THE ONE TRUE CHURCHTHE ONE TRUE CHURCH

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THE ONE TRUE CHURCHTHE ONE TRUE CHURCH• Christ is the Founder

– Matthew 16:18

– Acts 20:28

– Colossians 1:18

– Acts 2:36

– Ephesians 5:23

THE ONE TRUE CHURCHTHE ONE TRUE CHURCH• Christ is the Foundation

– Matthew 16:18

– 1 Corinthians 3:11

– Isaiah 28:16

– Ephesians 2:20

THE ONE TRUE CHURCHTHE ONE TRUE CHURCH• The church began in

Jerusalem on Pentecost– Isaiah 2:2-3

– Luke 24:46-47

– Mark 9:1

– Acts 1:6-8

– Acts 2:1-4

– Acts 2:47

THE ONE TRUE CHURCHTHE ONE TRUE CHURCHTime Place Founder Church

606 AD Rome Boniface III Roman Catholic

1520 AD Germany Martin Luther Lutheran

1534 AD England Henry VIII Episcopalian

1536 AD Switzerland John Calvin Presbyterian

1550 AD England Robert Brown Congregational

1607 AD Holland John Smythe Baptist

1739 AD England John Wesley Methodist

1830 AD America Joseph Smith Mormon

1830 AD America William Miller 7th Day Adventist

1866 AD America Mary Baker Eddy

Christian Scientist

1872 AD America Charles T. Russell

Jehovah’s Witnesses

THE ONE TRUE CHURCHTHE ONE TRUE CHURCH• Conclusion -

– Did a man or Christ establish the church you are a member of?

– Is Christ or a man the foundation of the church you are a member of?

– Did the church you are a member of begin in Jerusalem on Pentecost?