(Also see Pastor Jim’s book, Dispatches from the Front Lines: The Glory and Grind of Pastoral Ministry)
Ephesians 2:19-22 “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.”
In these messages, Pastor Jim will explain these facets of the Church: 1) its polity (government) and leadership, 2) the exercising of spiritual gifts, 3) the prescription for male and female roles, 4) the prescription for church discipline, and 5) the principles for resolving church disputes. (Again, this will be listed as an outline, but will not be functional.)
1. Church polity and leadership
Acts 6:1-3
Acts 6:4-7
Acts 13:2-5
Acts 20:17-21
1 Timothy 5:17-20
1 Timothy 5:21-23
Titus 1:5-7
Titus 1:7-9
Titus 1:9-13
Titus 1:13-16
2. Male and female roles
Acts 12:24-13:1
1 Corinthians 11:1-16
1 Timothy 2:4-15
Titus 1:16-2:3
Titus 2:4-5
Titus 2:6-10
3. Church unity and diversity of gifts
Ephesians 4:3-16
4. Church discipline
1 Corinthians 5:1-8
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
1 Timothy 5:17-20
5. Church disputes
1 Corinthians 1:7-11
1 Corinthians 1:12-23
Acts 6:1-3
Acts 6:4-7
Acts 15:36-41
Philippians 4:1-3
James 4:1-4
James 4:4
James 4:5-7a
James 4:7b-8
James 4:9-10
James 4:11-13
14 January 2021
Series: 1 Timothy
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
13 January 2021
Series: 1 Timothy
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
22 December 2020
Series: 1 Timothy
Speaker: Jim Andrews
1 November 2019
Series: 1 Corinthians
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
8 October 2019
Series: 1 Corinthians
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: Holiness , Sexual Sin , The Practices of the Church
7 October 2019
Series: 1 Corinthians
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: Holiness , The Practices of the Church
20 September 2019
Series: 1 Corinthians
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
19 September 2019
Series: 1 Corinthians
Speaker: Jim Andrews
26 February 2019
Series: New Testament
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
25 February 2019
Series: New Testament
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
22 February 2019
Series: New Testament
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
21 February 2019
Series: New Testament
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
20 February 2019
Series: New Testament
Speaker: Jim Andrews
19 February 2019
Series: New Testament
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
18 February 2019
Series: New Testament
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
17 August 2018
Series: New Testament
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
14 September 2017
Series: Acts
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
16 August 2017
Series: Acts
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church
1 August 2017
Series: Acts
Speaker: Jim Andrews
31 July 2017
Series: Acts
Speaker: Jim Andrews
Subject: The Practices of the Church