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The New Testament Church, Part 4

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What is a local church, continued?
When do you have local church action, continued?
When all local church members act together?
  • Not necessarily.
    • When all local church members act together in Christ?
    • Yes.
    • I Timothy 5:16 – Caring for widows.
    • Acts 4:32-5:4 – Once the money was in the common fund, that was something different than an individual’s own money.
    • John 12:3-6 – The money belonged to the apostles, but Judas was setting some aside for himself.
    • Matthew 18:15-17
    • Philippians 2:25, 30; 4:14-18 – Epaphroditus did the work, but Paul attributed it to the church because Epaphroditus was doing it on their behalf.
    • I Corinthians 11:17
    • Philippians 1:27
      • Local churches are authorized to provide for the preaching of the gospel
      Overview of New Testament passages
      • Acts 11:21-23 – “they sent Barnabas”
      • Acts 13:1-3 – “teachers … they sent them”
      • Acts 14:26 – “commended … they began to report”
      • Acts 15:1-3 – “sent on their way by the church”
      • I Corinthians 9:1-18 – “get their living from the gospel”
        • Acts 18:1-4
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