EVANGELISM

UNSCRIPTURALCONTRIBUTING CHURCHES

church church church

Sponsoring church

Preacher

Messengers

Messengers

SCRIPTURE: _______?

EVANGELISM

UNSCRIPTURALCONTRIBUTING CHURCHES

SCRIPTURALCONTRIBUTING CHURCHES

church church church church church church

Sponsoring church

Preacher

Messengers

Messengers

SCRIPTURE: _______?

Preacher

Messengers

SCRIPTURE:Acts 11:22-24; Phil. 4:15-18; 2:25; 2 Cor. 11:8-9

BENEVOLENCE

UNSCRIPTURALCONTRIBUTING CHURCHES

church church church

Sponsoring church

Needy Church

Messengers

Messengers

SCRIPTURE: _______?

BENEVOLENCE

UNSCRIPTURALCONTRIBUTING CHURCHES

SCRIPTURALCONTRIBUTING CHURCHES

church church church church church church

Sponsoring church

Needy Church

Messengers

Messengers

SCRIPTURE: _______?

Needy Church

Messengers

SCRIPTURE:Acts 11:27-30; Rom. 15:25-27; 1 Cor. 16:1-4; 2 Cor. 8 &9

The Pattern A church never sent money to another church

for the purpose of evangelism.

A church never sent money to a church with superior financial ability.

A church never sent money to a sponsoring church to do a part of its work.

Churches always sent money directly to the preacher in evangelism.

Churches always sent money directly to the needy church in benevolence.

EDIFICATIONAssembling -- Our primary source of edification.

Heb. 10:2

4-

25

EDIFICATIONAssembling -- Our primary source of edification.

Lord's SupperHeb. 1

0:24-

25

Acts 2:42Acts 20:7

1 Cor. 11:23-29

The Lord’s Supper – When?

Upon The First Day of The Week

First month of the year denotes yearly observance

First week of the month denotes monthly observance

FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK DENOTES WEEKLY OBSERVANCE

EDIFICATIONAssembling -- Our primary source of edification.

Lord's Supper TeachingHeb. 1

0:24-

25

Acts 2:42Acts 20:7

1 Cor. 11:23-29

Matt. 28:20Acts 2:42Acts 20:7

EDIFICATIONAssembling -- Our primary source of edification.

Lord's Supper Teaching PrayingHeb. 1

0:24-

25

Acts 2:42Acts 20:7

1 Cor. 11:23-29

Matt. 28:20Acts 2:42Acts 20:7

Acts 2:42Acts 12:5

2 Cor. 1:11

EDIFICATIONAssembling -- Our primary source of edification.

Lord's Supper Teaching Praying GivingHeb. 1

0:24-

25

Acts 2:42Acts 20:7

1 Cor. 11:23-29

Matt. 28:20Acts 2:42Acts 20:7

Acts 2:42Acts 12:5

2 Cor. 1:11

Acts 2:421 Cor. 16:1-22 Cor. 9:6-7

EDIFICATIONAssembling -- Our primary source of edification.

Lord's Supper Teaching Praying SingingGivingHeb. 1

0:24-

25

Acts 2:42Acts 20:7

1 Cor. 11:23-29

Matt. 28:20Acts 2:42Acts 20:7

Acts 2:42Acts 12:5

2 Cor. 1:11

Acts 2:421 Cor. 16:1-22 Cor. 9:6-7

Eph. 5:19Col. 3:16Heb. 2:12

Music In The N.T. ChurchWhat Historians Have Said

1. American Encyclopedia: “Pope Vitalian introduced organs into some of the churches in Southern Europe about A.D. 670”

2. History of Music, pg. 54: “The church music was exclusively vocal” (Edward Dickson).

3. Evolution of Church Music, pg. 42: “All music employed in their service was vocal” (Frank L. Humpreys).

4. Music in Western Civilization, pp. 53-54: “All our sources deal amply with the vocal music in the early church” (Paul H. Lang).