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Kitchens and Eating in the Building
In the 1960’s and 1970’s , it became common for new church buildings to include a kitchen and “multi-purpose room” or “fellowship hall” (note – I am not enthusiastic about this last designation because it tends to reduce the idea … Continue reading
Posted in Bible authority, Fellowship, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:22, 1 Corinthians 11:34, 1960s, 1970s, 2 Peter 2:13, agape feasts, anti-ism, benevolence, book early christians speak, church controversy, church issues, clement of alexander, Corinthians 11, do you not have houses to eat in?, eating in building, edification, evangelism, everett ferguson, fellowship, fellowship halls, issues in the church, Jude 12, kitchens, let him eat at home, liberalism, love feasts, multipurpose rooms, Romans 14:17, Romans 14:19, sarcasm, scruples, the work of the church, unity
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Children’s Homes
Homes for children (sometimes called orphans’ homes) began to appear among our brethren in the early twentieth century. The first was Tennessee Orphan Home in Columbia, Tennessee which opened on September 5, 1910. By 1940, there were seven such homes … Continue reading
Posted in Bible authority, church, Church Organization, Family, Fellowship
Tagged 1 Kings 3:25, 1 Samuel 1-2, 1 Timothy 5, 1910, 1940, 1957, 1967, 2 Samuel 9, Acts 6, Alan Highers, anti-ism, aram and jechobed, arndt gingrich, benevolence, bibletruth.net, book church cooperation and orphan homes, burbankgardens church of christ, church controversy, church issues, church-of-christ.org, columbia tennessee, component parts, constituent elements, contending for the faith lectures, corinth mississippi, david brown, ecclesiasticism, eural bingham, Exodus 2, fellowsip, foster homes, Galatians 4:1-2, grand prairie texas, guardian, highers bingham debate, in loco parentis, in place of parents, institutional brethren, joseph and mary, mephibosheth, mid 1950s, missionary society, noninstitutional brethren, orphan homes, orphanos, para church organization, randy mabe, saints only benevolence, school master, substitute homes, tennessee orphan home, thomas warren, three institutions, tutor, unique homes, widows and orphans
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Cooperation
Webster defines the word “cooperation” to mean, “To act jointly with others; to unite for a common effort.” Luke 5:4-11 provides an example of cooperation. In this passage, we find two fishing boats cooperating together to bring in a great … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Soul Winning
Tagged 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, 2 Corinthians 8, 2 Corinthians 9, Acts 15, anti-ism, argument from lesser to greater, benevolence, chalk illustration, church autonomy, church cooperation, cooperation, cooperation in benevolence, cooperation in evangelism, emergency help only?, evangelism, jew and gentile relations, purpose of the great collection, Romans 15:25-26, the great collection, thomas warren
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Saints Only Benevolence
“Some brethren have argued that the church is authorized to help church members and their dependents out of the church treasury, but no others. They reason that many times do we read of the church aiding and assisting “saints,” “disciples,” … Continue reading
Acts of Worship – Miscellaneous Things
Order of Worship Is there a set order of worship? Some have thought that they have found an order of worship. Some have turned to Acts 2:42. They say the order specified is: (1) apostle’s doctrine. That is preaching and … Continue reading
Posted in worship
Tagged anti-ism, bible claases, children bible's, divided assemble, fasting, order of worship
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Acts of Worship – Partaking of the Lord’s Supper (Part 2)
When we partake there should be a looking back to the cross (1 Corinthians 11:24-29), and a looking inward to make sure that we are looking backward (1 Corinthians 11:27-29). Our partaking proclaims the Lord’s death till He comes … Continue reading
Posted in Lord's Supper, worship
Tagged after dark, anti-ism, Lord's Supper, one cup, one loaf, shut ins, worship
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