1. Christ And The Church Builder
“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18).

2. Christ And The Church Owner
“Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28).

3. Christ And The Church Head and Savior
“For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body” (Ephesians 5:23).

4. Christ And The Church Loved and Sacrificed For Her
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her” (Ephesians 5:25).

5. Is The Church Important To God?
Planned and Built the Church
Bought It With His Own Blood
Head of the Church
Savior of the Church
Loves the Church
Sacrificed Himself for the Church

6. Apostasy Foretold 2 Thess. 2:3-4; Acts 20:29-31 The Church
Denom.
The Church
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons” (1 Tim. 4:1).
Sect

7. Latter Day Saints (Mormon) Seventh Day Adventists
Time
Place
Founder
Church
Pentecost
Jerusalem
Christ
Church of Christ
606 A.D.
Rome
Boniface III
Roman Catholic
1520
Germany
Martin Luther
Lutheran
1534
England
Henry the 8th
Episcopalian
1536
Switzerland
John Calvin
Presbyterian
1607
Holland
John Smythe
Baptist
1739
John Wesley
Methodist
1830
United States
Joseph Smith
Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
William Miller
Seventh Day Adventists
1866
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Scientist
1872
Charles Russell
Jehovah Witnesses

8. Thousands Saved Before Denominations Ever Existed
3,000 – Acts 2:41
5,000 – Acts 4:4
Multiplying – Acts 6:1
Multitudes in Samaria – Acts 8:6
Ethiopian – Acts 8:26-39
Cornelius & Family – Acts 10
Christians in Antioch – Acts 11:26
Philippians – Acts 16
Corinthians – Acts 18:8
Ephesians – Acts 19
Were these people saved?
Were these people Christians?
What church were they members of?
Were these people “unchurched?”
“…And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved” (Acts 2:47).

9. What Did These Saved People Do?
Assembled together in local churches called churches of Christ (Rom. 16:16).
Assembled to edify one another (Heb. 10:23-25).
Partook of the Lord’s Supper (Acts 20:7).
Sang and Prayed (1 Cor. 14:15).
Gave on first day of the week (1 Cor. 16:1-2).
Continued in the Apostle’s doctrine (Acts 2:42).

10. Why Make Converts To A Denomination?
Contrary to the Will of Christ – John 17:20-23!
Contrary to the Command of Christ through His apostles – 1 Cor. 1:10!
A work of the flesh – Gal. 5:20-21!
No saved person was ever added to a denomination – Acts 2:47!

11. Be Saved Tonight!
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins…Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them” (Acts 2:36-41).