Behavior in God’s House

Bold Christian Living Recording #329; Speaker: Jonathan Lindvall

PO Box 820, Springville, CA 93265; 559-539-0500

A. What is God’s House?

          1 Tim. 3:14-15; Col. 1:24; Acts 17:24; 1 Pet. 2:5

          Eph. 2:18-22; Phil. 3:17

B. Family Reunions Gal. 6:10; Eph. 3:14-15

C. Church’s Purpose: Enjoyment! Ps. 22:3;132:8, 13-14

          Ps. 16:11; 36:7-8; 122:1; 133:1

D. Life vs. Structure Matt. 9:14-17

E. Where is the Church? (Go to Church?)

          Rom 16:5; 1 Cor. 16:19; Col. 4:15; Phile. 1:2

          Acts 2:46; 3:11; 5:12, 42;

          Acts 8:3; 12:12; 16:40; 17:4-6; 19:9; 20:20

F. Jurisdictional Structures Is. 9:6

     1. Head, Chief Shepherd Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25; 5:4

     2. Earthly Oversight Eph. 4:11; Tit. 1:5

               Acts 14:23; 16:4; 20:17; Jam. 5:14

               1 Thes. 5:12-13; 1 Tim. 3:1-7

          presbuteros, poimaino, episkopos

               Acts 20:17, 28; Tit. 1:5-9; 1 Pet. 5:1-2

               Phil. 1:1; 3 John 1:9-10

     3. Enforcement John 18:36; 2 Tim. 2:23-26

          a. Leaders? 1 Pet. 5:2-5; Heb. 13:7, 17, 24

          b. Church Matt. 18:15-20; 1 Cor. 5:3-13

          c. You Rom. 16:17; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; 2 Thes. 3:6, 14-15

G. Life John 6:63; 2 Cor. 3:6

          John 3:5-8; Matt. 1:23; 18:20; 1 Cor. 14:24-26