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1. Norman Crawford - The Assembly part 4 The Lord's Supper
(Download:Audio/Teaching mp3 - New Testament Themes)
... 16-17; 1 Corinthians 11:23-30; 1 Corinthians 16; Acts 20:7  ...
Created on 04 March 2009
2. 12 - GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD
(The Holy Spirit - Joel Portman)
... of an assembly (Acts 20:28) also gives them the gifts needed to function properly in that capacity. There is a sore need in any day for such men in an assembly, and the assembly that does not have these ...
Created on 22 June 2006
3. How to create a learning unit for your Bible class
(Sunday School Helper)
... themes many times.Teaching “the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27) requires a systematic plan.  While in the process of making a chart of 10 weeks of lesson plans, the teacher may notice that he/she has ...
Created on 11 February 2008
4. Gathering Unto His Name - The Pattern of an Assembly
(Norman Crawford - Gathering Unto His Name)
... pattern to point out the wrong in Corinth and to correct it. Paul appealed to this preservation to the Ephesians elders, "I commend you to God and the Word of His grace" (Acts 20:32). It is impossible ...
Created on 22 June 2006
5. Study of Important Biblical Distinctions - 7 - KINDS OF SANCTIFICATION
(Here\'s the Difference)
... Now let us look at some of the passages that deal with positional sanctification.  In Acts 20:32, the expression "all them which are sanctified" means all believers.  In Acts 26:18 ...
Created on 10 July 2006
6. About the Church - 01 - The Church Which is His Body
(William MacDonald - Christ Loved the Church)
... church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28). In his first letter to the Corinthian Christians, the great apostle divides the whole world into Jews, Gentiles, and the church ...
Created on 13 July 2006
7. Preaching the Gospel: Profit to the Assembly - Norman Crawford
(Preaching the Gospel)
... (Jude 3). If we cease to preach truth, we may soon lose it. 2. The Glory of Christ. The names given to the gospel include, "the gospel of the grace of God" (Acts 20:24), "the gospel of the ...
Created on 12 July 2006
8. Preaching the Gospel: Profit to the Assembly - David Oliver
(Preaching the Gospel)
... good while" (Acts 18:18) at Corinth and three years at Ephesus (Acts 20:31). Likewise, unbelievers today need to hear the continued preaching of the gospel. No other message can meet their deepest ...
Created on 12 July 2006
9. Gathering Unto His Name - The Seven Meetings of an Assembly
(Norman Crawford - Gathering Unto His Name)
... likely that an assembly met to re­member the Lord, had teaching, prayer and gospel preaching in one long ses­sion (Acts 20:6-12), but this does not contradict the distinctive character of the seven ...
Created on 22 June 2006
10. Gathering Unto His Name - Definitions
(Norman Crawford - Gathering Unto His Name)
... flock, Acts 20:28,    Its pathway. 8. House of God, 1 Tim 3:15,   Its principles of rule. 9. Pillar of truth, iTim 3:15, Its proclamation. 10. Golden lampstand, Rev 1:20,   ...
Created on 22 June 2006
11. History of Gospel Preaching in New Brunswick - 8 - Other Assemblies
(New Brunswick Gospel History)
... for their spiritual abilities. See Acts 14:23 and Acts 20:28. They are a non-denominational group, thus are not restricted by denominational barriers. There are numerous local churches meeting in this ...
Created on 22 June 2006
12. Sunday School Lesson 820 Apostle Paul in Ephesus
(Sunday School Lessons and Activities for Kids)
... seem that though his overall time in the area was 3 years Acts 20:31, he centered his activities for two years in this location. It sums up his activities in these words "all they which dwelt in Asia ...
Created on 11 February 2008
13. Preaching the Gospel: Directing the Message to the Need - David Oliver
(Preaching the Gospel)
... of sin. Confronting Man's Thinking Paul capsuled the message as "repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:22). Paul develops the doctrines of the gospel in ...
Created on 12 July 2006
14. Gathering Unto His Name - Distinctions
(Norman Crawford - Gathering Unto His Name)
... of God 1 Timothy 3:15. 5. It is the one flock, John 10:16.  It is a little flock Acts 20:28. 6. It is a holy temple,  Ephesians 2:21 It is a temple of God  1 Corinthians 3:16. ...
Created on 22 June 2006
15. What does the Bible say about "full-time" minister work?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... from secular work (verse 6). The gospel was their full-time work. Their’s was an itinerant ministry. Likewise, Timothy and other young men traveled with Paul (Acts 20:4). Although the work had progressed ...
Created on 18 November 2009
16. Does a person have to be told he is a sinner in order to be saved?
(Questions about Sin and Salvation)
... Before His ascension, He sent them to preach repentance and remission of sins (Luke 24:47). Paul preached "repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:21). To the Jews ...
Created on 18 November 2009
17. Gathering Unto His Name - Priviledges and Responsibilities
(Norman Crawford - Gathering Unto His Name)
 We have come now to the responsibility that God has given to us to main­tain testimony and to preserve it in accordance with God's Word. We are as­sured by the Lord Jesus that testimony ...
Created on 22 June 2006
18. Is the breaking of bread the same as the communion service?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... in Acts likely met in the evening (Acts 20:7). However, none of these designations is used in the New Testament as a name for this gathering of the assembly. The Spirit uses "the breaking of the bread" ...
Created on 21 November 2009
19. Are elders responsible to God for the affairs of the church?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... Holy Spirit to the work (Acts 20:28). There will also be a desire for the work not an “office” 1 Timothy 3:1 though there will be doubtless a consciousness of insufficiency. In addition, there ...
Created on 14 February 2011
20. About the Church - 02 - Great Truths About the Church
(William MacDonald - Christ Loved the Church)
... the church (Acts 20:28); He bestows gifts for its growth and effectiveness (Ephesians 4:11) and He guides believers into all truth (John 16:13). THE CHURCH OF GOD IS HOLY God is calling out of the nations ...
Created on 13 July 2006
21. Does an elder have a more exalted position in the assembly than others?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers" (Acts 20:28). Rather than "over the which," more accurate translations of this passage read "in which" (ESV) or "among ...
Created on 21 November 2009
22. Should we vote for deacons or elders?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... are quite distinct from deacons, it not being a question of exercising gift, in the technical sense, but of godly care, oversight, feeding and guiding the flock. In Acts 20: Paul exhorts the elders, “Feed ...
Created on 14 February 2011
23. Should only believers in the fellowship participate in the Lord's Supper?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... are saved” and themselves. It is not a world-feast at all. It is “the disciples coming together to break bread” (Acts 20: 7), in remembrance of their Lord whom the world rejected. Doubtless ...
Created on 12 February 2011
24. Do the Scriptures teach that an overseer is to rule the Church?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... 21:16). The word in vv. 1 and 17 for “feed,” is BOSKO; but feeding, though of the first importance, is only one item of shepherding. (2) POIMAINO also occurs in Acts 20:28 and 1 Peter 5:2, ...
Created on 14 February 2011
25. Golden Lampstands of Iowa - Hitesville
(Golden Lampstands of Iowa)
... thing made up of sinners, washed and cleansed, with their allegiance and love to Christ alone. Their allegiance was not to any human being or organization. Acts 20:28, "Feed the church.. .which He ...
Created on 22 June 2006
26. Is the subject of homosexuality a necessary part of an assembly
(Bible Questions about Mankind or Humanity)
... literature and web sites. The Bible addresses this subject. To be fully equipped to live as believers and testify effectively in this world, we need "all the counsel of God" (Acts 20:27). Paul ...
Created on 19 November 2009
27. What is the role of an elder in a local assembly?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... looks" (same word in Hebrews 12:15) at the sheep to know their condition (Pro 27:23a), and he watches for enemies that will destroy the flock (Acts 20:29). "Being examples" (ESV) bears ...
Created on 21 November 2009
28. Does "breaking bread" in Acts always refer to the Lord's Supper?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... been instituted a few days previously; since none but the apostles had been present on that occasion. Over against these instances we may place Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7; and 1 Corinthians 10:16; as passages ...
Created on 09 February 2011
29. Should a sister meet with the elders to discuss doctrinal issues?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... Shepherds, though, are responsible to shepherd all the sheep (Acts 20:28), whether male or female. If, however, the question implies a sister’s meeting with the elders to correct them, instruct ...
Created on 18 November 2009
30. About the Church - 11 - Those Who Serve
(William MacDonald - Christ Loved the Church)
... assemblies (Acts 18:3). His reasons for this were simple. He wanted to serve as an example to the Ephesians, that they, too, might support the weak and know the blessedness of giving (Acts 20:33-35). He ...
Created on 13 July 2006
31. Is remembering the Lord a privilege of the Church?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... (Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 10:32; 11:22; 15:9; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:13; 1 Timothy 3:5, 15). Although the Church of God expresses truth about the Church, the Body, it is not its local expression. ...
Created on 19 November 2009
32. What is Ash Wednesday?
(Questions about Christian Life)
... often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Acts 20:7  On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked ...
Created on 12 March 2011
33. Are some overseers entitled to more spiritual weight than others?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... each overseer is personally accountable to the Lord (Acts 20:28; Heb 13:17), the oversight functions as a unit (1Ti 4:14) in which each elder is essential to the working of the whole. Spiritual weight ...
Created on 20 November 2009
34. Judges - 09 Abimelech
(No King in Israel - History of the Judges)
... Acts 20:29-30. It was not long in church history before this actually took place. Men began to arise, seeking positions, exalting one’s self over others, forming hierarchies of authority that denied ...
Created on 22 October 2009
35. Is Sunday the Sabbath Day?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... and then on the first day of the week, break bread with the disciples (Acts 20: .). Their idea of the Sabbath was a well earned physical rest after six days of work, but true spiritual rest they never ...
Created on 14 February 2011
36. Should an entire church meet together to discuss business matters?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... for the work. “Take heed. . . to all the flock (not your flock), over the which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers” (Acts 20:28). “Remember them which have the rule over you” ...
Created on 14 February 2011
37. George Campbell Biography, Evangelist to Newfoundland - 14 - THE CHALLENGE OF TEAMWORK
(George Campbell Biography)
... Tychicus and Trophimus. These going before tarried for us at Troas!? Acts 20:4-5 ?Tychicus. .. with Onesimus. . . Aristarchus... and Marcus... and Je­sus, which is called Justus Epaphras. Luke, the ...
Created on 22 June 2006
38. Assembly Characteristics - 01 Features
(Assembly Characteristics)
... that in 1 Corinthians the assembly was called the “church of God which is at Corinth” (1 Corinthians 1:2). We know that this term is used of an assembly in a particular locality (Acts 20:28, ...
Created on 22 October 2009
39. Assembly Characteristics - 10 The Lord's Supper
(Assembly Characteristics)
... conclusion than that the early saints came together to break bread  on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7). There are those who would  try to tell us that they can carry it out as often as ...
Created on 22 October 2009
40. George Campbell Biography, Evangelist to Newfoundland - 16 - THE CHALLENGE OF BUILDING
(George Campbell Biography)
... church, then, must be a light in the world, at a local level. We need a new vision and a new mission. The Holy Spirit must warm our hearts. Related scriptures: II Thessalonians 2:13-14; Acts 20:20; Acts ...
Created on 22 June 2006
41. What does the phrase "to put away" from an assembly mean?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... (Acts 20:30), either promulgating error, or magnifying some truth out of all proportion and making it the centre, instead of Christ. Surely those who have formed such Sects or who perpetuate them, with ...
Created on 14 February 2011
42. Sunday School Lesson 923 - Repentence
(Sunday School Lessons by Karen Cox)
... sins may be blotted out… 4. Acts 17:30 …God…commandeth all men everywhere to repent. 5. Acts 20:21 …Repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance ...
Created on 15 November 2011
43. What principles give guidance for ministry in an assembly?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... not the repetition of one theme (Acts 20:27; 1 Peter 4:10); 6. If a message is from God, it will be properly prepared (1 Timothy 4:15, 16; Isaiah 50:4; 1 Corinthians 14:33; don’t misappropriate Luke ...
Created on 19 November 2009
44. What constitutes an assembly gathering in which sisters wear a head covering?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... the principle in 1Co 14:22), and an elders’ meeting (Acts 20:17). This last meeting is the only "non-public" meeting and includes only part of the assembly. The teaching of the woman’s ...
Created on 19 November 2009
45. Why is the fourth commandment (the Sabbath) different?
(Bible Questions and Answers - other)
... employment on that day, to occupy themselves with the Lord’s service. The breaking of bread was usually in the evening (e.g. Acts 20: ), because believers were at work all day in those times. Really ...
Created on 15 February 2011
46. Judges - 04 Early Departure and Ephesus
(No King in Israel - History of the Judges)
... that “also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them,” (Acts 20:30). It was not long before that actually took place, as we read in church ...
Created on 22 October 2009
47. In what ways can elders help develop others
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... brother as he presents the gospel in a home visit is valuable. To reach into neighboring communities with the gospel, elders can encourage younger believers to help older workers (Acts 20:4) or to initiate ...
Created on 19 November 2009
48. What does "having faithful children" of an elder mean?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... the circumstances differ. In Ephesus, elders already existed (Acts 20:17). Timothy was to teach how to add to their number. The man aspiring to the work (1 Timothy 3:1) must evaluate himself by the necessary ...
Created on 17 November 2009
49. Fundamentals -1.05- Bible and Modern Criticism
(The Fundamentals)
... for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.” Acts 20:3 0. — But “of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after ...
Created on 08 May 2007
50. When an assembly begins, how are its overseers recognized?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
... where the Lord has "flocks" (Acts 20:28), He also has "under-shepherds" (1 Peter 5:2-4). The condition of the assemblies in Crete could only be temporary. The Acts 20 passage supports ...
Created on 20 November 2009
51. Do overseers receive to or put away from the assembly?
(Bible Questions and answers about the Church)
Do overseers receive to or put away from the assembly? Answering this may be repetitious, but necessary. While a meeting of overseers an assembly meeting (Acts 20:1 15:6), the elders do not act on behalf ...
Created on 19 November 2009