Church Characteristics

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=70 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Monotype Corsiva" ><B>The Evangelical Herald                            </B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Evangelical Herald "><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="bible_studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bible Studies">Up Level</A>    <A HREF="miracles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miracles">Previous Page</A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=410 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Church Characteristics</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The Evangelical Herald<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#9900CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Bible Study No. 08-01</div> <bR> <div> Essential Characteristics of the Ch<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#990099" FACE="Arial" >urch</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e297be0.jpg" border=0 width="663" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="4" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Whiteboard Illustration)</div> <div> ____________________________________________________________________</div> <div> I.  What God Has Done (Elements)</div> <div> A.  Calls His Chosen Ones     (I Pet 1:1,2, 2:19)(I Cor 1:2)</div> <div> 1.  Sets Them Apart (Sanctified)</div> <div> B.  Sheds His Spirit        (Acts 1:8)</div> <div> 1.  New Creation</div> <div> 2.  Reflects the Essence of His Being</div> <div> C.  Deposits His Truth          (I Tim 3:15)(Eph 3:10)</div> <div> 1.  Keepers of His Word/Truth</div> <bR> <div> II.  The Mystery Of Transformation  (Photosynthesis)</div> <div> A.  Faith  (Eph  1:15,16)</div> <div> B.  Love</div> <div> III.  The Natural Results  (Fruits)</div> <div> A.  Joy</div> <div> B.  Communication?Prayer (I Thes 5:16-18)</div> <div> C.  Thanksgiving</div> <div> D.  Service   (2Cor 9:130(Rev 2:19)</div> <div> E.  Obedience  (I Pet 1:1,2)</div> <div> F.  Witnesses   (Acts 1:8)</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>