WORKBOOK: WHY I AM A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST


Lesson 12
Assignment:   Read section XVIII, pages 124-131; section XXIII and XXVI, pages 168-185. Answer the following questions.


    WORSHIP--PRAYER

  1. Read Acts 2:41-42. Name all the things in which they continued stedfastly.






  2. Read Acts 4.23-31. Think about the circumstances that caused them to pray. For what did they pray?




  3. Read 12:1-5. Why had the church assembled to pray?




  4. Where were Paul and Silas when they prayed in Acts 16:25.




  5. List the six churches to which the admonitions to preay are addressed.







  6. Do you feel that these same admonitions to pray are applicable to us?     YES     NO




  7. List eight different occasions in the life of Christ when He prayed.








  8. Do you believe all who pray are heard and answered?     YES     NO




  9. Can you give a Scripture that indicates that not all who pray receive what they ask for?




  10. List eight conditions of acceptable prayer and give Scripture for each one.








WORSHIP--LORD'S SUPPER

  1. It is said that the Lord's Supper is a memorial that preaches. Name three things it preaches and give Scripture for each one.




  2. When (on what day) did the church at Troas assemble to break bread?




  3. On what day did the church at Corinth assemble? Give Scripture with your answer.




  4. Explain briefly who should eat the Lord's Supper. Give Scripture to support your statements.






  5. Do you believe a Christian should eat the Lord's Supper every Lord's Day?     YES     NO




  6. Do you believe it would be wrong for you to miss the assembly for worship and the Lord's Supper except in cases of emergency when you could not be present?     YES     NO



WORSHIP--MUSIC

  1. On pages 176-177 are nine instances in which music is mentioned in the New Testament Scriptures. What kind of music is specified?


    2. (A) Singing(B)Instrumental(C)Both


  2. Read what some outstanding religious leaders and reformers have said about instruments of music in the church, pages 180-181.
    1. Repeat what John Wesley said.



    2. What did Luther call the organ?





  3. Read Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16.
    1. Name three types of songs mentioned.




    2. Why do we sing?




WORSHIP--GIVING

  1. Read I Corinthians 16:2.
    1. When (on what day) was the collection taken?




    2. Who was to give?




    3. Is there any indications as to how much?   If so, tell what it is.






  2. Read II Corinthians 8:12;9:6-7. Explain the motives of giving.








WORSHIP--TEACHING

  1. When the church in Troas assembled (Acts 20:7), what did Paul do?




  2. In the early church a great deal of attention was paid to the public reading and explanation of the Scriptures (Colossians 4:16; I Thessalonians 5:27; I Timothy 4:13). Why?




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