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#2 GATHERED TOGETHER
Review :
First mention of local assembly Matt. 18.15-20
"seed pot"
GIVEN in the
ORDER of IMPORTANCE
Just Three Things
(1) GATHERED TO A PERSON--V.20
"in my name and in the midst"
1st "in"--lit. unto,toward as the
object of"
2nd "in"--within, idea of rest,remaining
in
READ: Gen 49:10--Psm 50:5
The Lord "In The Midst"
Gen 2:9 in the garden
Exod 25:8 in the tabernacle
Psm 48:9 in the temple
Matt 18:20--Jn 20:19, 26
first days of the week
Rev 5:6 "in the midst"
Come together in 1 Cor. 7 times
"In, or among you" 3:16--14:2
THREE GATHERING CENTERS IN MATT 12:
1---V.6 TEMPLE--Greatest Place --But a Greater is here
2---V.41 Jonah--Greatest Preacher-- But a Greater is here
3---V.42 Solomon--Greatest Ruler--But a Greater is here
2-- GATHERED AS PEOPLE--two or
three
"are gathered together: " sun- ago"==synagogue
"union-go"
IN THE PASSIVE VOICE--gathered by
the Spirit--
He adds to the body 1 Cor 12:13--
He adds locally =church Acts 2:47--2:41--
He adds to the Lord= body 5:14--11:24
N.B. We cannot add to either--we can receive those He adds
Acts 2:41
Before He adds and we receive::
Saved--received the word
Baptized--in water
Added-- by the Lord
3-GATHERED IN A PLACE--"where" "there"
(a)-DEFINITE PLACE: Exod 15:17--
Acts 2:1-3--1 Cor. 1:2
11:20-- 14:23 "One place"--not portable
(b)-DISTINCT PLACE: Deut12:5,11,21
24 time "He choose a place"
1 Cor. 5:11 within
-without
1 Cor 14:16,23
READ
(c)-DESCRIBED PLACE: Gen 28:17
Psm 89:8 The Lord is to be
sanctified
in the midst Lev. 10:3
Failure Deut 32:51
1 Cor. 5:4,5
The Lord's presence
was to be recognized-and Paul's as an apostle
con't
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