Sermon Series: Great Doctrines of the Bible: Ecclesiology

The Church That Jesus Built

Date: January 10th, 1982  |  Scripture: Matthew 16:18  |  Topics: Church, Deacon, High Priest, Lay People, Pastors, Priesthood of Christ, Priests

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.


The Church The Holy Spirit Quickened

Date: January 24th, 1982  |  Scripture: Acts 2:46-47  |  Topics: Awakening, Church, Eucharist, Holy Spirit, Suffering, Thanks

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.


The Great Mystery of the Church

Date: January 31st, 1982  |  Scripture: Ephesians 5:32  |  Topics: Assembly, Chosen, Church, Doctrine, Election, Israel, Saints

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.


The Well-Ordered Church

Date: February 7th, 1982  |  Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:40  |  Topics: Church, Ecclesiology, Order, Spiritual Gifts, Worship

Let all things be done decently and in order.


The Ordinances of the Church

Date: February 14th, 1982  |  Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20  |  Topics: Church, Commandment, Fellowship, Ordinances

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.


The Divine Institution of Baptism

Date: March 7th, 1982  |  Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20  |  Topics: Baptism, Evangelism, Identification, Immersion, Ordinances, Water

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.


The Baptism That Jesus Commands

Date: March 21st, 1982  |  Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20  |  Topics: Baptism, Church, Ecclesiology

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.


The Memorial Supper

Date: March 28th, 1982  |  Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-36  |  Topics: Communion, Memorial, Ordinances

There are four accounts of the institution of the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper in the New Testament. The twenty-sixth chapter of Matthew, the fourteenth chapter of Mark, the twenty-second chapter of Luke, and the eleventh chapter of Paul’s first letter to Corinth.


The Jesus of the Memorial Supper

Date: April 4th, 1982  |  Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26  |  Topics: Communion, Memorial, Ordinances

For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink thisContinue Reading


The Jesus of the Memorial Supper

Date: April 4th, 1982  |  Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26  |  Topics: Communion, Memorial, Ordinances

For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink thisContinue Reading