Ecclesiology – Semester 1
310 – The Message of the Church (Its Results)
SEMESTER 1 310 – The Message of the Church (Its Results) BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY I LESSON # 10 THE MESSAGE OF THE CHURCH (ITS RESULTS) INTRODUCTION: 1. In the previous lesson, I dealt basically with the definition and analysis of the gospel. 2. In this lesson, I want to extend that theme…
311 – The Ministry of the Early Church
SEMESTER 1 311 – The Ministry of the Early Church BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY I LESSON # 11 THE MINISTRY OF THE EARLY CHURCH Read Acts 2:36-47. INTRODUCTION: 1. The Gospels deal with Jesus’s; personal ministry on earth. (Acts. 1:1-2) 2. The book of Acts covers the transition of God’s people from a Jewish…
312 – The Persecution of the Church
SEMESTER 1 312 – The Persecution of the Church BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY I LESSON # 12 THE PERSECUTION OF THE CHURCH Read Ex. 1:11-12, Acts 8:1-4. INTRODUCTION: 1. We live in a day of heresy concerning divine blessing and human “happiness.” 2. I recently saw this referred to as “Cadillac Christianity,” a good thought.…
313 – The Indestructibility of the Church
SEMESTER 1 313 – The Indestructibility of the Church BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY I LESSON # 13 THE INDESTRUCTIBILITY OF THE CHURCH Read Mat. 16:13-18, Acts 4:1-4, 18-31, Acts 5:3-10 compared to Acts 5:11-16, Acts 6:1 compared to Acts 6:7, Acts 8:1-4, Acts 11:19-21, Acts 12:1-5 INTRODUCTION: 1. This large number of Scriptures revealing persecution, sets before God’s people a pattern that should bring great…
314 – Metaphors Describing the Church (A Building)
SEMESTER 1 314 – Metaphors Describing the Church (A Building) BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY I LESSON # 14 METAPHORS DESCRIBING THE CHURCH (A BUILDING) INTRODUCTION: 1. Metaphorical teaching is very broadly used in Scripture, “lively stones” (I Pet. 2:5), “vine” (Jn. 15:1), “cornerstone” (Eph. 2:20), “branches” (Jn. 15:5), etc. 2. To literalize these…
315 – Metaphors Describing the Church (A Body)
SEMESTER 1 315 – Metaphors Describing the Church (A Body) BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY I LESSON # 15 METAPHORS DESCRIBING THE CHURCH (A BODY) Read I Cor. 12:12-27 INTRODUCTION: 1. In no area of the church truth do men talk and reason more wildly than concerning “the Body of Christ.” You hear such things…
316 – Metaphors Describing the Church (A Bride)
SEMESTER 1 316 – Metaphors Describing the Church (A Bride) BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSE: ECCLESIOLOGY I LESSON # 16 METAPHORS DESCRIBING THE CHURCH (THE BRIDE) INTRODUCTION: 1. Read Jn. 3:29, Rev. 18:23, Rev. 21:2,9, Rev. 22:17. You have now read what the New Testament says about the bride. 2. Read Mat. 9:15, Mat. 25:1-10, Mk. 2:19-20, Lk. 5:34-35, Jn. 2:9, Jn. 3:29, Rev. 18:23. You…
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