Christ's prescription for selecting church officers; the authority of the local church exhibited in this act

Transitioning from how to how; wrong ways to go about our obedience; self-righteousness and self-power; the necessity of the life of faith

The matter of a true church is members and officers; the officers in a true church are elders and deacons

God requires personal, practical holiness of all who would enter heaven.

How does Christ mediate His authority in/through the Church? Various options considered; Christ's authority resides in the properly constituted, scripturally equipped, gathered local church

The commands of God found in the NT birth in us the expectation of gospel obedience

What is a church member; membership requires more than invisible grace; a credible profession of faith explained; the need for observation and examination

The introduction of Saul; Saul's character examined; God's common grace displayed in sinful men

Shifting from universal to local; Christ's power to call His sheep; Christ is the Good Shepherd; Christ commands gathering into churches; churches must walk together

A survey of several passages showing God's description of a Christian and the lifestyle expected of such a one; more proof that God's people live according to God's Law