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JAOWSHIP—A GIFT TO PRESERVE

STUDENT WORKSHEET

The church's ory belevens
and sheep who hea the vore
ofthe Shepherd Luther wore
smo

Jeu 5 indeed the Good
Shepherd who iad down Hes
inte for us He cated us ro Hr
sev ond made us member of
Hes flock on ear “We ore Hes
peapie. ond the sheep of He
posture (Prom 1003) Whar
does 0 shepherd do for his
sheep? How does the church sil
Corry Our the work of kews. the
yeas Shepherd of the sheep ?

The Gaspes revecied in the
Holy Scnprures 6 the vosce of Our
Good Shepherd He colls
gothess ond Keeps us in the
Church trough the Gaipet

Chrishons ore concerned
Qb0ur the ruth of Chnst s Word
Nor onty becouse 6 me meors
Dy whch the unsty of the church
gwen bur ako becouse is the
means by which ft 5 preserved
The purpose of thes ieson 6
mwotoid ro asus! You In examen
Ing the Scnptures wnyuncrion (4)
fo preserve and (2! ro prodamm
the ruth thor has been enmst-
0 10 the church

Fellowship
Trrearened

The fetiowshap mar Qresnans
have with thes Lord and each
Others Constonny rrrearened
Oy the el forces which ore
opposed to Christ ond His
church The armor of God 5 the
sormer (Eph 6)! As Jens
Srechcted (Mom 24.24) and &
Pou waned (Acs 20-28-30:
Men wall arse who will f posse
ble leas osray God's elect ond
Craw Oway the Lands dsopies
Reod Goa 59 Whot wos the
litte lecven which threor-
ened 10 ieaven the whoke ump
(Goa 54-12 169)? Why 5
error often drfficuar fo recognize
(Mort 715 9)? Why does fone
Teaching offen look harniess
& ff t were litle More mon
Qnorher veruon of the mush (1
Tn 13145? Luther sod in
Meclogy 6 iny error overtrows
Worms Vol 27 p 37)

Many of the New Testament
epartes were wnimen fo smeng-
then the church when it one
Gospe! and one forth were
Deng trrearened Why 5 the
Preservonon of me muh of the
Gospel of grave concern fo
rspors (Go 25.321 54)?

THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS

In whor woy 5 fase reacting a
Grec rect ro the unity of the
church? Whar con happen to
ne Dond benween belevers (4
Tim 63-5)? Ques church 5 nor
0 CUD OF 6 polincal party whch
S STengthened merety by o
le gre ond roke = When
onembens of Chass flock are
Mrrearened by emor whar re
sponsibility do they hove (Tus
19 1m 414?

Speoking the

Truth in

Love
‘Speaiung the murh in iove

we are 1 gow up m every woy

10 Him who 5 the heod

Gus (Eph 415) in new ove

for the fun Delevers may fol

7 SNow love for the songs in

thee love for Me sorts belevers

may fox! tO. contend for he muh
How 5 it Doaybie fo speak the
uth on Jove ONG GVO hese
wo exTemes?

From the pasroro: eparies
we learn much adout the woy
the aposties cared for the
Curches of God to preserve
mew usuty in Chay Jesus These
estes were writer ro sress
the responstylines of eaders 19
the churches Read 2 Tim 113
14 Why 15 7 DeCeMSOry "hor
pastors be able ro teach sound
docmne? Whar s .2.-2 doc
mine? Whar for example was
unsound about the reactwng of
some (1 Tim 44-7? Love
requires thar Chrsnars odmon-
SH those wha Commack: 50nd
docmne Whor s the om of such
Gsopiine Tits 19:7

The Scriprures teach thar
under certain condenons Crs:
ons ore to withhold cemain
Ourword expresuons OF fellow:
ship. When must sepororon
toke ploce ‘Ror 1617-48
Tins 39-41 2 hon 27-4t Go
16-9)? Beevers con become

contect with and ever proud
OF the exrema devsions io Ons
Tendon and become guity of
seporans Whar connnva "e
Sponsioulity es75 On ali Canshans.
(2 Cor 1241 Acs 156

Unsearchable
Riches of Christ

The Gospe! of Jess Chest s
To be chershed os 0 vorucbie
measure Bur thase who chens-
@ camo heip bur prodam
freey 'o people everywnere It
5 the vosce of God Dy which He
cob Mem inno feowship wth
Hes San and wath oil the sours,

The commassan of our Lora
to Moke Crcipies of ail Kanon
590 0 DOSNT To rhe Word of
ruth os fhe work of praciarn
Ing he Gasoe! con be “ee
gored 10 0 sxxomnenutee of
the congregorion or church
Dody The vax of preaching
and teacwng he Crsnar Tes
soge s por of Gods ererno:
Pron 10 Make fellowshp o iming,
reaimy Eon edraduas Chisnor
5 por of he pion! Read Fone
wars 37-41 What 5s God tow
dong trough the church? As

Christ's ambassodors what
appeo! 5 God making through
5 12 Cor 520-21)?

RESPONSE QUESTIONNAIRE

* ASyOu anaryte your Congregation § aracnce Of church FecwshiD Whar Specife FrOOKeRS Jo YOU Minn need 'O be:

Tuhed 9 are Geran?

whar fesowso Means?

Organized Church as o whcwe?

4 What points in he sudy Go you cons.dier mow meyptul ie Clar fying who! rhe Scnorures soy but feHiowsnp? Whor
FOC ESS OF ME GUE Jo yOu Hanh were “sung?

Whar orca “eferences Nor ectioned YS sUCy do OU "we Teed 10 De consWeved for an uaderianding of

How Con church Memodes express Me unity Ney Nave wm omer Chospans witnour forfesning Mer witness agans:
eror ang come@romsing docna punty and -nregnty?

The Gaspet conraned in the
Senprres 5 "Ne voce Of Jess
Chow the Good Snepnerd whe
11d down Hes Irfe for Hrs sheep
Since the Gaspet 5 "he eons
Dy which Chay cols gorhen
ond heeps Hi flock the church
rst be concemed "hor the
truth of ths Gospe: de pre:
seeved Error trearens e fe:
Jowship people Sove with Christ
ang merefore “hee fellowship
wath eoch other Genuine love:
requres thot Chrsnans amon
Sh Thaye who ore in error ond
thot they odhere 'c sound
reocung They are speak
the muth in iowe The Gospet
whech the church cheranes Must
Oso be prodoirned in ths woy
God extends felowsnp 'o
omnes and cals mec into Hes
fortuty,