DID YOU CHECK THE BLUEPRINTS? / NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH PATTERNS, PAST AND PRESENT

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Release #: RN-18-C0-24-R

This cassette tape contained the following 2 messages by John Robert Stevens.

DID YOU CHECK THE BLUEPRINTS?

Is your church being built according to the pattern? Remember, His will and program are foremost. It is Christ, the living Head of His Church, who chooses the ministries and directs their actions. (28 1/2 min.)

Scriptures: Acts 13:1-5; 14:14; I Cor. 3:10-15; (I Cor. 12:18); (I Cor. 9:1-3)
Topics: New Testament Church; Church Order; Body of Christ, Body Ministry; Lordship
Series: Order in the Local Church
Rated: Foundational Teaching, For Mature Sons

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH PATTERNS, PAST AND PRESENT

The Lord has revealed a way to build the spiritual structure of the Church in a way that does not create a legal corporate structure hostile to the spiritual purposes of the Church. The Head of the Church has never quit. He has never needed anyone to act in His stead, as His voice. He is still capable of revealing His mind and choice, concerning His Church. (26 1/2 min.)

Scriptures: Eph. 2:20; I Cor. 14:29; Eph. 4:8,11-12
Topics: Divine Order; Lordship; Denomination; Ministries, Foundational
Series: Order in the Local Church
Rated: Foundational Teaching, For Mature Sons

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MINISTRIES IN THE BODY / MINISTRIES IN THE LOCAL CHURCH

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Release #: RN-18-B0-40-R

This cassette tape contained the following 2 messages by John Robert Stevens.

MINISTRIES IN THE BODY

This is a foundational teaching dealing with the New Testament pattern for the ministries in the Body of Christ.The ministry of an apostle is defined, as are the ministries of the deacon, elder and prophet. (20 1/2 min.)

Scriptures: I Cor. 12:28; Acts 15:1-7,22;Acts 15:32; (I Cor. 15:5-8);(I Cor. 14:29)
Topics: Ministries;Apostle, Apostolic; Deacon, Deaconess; Prophet; Local Church
Series: The School of Prophets; Order in the Local Church
Rated: Foundational Teaching, For Mature Sons

MINISTRIES IN THE LOCAL CHURCH

Here is a basic teaching message dealing with the New Testament order for church services. The contrast between prophetic utterance and speaking in tongues is clearly outlined. (25 1/2 min.)

Scriptures: I Cor. 12:28,1-3; 14:1-4;I Cor. 14:14-15,17-19;(I Cor. 2:3-5); (Rom. 8:26)
Topics: Tongues; Prophecy; Ministering
Series: New Testament Church Services
Rated: Foundational Teaching, For Mature Sons

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THE PATTERN OF THE CHURCH / CHURCH ATTENDANCE

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Release #: RN-18-B0-17-R

This cassette tape contained the following 2 messages by John Robert Stevens.

THE PATTERN OF THE CHURCH

Our objective in the ministry of this walk is to see a confirmed Living Word from God spoken to the hearts of God’s people. The -government of the church is based upon the foundational ministries, the elders, and the deacons. “Let the prophets speak two or three.” (39 min.)

Scriptures: I Cor. 2:1-4,13; 11:3-6; I Cor. 14:29; Heb. 13:7,17; I Tim. 2:11-12; Acts 4:29-31; Mark 16:19-20; Heb. 10:23-25; (II Cor. 13:1)
Topics: Living Word; Word, Speaking; Confirmation; Attendance, Church; Elders
Series: Order in the Local Church
Rated: Foundational Teaching

CHURCH ATTENDANCE

The failure on the part of many of not coming to the house of the Lord constitutes a sin of omission. You are sustained by the flow of life that comes through “that which every joint supplies.” (19 min.)

Scriptures: Heb. 10:23-31
Topics: Attendance, Church; Body of Christ, Body Ministry; Grace; Unity
Series: Expository; New Testament Church Services
Rated: Foundational Teaching

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THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST OVER THE CHURCH

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Release #: RN-18-B0-07-R

This cassette tape contained the following message by John Robert Stevens.

Jesus Christ is the Lord and Head of His Church. Through the gifts and ministries of the Holy Spirit He can directly convey His will and purpose for His Church. (58 min.)

Scriptures: Eph. 4:7-16; Acts 13:1-2; Acts 14:14; (Isa. 26:13); (Eph. 1:23);(I Cor. 12-18);(Phil. 2:25); (I Cor. 9:1); (I Tim. 4:14)
Topics: Lordship; Restoration, Restitution, Church; Body of Christ, Body Ministry; Ministries, Foundational
Series: Order in the Local Church
Rated: Foundational Teaching, For Mature Sons

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GOD’S BLUEPRINT FOR THE CHURCH / THE SUBSTANCE IS CHRIST

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Release #: RN-18-B0-06-R

This cassette tape contained the following 2 messages by John Robert Stevens.

GOD’S BLUEPRINT FOR THE CHURCH

The Church is likened unto a building. From these passages in I Corinthians, we learn that there is a correct foundation and blueprint for the New Testament church. It is God’s Word unfolded through apostolic ministries. (36 1/2 min.)

Scriptures: I Cor. 3:1-17; 4:1-4; 1:5-7; (II Tim. 3:16-17); (Matt. 19:27,29); (Psa. 103:1-4)
Topics: Plan of God; New Testament Church, Then; Ministries, Foundational; Stewardship; Disciple, Discipleship
Series: Expository; Order in the Local Church
Rated: For Mature Sons, JRS Selected Messages

THE SUBSTANCE IS CHRIST

Christianity is not doctrines or the repetition of commandments. It is the exaltation of the Lord Jesus Christ who becomes our righteousness by faith. A man is not a Christian because he does not do things. He is a Christian because the life of Christ is within him. (36 min.)

Scriptures: Col. 2:8-23; (I John 5:4); (Acts 4:12); (John 14:6); (Eph. 2:8-10); (John 6:28-29)
Topics: Philosophy; Lordship; Wisdom, God’s; Righteousness; Change
Series: Expository; Christ Is a Many-Membered Body
Rated: Foundational Teaching, For Mature Sons

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NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH AUTHORITY / THE PLACE OF THE FATHER MINISTRY

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Release #: RN-18-A0-35-R

This cassette tape contained the following 2 messages by John Robert Stevens.

NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH AUTHORITY

The New Testament church was based upon the rule of elders. This message identifies the basis of church authority as it is revealed in the pattern of the New Testament Church. (26 1/2 min.)

Scriptures: Acts 20:18-38; Titus 1:5;(Acts 14:23); (I Cor. 9:1-2)
Topics: Divine Order;Authority; Apostle, Apostolic; (Fundamentalist); (Catholicism)
Series: Order in the Local Church
Rated: For Mature Sons

THE PLACE OF THE FATHER MINISTRY

The Father ministry leads and educates the children in the ways of God. Like young Timothys, a company of submissive sons are being set apart for God. on tape of NT-91(18.035A), 26½ min.) (43 min.)

Scriptures: Acts 16:1-10; (I Cor. 4:15); (Josh. 24:15)
Topics: Family; Body of Christ, Body Ministry; Children; Relationships, Natural; (Submission); (Ministries)
Series: He Gave Some to Be Apostles
Rated: For Mature Sons, JRS Selected Messages

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AN EPITOME OF THE LOCAL CHURCH

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Release #: RN-18-A0-10-R

This cassette tape contained the following message by John Robert Stevens.

The three chapters of the book of Titus are expounded in this message. Titus, chapter one, shows the structure of the local church. Titus, chapter two, gives basic teaching for the local church. Titus, chapter three, shows what is to be our sound emphasis and testimony. (58 min.)

Scriptures: Titus 1:16; 2:1-15; 3:1-15; (John 14:12); (Rom. 1:1); (II Cor. 10: 3-6); (Eph. 2:8-10); (Gal. 3:29)
Topics: New Testament Church; Church Order; Elders; Order, Home; Teaching; Faith, Vicarious
Series: Expository; Order in the Local Church; The School of Prophets
Rated: Foundational Teaching, For Mature Sons, JRS Selected Messages

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