GOD-CENTERED NOT MAN-FOCUSED
GOD-CENTERED
NOT MAN-FOCUSED
ChurchGOD-CENTERED
NOT MAN-FOCUSED
2 The Church Is Not A Building Heb.10:25GOD-CENTERED
NOT MAN-FOCUSED
3 The Church Is People (The Saved Acts 2:47)GOD-CENTERED
NOT MAN-FOCUSED
4Which Phrases Are God-Centered Or Man-Focused?
Attend The Church Of Your Choice
One Church Is As Good As Another
Go Where Family Always Attended
Attend A Church That Makes People Feel Good; Has Exciting
Worship; Engages In Fun Activities; Etc.
Survey: What Do You Want In A Church?Answer: It Does Not Matter
What I, Or You, Want, The Question Is:What Does The Lord Want And
Require!CHURCH OF CHRISTScripturally Named: Glorify-ing Christ
Rather Than Man(Romans 16:16; Acts 20:28)
HE Built It (Mat.16:18; Acts 2:47)
HE Died For It (Acts 20:28)
HE Is Its Savior (Eph.5:23-25)
HE Is Its Head (Eph.1:22-23)CHURCH OF CHRISTWho Is Being
Glorified When A Church Wears The Name Of:
A Man? (Lutheran, Wesleyan)
An Act Or Process? (Baptist, Metho-dist, Adventist, Christian
Science)
A Method Of Government? (Episco-pal, Presbyterian,
Congregational)
Obviously Man & Not Christ!CHURCH OF CHRISTPractices
Scriptural Worship: Honoring Christ Not ManSing (Eph.5:19; 1
Cor.14:15)
Pray (Acts 12:5; 1 Cor.14:15)
Lords Supper (Acts 20:7)
Give (1 Cor.16:1-2; 2 Cor.9:7)
Preach (Acts 11:26; 1 Cor.14:19)CHURCH OF CHRISTWho Is Being
Honored When The Church Is Worshiping By:
Using Instrumental Music?
Having Choirs And Soloists?CHURCH OF CHRISTJohn Calvin,
Presbyterian: "Musical Instruments in celebrating the praises of
God would be no more suitable than the burning of incense, the
lighting of lamps, and the restoration of the other shadows of the
law."John Wesley, Methodist: "I have no objection to instruments of
music in our chapels, provided they are neither heard nor
seen."CHURCH OF CHRISTMartin Luther, Reformation Leader: "The organ
in the worship service is a sign of Baal.Charles Spurgeon, Baptist:
What a degradation to supplant the intelligent song of the whole
congregation by the theatrical prettinesses of a quartet, the
refined niceties of a choir, or the blowing off of wind from
inanimate bellows and pipes! We might as well pray by machin-ery as
praise by it.
CHURCH OF CHRISTWho Is Being Honored When The Church Is
Worshiping By:
Using Instrumental Music?
Having Choirs And Soloists?
Observing L.S. Occasionally?
Taking Collection Weekdays?
Obviously Man & Not Christ!CHURCH OF CHRISTEngages In
Scriptural Work: Obeying Christ Not ManEvangelism (Mark 16:15-16; 1
Thess.1:5-8; Phil.4:15-16)
Edification (Mat.28:18-20; 1 Cor.3:6; 14:3-5, Acts 20:7)
Limited Benevolence (Acts 6:1-3; 11:28-30; Rom.15:25-26)CHURCH
OF CHRISTWho Is Being Obeyed When The Church Works By Or
Includes:Missionary Societies Or Sponsor-ing Churches? (Disciples
Of Christ; Institutional Churches Of Christ)Practices General
Benevolence?Builds Gymnasiums, Fellowship Halls And Family Life
Centers?Obviously Man & Not Christ!CHURCH OF CHRISTTeaches
Scriptural Salvation: Yielding To Christ Not ManHear (Romans
10:17)
Believe (John 3:16)
Repent (Luke 13:3)
Confess (Romans 10:9-10)
Be Baptized (Mark 16:16)CHURCH OF CHRIST Who Is Being Yielded To
When Church Teaches Salvation By:Faith Only? (Calvinist; Baptist;
Presbyterian; Community) Believe = Saved + BaptizedInfant Baptism?
(Episcopal; Catholic; Lutheran; Methodist) Baptized = Saved +
BelieveObviously Man & Not Christ! Believe + Baptized =
SavedCHURCH OF CHRIST Ephesians 5:27 - that He might present her to
Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such
thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
