Modern Church and Early Church Series

Yesterday I started a new series comparing and contrasting the modern church to the early church, as followers in Christ we are to be a New Testament church although that seems easier said than done.  God has preserved His Word down through the years for a reason and as the church, Christ's bride, we can refer to His Word to know how we the church are supposed to be be.  Not just what our job is but also to know how we are to assemble, the roles within the church, the structure and organization as well.  As after all if the local church isn't a true New Testament church, if it's doctrine isn't sound as well as it's structure and organization then it makes it really difficult for the church to do the job that Christ left us to do.  Yesterday's message is on the Corporate Church, one of the world's leading businesses today albeit far from what Christ had commanded of us.  As I continue on in this series we will see how far the church has departed from sound doctrine and we shouldn't be surprised after all scripture tells us in the latter day they will depart from sound doctrine (2 Timothy 4:3-4).  The point is we shouldn't have sinful pride that we've gone off course but instead be willing to accept our mistakes and correct them.  There is great work to be done that Our Lord left us with, it's time to get to work.