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The Local, New Testament Church
M.O.S. Step 8

"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." Hebrews 10:25

The word church comes from the Greek word Ekklesia which means "a company of people called out for a specific purpose; an assembly". The church must be local, visible, and organized.

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1. Acts 20:28 tells us that the church was purchased with Christ's _________.

2. Who does preeminence in the church belong to? (Colossians 1:18)

3. The Head of the church is _______________. (Ephesians 5:23)

4. Matthrew 16:13-18 tells us that ______________ established the church.

5. Before a person can become a member of a church, what two things must take place and in what order? (Acts 2:41)

6. When we attend church and hear the preaching of God's Word, we will receive the "____________ of the word, that ye may ___________ thereby." I Peter 2:22

7. Attending church allows an opportunity for fellowship with other believers. What types of things did the church in Acts 2:41-47 do together?

8. What are the two offices of the church (Philippians 1:1)?

9. The word pastor means 'shepherd'; the duty of the shepherd is to _________________ his flock. (I Peter 5:2-3)

10. Who put the pastor in charge of the church? (Acts 20:28)

11. What three things does the Bible tell us are the duties of the church? (Matthew 28:19-20)

12. Another purpose of the church is to _____________ one another. (I Thessalonians 5:11; Romans 14:9)

Memory Verses:

Hebrews 10:25 (KJV)
"Not forsaking the assembling of oursleves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."

I Peter 2:2 (KJV)
"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:"

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