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What is the Church?

Ekklesia

A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. ἐκκλησία

congregation or church as the totality of Christians living and meeting in a particular locality or larger geographical area, but not necessarily limited to one meeting place

Two words - called out

A group called out of a larger group

Related to the Old Testament qahal

qahal

The Lexham Analytical Lexicon of the Hebrew Bible קָהָל

a group of people who are gathered together for a common purpose

These are the terms used for the people of God

qahal -> ekklesia -> assembly of God’s people

God’s people have always been called to be an assembled separated people

Who is the Church

The people of God

Identity based on God

Identity separate from the world

Body of Christ

We do the work of Jesus

We are collective image of Christ

Temple of the Spirit

The home of the power of God

The home of the word of God

Called by the Father

Unity in the work of Christ

Empowered by the Holy Spirit

A true church

Assembled

in the Gospel

in purpose

Purposeful

Worship God

Learn about God

Serve God

Ordered

Leadership

Membership

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