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Sermon series on Biblical Church Government: One Pastor and Church Government

The House Church Movement

I. There is a difference between churches that meet in houses and "house churches."
1. Many of the early churches met in homes (Rom 16:5; 1Co 16:19; Col 4:15; Phm 1:2).

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Feetwashing

I. Jesus commanded us to wash each other's feet (Joh 13:14-15).

II. Feetwashing is an ordinance of the church.
1. Jesus washed the disciples feet after they finished eating the first Lord's Supper (Joh 13:1-5).

Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 11).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 9).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 8).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 7).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 6).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 5).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 4).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 3).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 2).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Church Discipline (Part 1).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: One Pastor and Church Government (Part 6).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: One Pastor and Church Government (Part 5).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: One Pastor and Church Government (Part 4).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: One Pastor and Church Government (Part 3).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: One Pastor and Church Government (Part 2).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: One Pastor and Church Government (Part 1).

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Independent Churches - A Biblical Defense (Part 2) - Pastors Shouldn't be Busybodies in Other Churches

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Watch the video of this sermon on YouTube: Independent Churches - A Biblical Defense (Part 1) - Associations and Denominations are Unbiblical

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To listen to the next sermon in the series, click here: Part 2

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To Listen on YouTube, click here: The Form of the House (Eze 43:10-12)

The Form of the House - Eze 43:10-12

I. The prophet Ezekiel was told by God to show the house of God to Israel (Eze 43:10-11).
1. The purpose God gave for showing them the house was so "they may be ashamed of their iniquities" (v. 10).

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To Listen on YouTube, click here: How to Start a Non-501c3 Church - The Constitution of the Excelsior Springs Church

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Making Things Work

I. The church is building project.
1. Saints are told to be "building up yourselves on your most holy faith" (Jud 1:20).
2. Building up ourselves is contrasted with those who "separate themselves" (Jud 1:19).
3. The church is the body of Christ to which God has given a pastor to edify it (Eph 4:11-12).

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11. The Anabaptists (3rd - 16th Century)
A. The Anabaptists as a named group arose in the early 1500s in Germany.
i. The term Anabaptist means one who re-baptizes.

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8. The Petrobrussians and Henricians (12th Century)
A. The Petrobrussians were named after their famous leader Peter de Bruys. They appeared in southern France in the early 12th century and numbered in the hundreds of thousands. After he was martyred, Peter was succeeded by a preacher named Henry, from which the name Henricians comes.

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5. The Paulicians (7th - 11th Centuries)
A. The Paulicians were a continuation of the Donatists and were found in Armenia and the eastern Byzantine Empire, and even as far west as Rome and France.

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X. The lineage of true Baptist churches from the 1st to the 21st century
1. The first century churches
A. John the Baptist was the first Baptist (Mat 3:1).
i. John opened up the New Testament church era (Luk 16:16).

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V. Error in a church doesn't necessarily preclude a church from being a true church.
1. Consider some of the serious errors that were found in churches in the NT:
A. Lack of discipline in the church at Corinth (1Co 5:1-2).
B. Works-based salvation in the Galatian churches (Gal 1:6, 3:1-3; 5:1-4), and in the church at Jerusalem (Act 15:1).

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IV. The marks of a true church of Jesus Christ -- things to look for when looking for the true church throughout history.
1. Christ is the head and founder of the church.
A. Christ is the founder of the true church (Mat 16:18).
B. Christ is the only head of the true church (Eph 5:23).
2. The Bible is the sole authority of the church.