Why I Love the church of Christ, Part

5 Lesson Text:

Eph. 1:15-23

Heritage Addition church of Christ

By Jim Bradshaw

Sunday Morning, September 27, 2015

Because Christ is its Head

It is Not about the

buildingIt is the Body of Christ

Golden

Opportunities

Mat 7:12 ESV "So whatever you wish that others would do to

you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Gal 6:9-10 ESV And let us not grow weary of doing good, for

in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (10) So

then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and

especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Walmart is not

the only Saving

Place

The Mission of the church must be the same as its head:

Luke 19:10 ESV For the Son of Man

came to seek and to save the lost."

The Lord’s Supper1Co 11:24-39 ESV and when he had given thanks, he broke it,

and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in

remembrance of me." (25) In the same way also he took the

cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my

blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."

(26) For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you

proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (27) Whoever,

therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an

unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood

of the Lord. (28) Let a person examine himself, then, and so

eat of the bread and drink of the cup. (29) For anyone who

eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks

judgment on himself.

NOT THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST

Jesus Christ is the Head of the church of Christ

Eph 1:15-23 ESV For this reason, because I have heard of

your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the

saints, (16) I do not cease to give thanks for you,

remembering you in my prayers, (17) that the God of our

Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of

wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, (18)

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know

what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the

riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, (19) and what

is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who

believe, according to the working of his great might

Jesus Christ is the Head of the church of Christ

Eph 1:15-23 Continued (20) that he worked in Christ when he

raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in

the heavenly places, (21) far above all rule and authority and

power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not

only in this age but also in the one to come. (22) And he put

all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things

to the church, (23) which is his body, the fullness of him

who fills all in all.

HE Built HIS ChurchMatt. 16:15-18 NASB He said to them, "But who do you say

that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ,

the Son of the living God." 17 And Jesus said to him,

"Blessed are you, Simon Barjona , because flesh and blood did

not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 "I

also say to you that you are Peter , and upon this rock I will

build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

19 "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and

whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven,

and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in

heaven.“ (same in Matt. 18:18)

Mat 28:18 ESV And Jesus came and said to them, "All

authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Col 1:13-20 ESV He has delivered us from the domain of

darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved

Son, (14) in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of

sins. (15) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn

of all creation. (16) For by him all things were created, in

heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or

dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created

through him and for him. (17) And he is before all things,

and in him all things hold together. (18) And he is the head

of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn

from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

(19) For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

(20) and through him to reconcile to himself all things,

whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of

his cross.

HE Paid for HIS Church

Act 20:28 NKJV Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all

the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you

overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased

with His own blood.

Mat 26:28 ESV for this is my blood of

the covenant, which is poured out for

many for the forgiveness of sins.

1Co 6:19-20 ESV Or do you not know that your body is a

temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from

God? You are not your own, (20) for you were bought with a

price. So glorify God in your body.

Act 2:47 NKJV

praising God and

having favor with

all the people. And

the Lord added to

the church daily

those who were

being saved.

HE Cleansed HIS

ChurchEph 5:25-27 ESV Husbands,

love your wives, as Christ

loved the church and gave

himself up for her, (26) that

he might sanctify her, having

cleansed her by the washing of

water with the word, (27) so

that he might present the

church to himself in splendor,

without spot or wrinkle or any

such thing, that she might be

holy and without blemish.

1Co 12:13 ESV For in one

Spirit we were all baptized

into one body--Jews or

Greeks, slaves or free--and

all were made to drink of

one Spirit.

HE Cleansed HIS

ChurchAct 22:16 ESV And now why do you

wait? Rise and be baptized and wash

away your sins, calling on his name.'

HE Cleansed HIS

Church2Ki 5:10-13 ESV And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,

"Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall

be restored, and you shall be clean." (11) But Naaman was

angry and went away, saying, "Behold, I thought that he would

surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the

LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the

leper. (12) Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of

Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not

wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a

rage. (13) But his servants came near and said to him, "My

father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will

you not do it? Has he actually said to you, 'Wash, and be

clean'?"