1. RESTORATION IS - - - Churches of Christ in America are the result of a movement to restore the New Testament church in our time. Is restoration possible? Was restoration of the church just a dream?

2. Restoration is - - - Possible Seed is still present Luke 8:11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Seed from Egyptian storage bins – still produce wheat

3. Restoration is - - - Possible Desirable For unity Jesus prayed for it – John 17:20-21 Paul commanded it – 1 Corinthians 1:10 Ephesians 4:1-7 is the basis of unity To eliminate confusion

4. Restoration is - - - Possible Desirable Practical It happened all around the world By people from all backgrounds In different cultures, races, centuries It continues to happen – Juan Monroy in Spain

5. Restoration is - - - Possible Desirable Practical Necessary Of all the needs of our world there is one above all the rest - WE MUST GET BACK TO THE BIBLE!

6. Restoration is - - - Possible Desirable Practical Necessary Defensible Makes sense Logical We can restore:  Baseball  Old car  Furniture  Historic building

7. Restoration is - - - Possible Desirable Practical Necessary Defensible Biblical 2 Kings 22:8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

8. 2 Kings 23:2-3 2 The king went up to the house of the Lord with all the men of Judah, and with him all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--the priests and the prophets and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord. 3 Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people took a stand for the covenant.

9. Lessons to Learn The Bible is our ONLY authority

10. Lessons to Learn The Bible is our ONLY authority NT church is the pattern for all time

11. Lessons to Learn The Bible is our ONLY authority NT church is the pattern for all time Reject what is excluded

12. Lessons to Learn The Bible is our ONLY authority NT church is the pattern for all time Reject what is excluded Reject denominational ties, creeds, parties, sects, doctrines

13. Lessons to Learn The Bible is our ONLY authority NT church is the pattern for all time Reject what is excluded Reject denominational ties, creeds, parties, sects, doctrines Restore the doctrine (teachings of the NT)

14. Lessons to Learn The Bible is our ONLY authority NT church is the pattern for all time Reject what is excluded Reject denominational ties, creeds, parties, sects, doctrines Restore the doctrine (teachings of the NT) Restore the spirit of the NT Christianity