let us consider how we
may spur one another on toward love and
good deeds,

59. HEBREWS 10: 23-25
25 not giving up meeting together, as
some are in the habit of doing, but
encouraging one another—and all the
more as you see the Day approaching.

60. 4.
Sacraments –
that’s Communion

61. 5.
Unified by the Spirit

62. 6.
Discipline for holiness

63. 7.
Obey the great
commandment to love

64. Church is about people
loving one another. Loving
God and Loving people.

65. 8.
Obey the Great
Commission to evangelize
and make disciples

66. MATTHEWS 28: 18-20
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All
authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to Me. 19 Therefore go and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the Name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit,

67. MATTHEWS 28: 18-20
20 and teaching them to obey everything I
have commanded you. And surely I am
with you always, to the very end of the
age.”

68. WHO HARMS
A CHURCH?

69. 1.
Burned out leaders

70. 2.
False teachers

71. 3.
Consumer Christians

72. FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL
Presented By:
Ps. Vetty Gutierrez
FCC Main San Mateo, Rizal, PH
10AM Morning Worship Service
June 25, 2017