1. THE ONE TRUE CHURCH Ephesians 4:1-6 Text

2. THE ONE TRUE CHURCH Christ is the Founder –Matthew 16:18 –Acts 20:28 –Colossians 1:18 –Acts 2:36 –Ephesians 5:23

3. THE ONE TRUE CHURCH Christ is the Foundation –Matthew 16:18 –1 Corinthians 3:11 –Isaiah 28:16 –Ephesians 2:20

4. THE ONE TRUE CHURCH The church began in Jerusalem on Pentecost –Isaiah 2:2-3 –Luke 24:46-47 –Mark 9:1 –Acts 1:6-8 –Acts 2:1-4 –Acts 2:47

5. THE ONE TRUE CHURCH TimePlaceFounderChurch 606 ADRomeBoniface IIIRoman Catholic 1520 ADGermanyMartin LutherLutheran 1534 ADEnglandHenry VIIIEpiscopalian 1536 ADSwitzerlandJohn CalvinPresbyterian 1550 ADEnglandRobert BrownCongregational 1607 ADHollandJohn SmytheBaptist 1739 ADEnglandJohn WesleyMethodist 1830 ADAmericaJoseph SmithMormon 1830 ADAmericaWilliam Miller7 th Day Adventist 1866 ADAmericaMary Baker Eddy Christian Scientist 1872 ADAmericaCharles T. Russell Jehovah’s Witnesses

6. THE ONE TRUE CHURCH Conclusion - –Did a man or Christ establish the church you are a member of? –Is Christ or a man the foundation of the church you are a member of? –Did the church you are a member of begin in Jerusalem on Pentecost?