01.18. Work of the Church

Fundamental Bible Studies

Lesson 18

Topic: The Purpose and Work of the Church The church is a divine institution and has a divine mission. It is not a political or social institution. Its purpose is to teach the truth to every person on earth. Men cannot be saved without the gospel, Romans 1:16. It is the responsibility of the church to preach the gospel. Its primary work is evangelism.

Evangelism 1.How are our souls purified? 1 Peter 1:22 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.What is the pillar and support of the truth? 1 Timothy 3:14-15 _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.What is the sending agency? Acts 13:1-3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4.    Local congregations were the only medium for preaching the gospel in the early New Testament days, check some of these references: 2 Corinthians 11:8-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:2-8; Acts 8:1-5

5.Why did Paul thank God for the Philippian church? Php 1:3-5; Php 4:14-16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Personal Evangelism

    The entire church may do certain work as a church but the individual members of the church may likewise work. This is especially true of the teaching of the gospel.

1.    Teaching may be done publicly and privately. Who was converted by Andrew? John 1:40-42 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2.    Teaching may be done by example. Christ compared our influence to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _and light. Matthew 5:13-16

3.May we teach by supporting preachers and sending them out to teach? Php 1:3-5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4.What is said of those who win souls? Daniel 12:3; James 5:19-20

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5.Have you ever tried to win anyone to Christ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Edification

1.    In what must Christians grow? 2 Peter 3:18 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2.Name the Christian graces. 1 Peter 1:4-13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.Name four things that hinder Christian growth.

(1) 1 Peter 2:1-2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2) Hebrews 5:11-12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (3) 2 Timothy 2:22 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (4) 2 Timothy 2:23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4.Name some things that help spiritual growth.

(1) Hebrews 5:13-14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2) Hebrews 2:1-3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (3) 1 Timothy 4:5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (4) Php 4:5-7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Helping The Needy

    The primary purpose of the church is not to help the poor, but to preach the gospel. However, it is the duty of the church to help those in genuine need. Such work is usually on a usually on a temporary and an emergency basis.

1.    Who is our neighbor? Luke 10:25-37 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2.    Should our help be confined to church members only? Galatians 6:10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3.    When the congregations send relief, how much did each one give? Acts 11:29-30 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4.    What plan was used to raise these funds? 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _