New Life Church Morning Worship
September 28, A.D. 2014
Ephesians 3:1-7, Revelation 2,3
The Church: Universal and Local

Introductory Illustration: Stars, Sand, and Anatomy

I. The Mystery
A. It was made known by revelation. Not intuition, not philosophy

B. It is centered in Christ

II.  God So Loved the World – and Planned Accordingly
A. One man, one family, one nation: one cradle

B. The Cambrian Explosion Vs. the Kingdom Explosion

III. The Golden Lampstands and He Who Walks in the Midst of Them
A. Each letter is to A church, and to the churchES

B. Each Christian is a member of the THE church and of A church

Conclusion: A Word on "Denominations" and Unity