#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

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