Our business is NOBODY ELSE’S Business

We don’t need EVERYBODY knowing our business!

John 3:19-21 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved

darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who

does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his

deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the

light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done thru God."

Same?

Our business is NOBODY ELSE’S Business

We don’t need EVERYBODY knowing our business!

Mt. 7:6 Subject of Today’s passage Read Acts 15

Are these the Same Statements?

Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the

believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom

taught by Moses, you CANNOT be Saved.”

2 This brought

v. 5 – Sneaky

Paul and Barnabas into Sharp Dispute and Debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the Apostles and Elders about this question. Covering is Imp! Auburn

Assumption – I CAN be DECEIVED! Read from our charter

Article V section 2

is essential to the unity of Liberty Church.

Ø  Recognizing the

to provide spiritual direction to a church,

Ø  while the Biblical importance of a local pastor

working well with a ,

our Board of Trustees is organized to produce

and under the following directives.

i.   The ecclesiastical and sacerdotal control and function of the corporation shall be governed under the dictates of the Board of Trustees.

within Liberty Church must have at least a Majority of all current Board of Trustees members.

iii.  The Senior Pastor without the approval of a majority of the Board of Trustees.

Yet, at the same time, the Senior Pastor has over any resolution of the Board of Trustees. Thus, both the Senior Pastor and the Board of Trustees cannot move forward without a spirit of and .

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iv. In addition, Liberty Church recognizes Reconciliation ministries, led

by Bishop Joseph Garlington as our .

Covering

Ø  Love

Ø  Friend,

Ø  Trust

Ø  Admire

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iv. In addition, Liberty Church recognizes Reconciliation ministries, led

by Bishop Joseph Garlington as our .

The Apostolic overseer has in any of

the affairs of Liberty Church of at

least of all existing Board of Trustees members.

In this one area, the Senior Pastor does have power over a

Board of Trustees decision.

If called to intervene in the affairs of Liberty Church, Bishop Garlington has

from a position of leadership

This fail-safe feature provides for

Liberty Church from or .

Liberty Church can be from under the authority of their

Apostolic oversight by a of the Board of Trustees.

Kingdom of God – Humbly recognizing all of our ability to be deceived / You? v.3

1.  Every Major Decision under MAJORITY of Board of Trustees

2.  Senior Pastor has VETO Power

Problems 3.  ONE THIRD quorum of Board can bring in Apostolic covering

4.  Apostolic covering has authority to remove anyone – IF CALLED IN

5.  TWO THIRDS vote of the Board can remove us from Apostolic Covering

Not a question!

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3 The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through

Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted.

This news made all the believers very glad. 4 When they came to

Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders,

to whom they reported everything God had done through

them.

5 Then some of the Believers who belonged to the party of the

Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be

circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.” 6 The apostles and elders met to consider this QUESTION.

Transition of Authority

Peter Paul & Barnabas James letter vs. 23

The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch,

Syria and Cilicia: Greetings. 24 We have heard that some went out from us

without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your

minds by what they said. 25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send

them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— 26 men who

have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth

what we are writing. 28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and

to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following

requirements: 29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from

blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You

will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.

30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they

gathered the church together and delivered the letter. 31 The people read it

and were glad for its encouraging message. 32 Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to

encourage and strengthen the believers.

33 After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with

the blessing of peace to return to those who had sent them.

35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many

others taught and preached the word of the Lord.

I Cor. 14:3

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The

in the Kingdom of God is:

Is. 66:2

Phil. 2:5-8

Eph. 4:2

Mt. 18:4

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