Opening Reading: Psalm 26

Outline:

· The Known and Used Criteria

· Example 1: Church Discipline

· Example 2: Two Sides of Submission

· Example 3: The First Election

· The Body Analogy

· God’s Provision for the Unified Body

Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen):

· John 13:35

· Ephesians 5:31-32

· Acts 1:15; 2:41; 2:47; 4:4

· Acts 2:22-24, 36, 37-38, 41

· Romans 10:9

· Matthew 18:15-20

· 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

· 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

· Acts 20:28

· 1 Peter 5:1-5

· Hebrews 13:7, 17

· 1 John 5:16

· Proverbs 27:17

· Acts 6:1-7

· 1 Timothy 5:3-16

· Acts 16:1-2; 18:27

· Acts 13:1-3

· 1 Corinthians 12-14, 18-21, 27

· Hebrews 10:24-25

· Ephesians 4:11-16