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MEETING TIMES
SUNDAY
Bible Classes - 10:00 am
Sunday Worship - 11:00 am
WEDNESDAY
Bible Classes - 7:00 pm |
Gospel Meeting
with Dominic Venuso
April 9-14, 2010
Topics and Times
Friday 7:30 pm
"Why is God so Full of Himself?"
Saturday 5:00 pm
"What Makes Me Great?"
Sunday 10:00 am
"How do I know the Bible I have now is what they wrote then?
Textual Criticism: The Process"
Sunday 11:00 am
"How do I know the Bible I have now is what they wrote then?
Textual Criticism: In Perspective"
Sunday 5:00 pm
A Survey of English Bibles
Monday 7:30 pm
"Why Work?"
Tuesday 7:30 pm
"How do I love the Unlovable... and why Should I?"
Wednesday 7:30 pm
"How Do I Contend for the Faith?"
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MORE ABOUT US
| xWe
Strive to be the Church Described in the New Testament |
It
is our purpose to be completely identified with the Christians
of the first century. We believe this to be possible to all who
will learn, believe and be guided by the plain teaching of the
word of God. Jesus declared such to be "the seed of the
kingdom" (Lk. 8:11).
A
fundamental truth in nature is that a specific kind of seed,
when planted, will always produce
after its kind. The word of God when planted in the hearts of
honest people, and obeyed will produce Christians - just as it
did in the first century - nothing more and nothing less.
We
are human, and therefore subject to error, so we recognize the
possibility that we may be wrong in our application of the scriptures.
If we can be shown where we are wrong, by the scriptures, we
are willing and anxious to change.
| xOur
Emphasis is Spiritual, Not Material or Social |
Our
building is designed to facilitate our work and worship. We place
little emphasis on luxurious surroundings. While as individuals
Christians we seek each others' association socially, the church
is not a social club or agency and therefore the Lord's money
is not used to promote social functions or works. Our aim is
spiritual (1 Pet. 2:5; 1 Tim. 3:15).
| xWe
Have No Human Authority |
There
is no man, or group of men who legislate for the church. We have
not one to answer to but Christ. He is the head of the church
(Eph. 1:22). As was true in the first century, there is no intercongregational
organization, but rather independent congregations in different
locations with Christ as Lord and Master. According to the authority
of Christ, when a congregation matures to the point where men
meet the qualifications, overseers (also called bishops, elders,
or pastors) are appointed to look after the spiritual welfare
of the congregation. Such men are appointed only when the congregation
determines that they meet all of the qualifications listed by
Paul in 1 Tim. 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. They then have the responsibility
to "feed the flock" with the spiritual food found in
the scriptures, and to be living examples for others to see (1
Pet. 5:1-3).
| xThe
Bible is Our Guide in Serving God |
Therefore
we have no man-written creed books to follow. We are governed
in faith and conduct by the Bible alone. While recognizing and
heeding the guiding principles of the Old Testament, we seek
to conform to the teachings of the New Testament (1
Cor. 10:4; Heb. 1:1-2; 1 Pet. 4:11). We accept the Bible as being
both verbally inspired and infallible in content (2 Pet. 1:20-21;
1 Cor. 2:11-13). Consequently, when the Bible speaks upon any
given subject, its pronouncement is accepted as final. By its
own testimony, no one may with impunity alter a single word of
it (Deut. 4:2; Prov. 30:6; Rev. 22:18- 19).
We
plead for unity among all who obediently respond to the doctrines
and commandments given in the New Testament. Such is in harmony
with the prayer of Jesus and the pleadings of the apostle (Jn.
17:20- 21; 1 Cor. 1:10; Eph. 4:1-6). We consider such unity to
be possible, or Jesus would not have prayed for it. We also note
that unity and love for each other was a mark of discipleship
in the early churches (Jn. 13:34-35; Acts 2:44-46; Acts 4:32).
And since division has always been the result of departure from
"the faith which was once delivered unto the saints"
(Jude 3), we believe that division can be healed by a return
to the revealed word of God.
We are located
in New Haven County

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