"IF JESUS CHRIST WERE HERE TODAY, WHERE WOULD HE WORSHIP?"

I. Answering a Question with More Questions:
	A. What does Jesus want of us today?  2Peter 3:9
	B. How would Jesus accomplish this?   Acts 2:36-41
	C. How many plans of salvation did Jesus give His disciples? Acts 10:34
	D. Does humankind still need salvation?  Romans 3:23, 6:23
	E. Has God changed His word?  Hebrews 13:8
	F. After obeying God's will, what do we do next?  Acts 9:24
	G. Would Jesus tolerate the religious division that exists today?  
	    John 17:20-21;  1Corinthians 1:10
	H. Did Jesus belong to a religious sect in the first century?  
	    John 4:23-24,34, 5:30, 6:38
	I. How can we know that we are united with God?  2John 9

II. If Jesus Did Not Join A Denomination And Did Not Teach Us To Join One, Then To 
    What Denomination Should We Belong?
	A. What denomination did they join in Acts 2?
	B. If they did not join a denomination, then what did they do?  Acts 2:41-47

III. Groups of Believers and Followers of Christ in a Given Area Were a Body.  
     Acts 2:41,47, 4:4
	A. That Body had a doctrine - 2:42.
	B. That Body had fellowship - 2:43-46.
	C. That Body worshipped together - 2:42, 5:42.
	D. That Body had a treasury - 4:31-35.
	E. That Body had an organization - 6:1-6, 15:5, 11:29-30.
	F. That Body had a name - Isaiah 62:2;  Acts 11:26;  1Peter 4:16.
	G. That Body had entrance requirements:  
		1. Faith - John 8:24;  Hebrews 11:6;  Romans 10:13-17.
		2. Repentance - Luke 13:3;  Ephesians 4:22-24;  1Peter 4:3-4; Acts 2:38.
		3. Confession - Matthew 10:32-33;  Acts 8:36-37; Romans 10:9-10.
		4. Baptism - Matthew 28:18-20;  Mark 16:16;  Acts 22:16.
	H. That Body had membership requirements:
		1. Faithfulness - Revelation 2:10.
		2. Growth - Hebrews 5:11-14.
		3. Work - Mark 16:15;  Acts 8:4.

WHAT SHALL IT BE CALLED?

	A. Matt. 16:18; Eph. 1:22-23, 4:4; 1Cor. 12:12; John 12:47
	B. Christ said he would build his Church; the apostles described it.
	C. But what will we call the Church he promised to build?
		1. What does the Word which shall judge us, say about that Church?


I. CHRIST
	A. Christ the head - Col. 1:18; Eph. 1:22-23
	B. Christ the builder - Matt. 16:18
	C. Christ the foundation - Eph. 2:19-20
	D. Christ’s blood purchased it - Acts 20:28
	E. Christ is the Savior - Eph. 5:23
	F. Christ’s doctrine rules it - 2John 9-11
	G. Bride of Christ - Rom. 7:4
	H. Body of Christ - Eph. 1:22-23, 4:4 Col 1:24
	I.  Blessings in Christ - Eph. 1:3
	J. Baptized into Christ - Gal. 3:26-27; 1Cor. 12:12-13
	K. Must only preach Christ - Acts 8:4-5, 12; 1Cor. 2:2
	L. Salvation only in Christ - Acts 4:12

II. WHAT NAME SHALL WE GIVE THE CHURCH? 
	A. Buddist church?
	B. Islamic Church?
	C. Hindu Church?
	D. Catholic Church?
	E. Presbyterian Church?
	F. Methodist Church?
	G. Baptist Church
	H. Whose Church is it?

III. WHAT SHALL WE CALL IT?
	A. His blood bought it,
	B. His word governs it,
	C. He is the King,
	D. His love protects it,
	E. His glory fills it;
	F. He has the right to expect it to be called by HIS name: The Church of Christ