1. JOHN 14:15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.”

3. Sharing Your Faith

5. Last Conversation Mr. Mike Was Learning About Unity and Diversity God Teaches Both Unity and Diversity, But Not Like the World.

6. The Conversation Continues Mr. Mike Has Been Looking For a Church. Mr. Mike and Randall Begin Talking About the One Church of the Bible. Mr. Mike Was Always Taught That There Is More Than One Church. “Jesus is the Vine and the Denominations are the Branches.” Mr. Mike Heard This From a Lutheran Minister.

7. Jesus, The Vine, and the Branches John 15:1-11 Denominations Use This Passage to Justify Their Existence from the Bible. What’s The Problem? Jesus Is Not Talking About Churches. He’s Talking About Individuals.

8. Men Are The Branches Jesus Is Talking to the Apostles. No Church Exists at This Time. “You Abide In Me” (v. 4). “You Are the Branches” (v. 5). “If Anyone Does Not Abide In Me, He is thrown Away” (v. 6).

9. Matt 16:18 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it.”

10. 1 Cor 1:10 “Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree, and there be no divisions among you, but you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.”

11. The Goal of Each Individual Should Be To Find The Church Jesus Built…Not The Church They Like the Best.

12. Issue #2 Mr. Mike Tried to Defend What He Was Telling to Randall. He Tried to Find It In the Bible. Mr. Mike Tried to Defend What He Was Telling to Randall. He Tried to Find It In the Bible. But The More He Tried, The More He Discovered It Wasn’t There. But The More He Tried, The More He Discovered It Wasn’t There. Unfortunately, He Found That Not Everyone Was The Same Way. Unfortunately, He Found That Not Everyone Was The Same Way.

13. Issue #2 One Night Mr. Mike Got a Call From the Baptist Minister of His Old Church. One Night Mr. Mike Got a Call From the Baptist Minister of His Old Church. Mr. Mike and His Wife Wondered Why He Was Calling. Mr. Mike and His Wife Wondered Why He Was Calling. To Tell Them That the Church Missed Them? To Tell Them That the Church Missed Them? To See If They Were Alright? To See If They Were Alright? He Was Asking For Money? He Was Asking For Money?

14. Issue #2 Mr. Mike Told Him That He Didn’t Need to Call Back Because They Were Not Coming Back to the Baptist Church. Mr. Mike Told Him That He Didn’t Need to Call Back Because They Were Not Coming Back to the Baptist Church. He Told the Minister That He Was Studying the Bible With Randall. He Told the Minister That He Was Studying the Bible With Randall. The Minister Called Randall a “Water Dog” and Then Hung Up. The Minister Called Randall a “Water Dog” and Then Hung Up.

15. Issue #2 = Defending Beliefs, Churches, and Religions By Name-Calling It’s A Lot Easier To Call Someone a Name Than To Actually Defend Your Belief From the Bible. It’s A Lot Easier To Call Someone a Name Than To Actually Defend Your Belief From the Bible. Campbellites – Those Who Agreed With Alexander Campbell That We Need to Get Back to the Bible. Campbellites – Those Who Agreed With Alexander Campbell That We Need to Get Back to the Bible. Anti’s – People Who Are Against Helping People. Anti’s – People Who Are Against Helping People. Legalists – Those Who Take the Bible Literally. Legalists – Those Who Take the Bible Literally.

16. We Need to Be Careful 1 Peter 3:15 1 Peter 3:15 “But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence.”