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    Sing To The Lord A New Song: Book 4
    Sing To The Lord A New Song: Book 4
    Sing To The Lord A New Song: Book 4
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    Sing To The Lord A New Song: Book 4

    By Doug Vermeulen

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    SYNOPSIS FOR CHURCH GOVERNMENT
    By Doug Vermeulen

    How does the end-time Church, a Church ‘without spot or wrinkle’ the Glorious Church look? We explore that theme in particular in this book, although the idea is pursued throughout the Sing To The Lord A New Song series of Books 1 through 12, looking at various aspects of Ephesians 5:27.
    And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete. [Bible in Basic English]
    We look at the organizational aspects of Church government, where and how the Elders, Deacons and saints relate to each other.
    Men’s traditions get in the way of doing Church on a Scriptural basis.
    How do we do Church without men’s traditions?
    The Operational Manifesto, and other information in Book 4, gives a way to give practical effect to Church governance on a Scriptural basis..
    We look at the descriptions given in the Scriptures of the people needed to be Elders and Deacons. What is not commonly understood is the way the people who Jesus has gifted with the five-fold ministry, Apostle, Prophet, Pastor, Evangelist and Teacher, interact in an approach that leaves Jesus running His own Body. The Jethro system of Church structure, 1 main person at the top, leading 10’s, 100’s and 1000’s is not a biblical configuration.
    The principle of Corporate responsibility with Individual freedom of function and Individual freedom of function with Corporate responsibility is intertwined in the biblical way of doing things, and needs to be expressed in that manner
    The fact that Jesus is High Priest of the order of Melchizedek, and that we are Priests in the order of Melchizedek is shown in the book, and contextualizes Church operations.
    Priests officiate in terms of their sacrificial duties, and as the sacrifices in Christianity are now spiritual sacrifices, and not sacrifices of animals, these are correlated in a small chart in the book.
    So we have Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Elders, Deacons, Apostles, Prophets Pastors, Teachers and believers all aimed at doing the Father’s Will here on earth.
    The book points to the biblical way of doing Church, and this would make the Church here on earth build the Kingdom of our God without the destructive nature of men’s traditions’ getting in the way.
    Men’s traditions came into the Church during the reign of Emperor Constantine in about 300 A.D. when a pyramid configuration for the Church was instituted. Also, the pagan ‘holy’ days were turned into Christian holy days to gain acceptance with the populace. All this sent the Church off at a tangent to the Scriptural way of doing Church ever since.
    We need answers to the following questions -
    How is the Church ‘without spot or wrinkle’ to be constructed?
    When we have the right format – what do we do with it?
    How does service and not status become the norm?
    How can a Church become self-evolving?
    We need to use the definition given in the Scriptures to build a Church ‘without spot or wrinkle’. Ephesians 4:11 – 16 clearly states that if use the format listed in those scriptures we become like Jesus.
    We need to know the Biblical structures for the way a Church can be governed without becoming a dictatorship; Book 4 provides that information.
    When we flow in the function given to us by God [further detail on our functions in God is given in detail in Book 7 of this series], and move away from the “I will set myself up above” format, we will be able to build a Church in biblical patterns, and then Church growth becomes automatic and self-evolving.
    Book 4 covers the organizational aspects of Church government, where and how the Elders, Deacons and saints relate to each other.
    The Operational Manifesto gives a way to give practical effect to Church governance.
    A chart showing the relationship of the Godhead with the local church, the five-fold ministry and church gove

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDoug Vermeulen
    Release dateFeb 27, 2013
    ISBN9781301105502
    Sing To The Lord A New Song: Book 4
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    Doug Vermeulen

    Awarded the Training to Reign Certificate in 1987 and a Diploma in Theology in 1988 & from Christian International University Course Completion certificates in Bible Music & Worship and TCR Bible Study Methods. The years since then have been spent gaining hands on experience of the subject matter of this book; with the ministry being known as Zion Ministries, and this also required flowing in Apostolic function. Zion Ministries operates essentially as a teaching ministry, whose concern is training Christians in the five-fold ministry mentioned in Ephesians 4:11-16 [see Amplified Bible]

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      Sing To The Lord A New Song - Doug Vermeulen

      Sing To The Lord A New Song

      Psalm 33:3, 40:3, 96:1-13, 144:9, 149:1,

      I Chronicles 16:23-33, Isaiah 42:10,

      Revelations 14:3, 19:6.

      by Doug Vermeulen

      Book 4

      Church Government

      Published by Doug Vermeulen, at Smashwords

      Copyright. 2004 Doug Vermeulen.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold

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      of this author.

      Dear Reader, the lead-in to the text of the book is vital to the understanding of the context of this the first book of a series of twelve.

      I would be doing you a disservice if I threw you in the deep end of the pool, in terms of capturing the thought stream of the Sing to the Lord a New Song.

      Thank you for your patience; you will be rewarded in travelling a journey which pushes to the frontiers of the New Song. Bless you.

      Copyright

      N.I.V. text may be copied and /or reprinted up to and inclusive of one thousand (1,000) verses without express written permission of the publisher, providing the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for more than 50% or more of the total work in which they are quoted.

      Notice of the copyright must appear on the title or copyright page of the work as follows:

      Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

      When quotations from the N.I.V. text are used as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies or similar media, the initials N.I.V. may be used at the end of each quotation.

      Quotations and/or reprints in excess of one thousand (1,000) verses or other permission requests must be directed and approved in writing by Zondervan Bible Publishers.

      The Easy to Read Version applies the same permissions as that above, namely 1,000 verses.

      Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read- Version

      Taken from the Holy Bible: Easy To Read Version

      © 2008 by the World Bible Translation Centre, Inc. and used by permission.

      Psalm 33:3 Sing a new song to him. Play it well and sing it loud!

      Psalm 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see what he did and worship him. They will put their trust in the Lord.

      Psalm 96:1 -13 Sing a new song to the Lord! Let the whole world sing to the Lord!

      Sing to the Lord and praise his name! Tell the good news every day about how he saves us!

      Tell all the nations how wonderful he is! Tell people everywhere about the amazing things he does.

      The Lord is great and worthy of praise. He is more awesome than any of the gods.

      All the gods in other nations are nothing but statues, but the Lord made the heavens.

      He lives in the presence of glory and honor. His Temple is a place of power and beauty.

      Praise the Lord, all people of every nation; praise the Lord’s glory and power.

      Give the Lord praise worthy of his

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