Ephesians 1:22-23 The Church Christ Built is Sufficient

Ephesians 1:22-23

The Church Christ Built is

Sufficient

“What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and Christianity and the Crisisthe Crisis, Christianity and the New Psychology, Christianity and the New Order, Christianity and Faith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Research, Christianity and Vegetarianism, Christianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a difference. Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their horror of the Same Old Thing.” C.S. Lewis

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“What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and the Crisis, Christianity and the New PsychologyChristianity and the New Psychology, Christianity and the New Order, Christianity and Faith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Research, Christianity and Vegetarianism, Christianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a difference. Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their horror of the Same Old Thing.” C.S. Lewis

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“What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and the Crisis, Christianity and the New Psychology, Christianity and the New OrderChristianity and the New Order, Christianity and Faith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Research, Christianity and Vegetarianism, Christianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a difference. Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their horror of the Same Old Thing.” C.S. Lewis

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“What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and the Crisis, Christianity and the New Psychology, Christianity and the New Order, Christianity and Christianity and Faith HealingFaith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Research, Christianity and Vegetarianism, Christianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a difference. Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their horror of the Same Old Thing.” C.S. Lewis

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“What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and the Crisis, Christianity and the New Psychology, Christianity and the New Order, Christianity and Faith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Christianity and Psychical ResearchResearch, Christianity and Vegetarianism, Christianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a difference. Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their horror of the Same Old Thing.” C.S. Lewis

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“What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and the Crisis, Christianity and the New Psychology, Christianity and the New Order, Christianity and Faith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Research, Christianity and VegetarianismChristianity and Vegetarianism, Christianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a difference. Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their horror of the Same Old Thing.” C.S. Lewis

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“What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and the Crisis, Christianity and the New Psychology, Christianity and the New Order, Christianity and Faith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Research, Christianity and Vegetarianism, Christianity and Spelling ReformChristianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a difference. Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their horror of the Same Old Thing.” C.S. Lewis

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““What we want, if men become Christians What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and the Crisis, Christianity and the New Psychology, the Crisis, Christianity and the New Psychology, Christianity and the New Order, Christianity and Christianity and the New Order, Christianity and Faith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Faith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Research, Christianity and Vegetarianism, Research, Christianity and Vegetarianism, Christianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a Christians with a differencedifference. Substitute for the faith itself some . Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their horror of the Same Old Thing.” horror of the Same Old Thing.” C.S. LewisC.S. Lewis

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“What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call “Christianity And.” You know -- Christianity and the Crisis, Christianity and the New Psychology, Christianity and the New Order, Christianity and Faith Healing, Christianity and Psychical Research, Christianity and Vegetarianism, Christianity and Spelling Reform. If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a difference. Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian colouring. Work on their Work on their horror of the Same Old Thinghorror of the Same Old Thing.” C.S. Lewis

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Basketball player's illness raises questions Basketball player's illness raises questions of faith.of faith.

The Church And…The Church And…

"Prayer is part of the fabric of "Prayer is part of the fabric of Libscomb University. Associated Libscomb University. Associated with the Churches of Christ, the with the Churches of Christ, the four-year liberal arts school.…”four-year liberal arts school.…”SunNews: AP, Religion (C8, 10 March, SunNews: AP, Religion (C8, 10 March, 2000) 2000)

Impact World Tour uses unique Impact World Tour uses unique approach to spread message to young. By approach to spread message to young. By Lyn McKinley The Bulletin (Vol. 32, No. 10) Lyn McKinley The Bulletin (Vol. 32, No. 10) page 1page 1


"When I gave my heart to Jesus, I was not "When I gave my heart to Jesus, I was not following a church or denomination. I was following a church or denomination. I was following Jesus.following Jesus.Our main goal here is to show people Our main goal here is to show people about Jesus Christ-not about religion-but about Jesus Christ-not about religion-but about having a relationship with God.about having a relationship with God.

Tatiana (25 yr old dancer from Brazil)Tatiana (25 yr old dancer from Brazil)



"Impact World Tour's skaters, weightlifters "Impact World Tour's skaters, weightlifters and fire-eaters are the new wave of and fire-eaters are the new wave of evangelism, he says. "It's a bit different evangelism, he says. "It's a bit different from Billy Graham, with the choirs and the from Billy Graham, with the choirs and the sermons. But this is what we need because sermons. But this is what we need because the church had become so irrelevant."the church had become so irrelevant."

Steve Smith, World Tour CoordinatorSteve Smith, World Tour Coordinator



"Some people may not like the Jesus bit, "Some people may not like the Jesus bit, but they like the entertainment." but they like the entertainment."

Steve Smith, World Tour CoordinatorSteve Smith, World Tour Coordinator



““Something like GXJam relates to kids. It Something like GXJam relates to kids. It attracts them. And you have to go where attracts them. And you have to go where kids are so you can form relationships that kids are so you can form relationships that you wouldn't at church,“you wouldn't at church,“

Rick Rivera, Young Life DirectorRick Rivera, Young Life Director

“Fullness” Only In Christ

Christ Fills All

““Fullness” Only In Fullness” Only In ChristChrist

Ephesians 1:22,23Ephesians 1:22,23 "And He put all things "And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all."fullness of Him who fills all in all."

Fullness as used in Ephesians 1:22-23


The idea of The idea of what fills yields such what fills yields such senses as "entirety," "mass," senses as "entirety," "mass," "totality," "full measure," "totality," "full measure," "consummation,' "consummation,' TDNTTDNT



ChristChrist

Ephesians 1:22-23


Bible In Basic EnglishBible In Basic English

"And he has put all things under "And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the full church, Which is his body, the full measure of him in whom all measure of him in whom all things are made complete."things are made complete."

The Bible is Our ONLY Source


2 Timothy 3:16-172 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is given by All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.equipped for every good work.

Christ Is the Head of the Church


• How can we separate the head How can we separate the head from the body?from the body?

• The church is a manifestation of The church is a manifestation of the fullness/completeness of the fullness/completeness of Christ. Christ.

• What Does Something that’s complete lack?

The Work of The Body


• Teach Christians Teach Christians (Eph 4:11-16)..• Support an evangelist.Support an evangelist.

– Philippians 4:15,16,Philippians 4:15,16, "Now you "Now you Philippians know also that in the Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but me concerning giving and receiving but you only. 16 For even in Thessalonica you only. 16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my you sent aid once and again for my necessities.“necessities.“



• Teach Christians Teach Christians (Eph 4:11-16)..• Support an evangelist.Support an evangelist.

– 2 Corinthians 11:82 Corinthians 11:8 "I robbed "I robbed other churches, taking wages from other churches, taking wages from them to minister to you." them to minister to you."

– No connection between No connection between congregationscongregations



• Teach Christians Teach Christians (Eph 4:11-16)..• Support an evangelist.Support an evangelist.• Aid other saints in need.Aid other saints in need.

1 Corinthians 16:1-31 Corinthians 16:1-3, And when I , And when I come, whomever you approve by come, whomever you approve by your letters I will send to bear your your letters I will send to bear your gift to Jerusalem."gift to Jerusalem."

The Church & The Desire The Church & The Desire To… To…

Add/change the church

The Church & The Desire The Church & The Desire To…To…

The church is not a lodge recruiting members. The church is not a lodge recruiting members. It is not a pub for the neighborhood. It is not a It is not a pub for the neighborhood. It is not a frat house enlisting pledges. It is not a frat house enlisting pledges. It is not a community center where parties are held. It is community center where parties are held. It is not a country club for the masses. It is not a not a country club for the masses. It is not a city precinct meeting where the communities city precinct meeting where the communities problems are addressed. It is not a court to problems are addressed. It is not a court to rectify society's injustices. It is not an open rectify society's injustices. It is not an open forum, or a political convention, or even an forum, or a political convention, or even an evangelistic rally. evangelistic rally.

John McArthur, “John McArthur, “Ashamed of the Gospel:” Ashamed of the Gospel:”

Unify (Denominationalism) the church


"The church... is not one congregation "The church... is not one congregation or assembly, but the congregation of or assembly, but the congregation of Christ, composed of Christ, composed Christ, composed of Christ, composed of all the individual congregations on of all the individual congregations on earth."earth."

Alexander CampbellAlexander Campbell (Millennial Harbinger, July 1834, (Millennial Harbinger, July 1834, p.315)p.315)

Organize through cooperation ("Institutionalism")


• Missionary Societies:Missionary Societies: intended to intended to further evangelismfurther evangelism.."The establishment of this society marked "The establishment of this society marked the climax of years of intense effort on the the climax of years of intense effort on the part of Alexander Campbell to urge the part of Alexander Campbell to urge the brotherhood to found some kind of a general brotherhood to found some kind of a general organization through which the entire organization through which the entire brotherhood could cooperate to evangelize brotherhood could cooperate to evangelize the world." the world." Earl WestEarl West (In Search of (In Search of The Ancient Order, Vol. 1 pg. 166The Ancient Order, Vol. 1 pg. 166

Organize through cooperation ("Institutionalism")


• "Sponsoring Church" "Sponsoring Church" Arrangements.Arrangements.– Entails many churches sending Entails many churches sending

money to one sponsoring church, money to one sponsoring church, whose elders then oversaw the whose elders then oversaw the entire projectentire project

The Implied Insufficiency of The Implied Insufficiency of The ChurchThe Church

This Is Human Reasoning


Isaiah 55:8,9 Isaiah 55:8,9 "For My thoughts are not your "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD. "For as ways," says the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts."than your thoughts."

This Is Human Reasoning


Hebrews 8:5,Hebrews 8:5, "who serve the copy and shadow "who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain." shown you on the mountain."

The Divert us from our own personal responsibilities


1 Timothy 5:41 Timothy 5:4 "But if any widow has children or "But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before good and acceptable before God."God."



• 1 Timothy 5:16 1 Timothy 5:16 "If any believing man or woman "If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the church them, and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows."those who are really widows."



• James 1:27James 1:27 “Pure and undefiled religion “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.”unspotted from the world.”

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Ephesians 1:22-23 The Church Christ Built is Sufficient