1. EVANGELISM UNSCRIPTURAL CONTRIBUTING CHURCHES church Sponsoring church Preacher Messengers SCRIPTURE: _______?

2. EVANGELISM UNSCRIPTURAL CONTRIBUTING CHURCHES SCRIPTURAL CONTRIBUTING CHURCHES church Sponsoring church Preacher Messengers SCRIPTURE: _______? Preacher Messengers SCRIPTURE:Acts 11:22- 24; Phil. 4:15-18; 2:25; 2 Cor. 11:8-9

3. BENEVOLENCE UNSCRIPTURAL CONTRIBUTING CHURCHES church Sponsoring church Needy Church Messengers SCRIPTURE: _______?

4. BENEVOLENCE UNSCRIPTURAL CONTRIBUTING CHURCHES SCRIPTURAL CONTRIBUTING CHURCHES church Sponsoring church Needy Church Messengers SCRIPTURE: _______? Needy Church Messengers SCRIPTURE:Acts 11:27- 30; Rom. 15:25-27; 1 Cor. 16:1-4; 2 Cor. 8 &9

5. The Pattern  A church never sent money to another church for the purpose of evangelism.  A church never sent money to a church with superior financial ability.  A church never sent money to a sponsoring church to do a part of its work.  Churches always sent money directly to the preacher in evangelism.  Churches always sent money directly to the needy church in benevolence.

6. EDIFICATION Assembling -- Our primary source of edification. Heb. 10:24-25

7. EDIFICATION Assembling -- Our primary source of edification. Lord's Supper Heb. 10:24-25 Acts 2:42 Acts 20:7 1 Cor. 11:23-29

8. The Lord’s Supper – When? Upon The First Day of The Week First month of the year denotes yearly observance First week of the month denotes monthly observance FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK DENOTES WEEKLY OBSERVANCE

9. EDIFICATION Assembling -- Our primary source of edification. Lord's SupperTeaching Heb. 10:24-25 Acts 2:42 Acts 20:7 1 Cor. 11:23-29 Matt. 28:20 Acts 2:42 Acts 20:7

10. EDIFICATION Assembling -- Our primary source of edification. Lord's SupperTeachingPraying Heb. 10:24-25 Acts 2:42 Acts 20:7 1 Cor. 11:23-29 Matt. 28:20 Acts 2:42 Acts 20:7 Acts 2:42 Acts 12:5 2 Cor. 1:11

11. EDIFICATION Assembling -- Our primary source of edification. Lord's SupperTeachingPrayingGiving Heb. 10:24-25 Acts 2:42 Acts 20:7 1 Cor. 11:23-29 Matt. 28:20 Acts 2:42 Acts 20:7 Acts 2:42 Acts 12:5 2 Cor. 1:11 Acts 2:42 1 Cor. 16:1-2 2 Cor. 9:6-7

12. EDIFICATION Assembling -- Our primary source of edification. Lord's SupperTeachingPrayingSingingGiving Heb. 10:24-25 Acts 2:42 Acts 20:7 1 Cor. 11:23-29 Matt. 28:20 Acts 2:42 Acts 20:7 Acts 2:42 Acts 12:5 2 Cor. 1:11 Acts 2:42 1 Cor. 16:1-2 2 Cor. 9:6-7 Eph. 5:19 Col. 3:16 Heb. 2:12

13. Music In The N.T. Church What Historians Have Said 1.American Encyclopedia: “Pope Vitalian introduced organs into some of the churches in Southern Europe about A.D. 670” 2.History of Music, pg. 54: “The church music was exclusively vocal” (Edward Dickson). 3.Evolution of Church Music, pg. 42: “All music employed in their service was vocal” (Frank L. Humpreys). 4.Music in Western Civilization, pp. 53-54: “All our sources deal amply with the vocal music in the early church” (Paul H. Lang).