Jesus The Head of the Church

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JesusThe Head of the Church

• Isaiah 96, 7

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Knowledge of Church Government is Essential

• The church is a body, a household, a kingdomall
  require proper organization and respect for
  authority.
• Christ is the Head of the Church (Col. 118).
• We must have proper respect for His authority and
  Pattern.

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Jesus The Chief Shepherd

• and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will
  received the crown of glory that does not fade
  away (1 Pet. 54)

Greek archipoimen arche (chief, first
place) poimen (shepherd, pastor) cf. Eph.
411 Lk. 28
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Jesus the Chief Shepherd

• The Shepherd of the sheep (John 102)
• The good Shepherd (John 1014)
• One Shepherd for One flock (John 1016).

The Lord Jesus is that One Great Shepherd (Heb.
1320)
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Jesus Possessor of all Authority
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All
authority has been given to Me in heaven and on
earth Matthew 2818

• what is the claim?
• who gave this authority? (see 1 Corinthians
  1524-28)
• How much legislative authority does that
  leave elders and preachers?

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Jesus Possessor of All Authority

• And He put all things under His feet, and gave
  Him to be head over all things to the church
  (Eph. 122 ? 1 Peter 322)
• but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in
  all things into Him who is the headChristfrom
  whom the whole body, joined and knit together. .
  . (Eph. 415,16)
• For the husband is head of the wife, as also
  Christ is the head of the church and He is the
  Savior of the body (Eph. 523)

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Seeking Jesus Authority Today

• God Speaks through the Son (Heb. 11-2), who
  speaks from heaven (Heb. 1225).
• All of Jesus words revealed through the apostles
  words He spoke while on earth (John 1425-26) and
  words He spoke from heaven (John 1612-15).
• The written word is the word of God (1 Cor.
  1437).
• Through the Scriptures we have the complete
  pattern (2 Tim. 316-17 2 Pet. 13).

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Christ has the Preeminence
Church Christ
High Priest (Heb. 31)
Royal Priesthood (1 Pet. 29)
Chief Cornerstone (Eph. 220)
House of God (1 Tim. 315)
PREEMINENCE
Flock of God (1 Pet. 52)
Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 54)
Body (1 Cor. 1227)
Head (Col. 118)
King (1 Tim. 615)
Kingdom (Jn. 35 Matt. 1618f)
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Conclusion

• More Lessons to come God, Christ, and the
  kingdom.
• Always refer back to this pattern.
• If we want our home to be in heaven, we must hold
  fast to the pattern of church work and government
  which originated in heaven.
• Do you which to be a member of Christs one
  church?