Christ’s Church
Its Founder — Christ
He is Purchaser, Acts 20:28
He is Builder, Matt 16:18
He is Head, Eph 5:23
He is Lawgiver, Acts 2:36
He is Savior, Eph 5:23
Christ called it:
“My church,” Matt 16:18
“My kingdom,” Lk 22:30; Jn 18:36
“The Kingdom of Heaven,” Matt 16:19
“The Kingdom of God,” Jn 3:5; Lk 22:16
The Apostles called it:
“The church,” Col 1:18; Eph 1:22; 3:10; 5:23-32
“The church of the Lord,” Acts 20:28
“The church of God,” 1 Cor 1:2; Gal 1:13
“Churches of Christ” (Singular – “church of Christ”), Rom 16:16
“The house of God,” 1 Tim 3:15
“The household of God,” Eph 2:19
“The household of faith,” Gal 6:10
“The kingdom of God,” Acts 28:23, 31
“The Kingdom of God’s dear Son,” Col 1:13
“A Kingdom which cannot be shaken,” Heb 12:28
Its membership — Persons who:
Hear the word of the gospel, Rom 10:17; Acts 18:8
Believe the gospel, Acts 18:8, 1 Cor 1:2
Repent of their sins, Acts 2:38, 47
Confess the Christ, Acts 8:37; Rom 10:10
Are baptized into Christ, Gal 3:27
Its worship — “In Spirit and in Truth”
Communion, 1 Cor 10:16; 11:20-30; Acts 20:7
Singing, Eph 5:18, 19; Col 3:16
Praying, Acts 2:42; 1 Thess 5:17, 25
Giving, 1 Cor 16:1, 2; 2 Cor 9:7
Teaching, Acts 2:42; 1 Tim 3:15
Its work — Saving Souls
Preaching the Gospel, 1 Thess 1:8; 2 Cor 11:8; Phil 4:14-18
Providing for its poor, Acts 4:34, 35; 6:1-7; 1 Tim 5:16
Edifying itself, Eph 4:11-16