“…after his kind…”

1. “…after his kind…” Genesis 1:11-12

2. Genesis 1:1 TIME F0RCE ACTION • In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. SPACE MATTER • Our Physical Universe is Dependant Upon These Five Fundamental Facts of Science!

3. The Natural Law Of Gravity! • Jesus • He defied gravity – He ascended into Heaven! • Acts 1:10 • Matt. 4:6 - Had the power but did not use it! • He walked on water! • Matt. 14:23-27 • Man Falls! • Fall of 10 feet or less is a major cause of death! • OSHA Fall Protection Standard! • Designed to eliminate the potential for falls! • No man today can defy the natural law of gravity! • Jesus had power over the law of gravity!

4. Genesis 1:11-12 • And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

5. “Whose seed was in itself” • Whose seed was in itself – “Which has the power of multiplying itself by seeds, slips, roots…which contains in itself all the rudiments of the future plant through its endless generations. This doctrine has been abundantly confirmed by the most accurate observations of the best modern philosophers. The astonishing power with which God has endued the vegetable creation to multiply its different species, may be instanced in the seed of the elm. This tree produces one thousand five hundred and eighty-four millions of seeds; and each of these seeds has the power of producing the same number. How astonishing is this produce! At first one seed is deposited in the earth; from this one a tree springs, which in the course of its vegetative life produces one thousand five hundred and eighty-four millions of seeds…” – Adam Clark

6. “Whose seed was in itself”

7. Galatians 6:7, 8 • Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

8. Galatians 6:7, 8 • Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. • God’s law of sowing & reaping!

9. Seed Produces After Its Kind • The Fruit is the Product of the Seed! • If tomatoes are produced then… • We know a watermelon seed or corn was not planted!

10. “The Seed Is The Word Of God” • The parable of the sower • Luke 8:4-15 • vs. 11 • 4 different soils • Represent different hearts of men! • Only one produced abundantly! • “Honest and good heart” – vs. 15

11. 1 Peter 1:23 • Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

12. 1 Corinthians 4:15 • For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Gennao - to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate:-bear, beget, be born, bring forth, conceive, be delivered of, gender, make, spring. - Strong

13. James 1:18, 21 • 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. • 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. (NKJV) Apoqueno-To breed forth, i.e. (by transference) to generate (figuratively):-beget, produce. - Strong

14. John 4:35-36 • Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

15. 1 Cor. 3:6-9 • I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

16. Seed Produces After Its Kind! • If “Christians” are the product, what was planted? • The Fruit is the Product of the Seed! • If tomatoes are produced then… • Watermelon seed or corn was not planted! “The Seed Is The Word Of God”

17. SEED SEED What Did N.T. Seed Produce? • Baptists? • Pentecostals? • “Christians” • Catholics? • Methodist? Acts 11:26 • Baptist Church? • Pentecostal Church? • “Churches of Christ” • Catholic Church? • Methodist Church? Romans 16:16 “The Seed Is The Word Of God”

18. Acts 13:7 HEAR Acts 13:8 1 Pet. 3:1 OBEY Acts 6:7 2 Tim. 4:2-4 PREACH Gal. 1:11, 23 1 Cor. 15:1 STAND 1 Cor. 16:13 Phil. 1:17 DEFEND Jude 3 N.T. Churches Established in “the faith” What Churches? - Catholic, Baptist, etc? What is “the faith”? - Catechism, Baptist Manual, etc? “Established in the faith, as you have been taught” Col. 2:7

19. Lutheran faith Baptist faith Methodist faith Catholic faith “CHURCHES OF CHRIST” ESTABLISHED IN “The Faith” Act 16:5 N.T. Churches Established in “the faith”? • Lutherans? • Baptists? • Methodists? • Catholics? “Established in the faith, as you have been taught” Col. 2:7

20. “After His kind” Beginning of the Lords Church: Time, Builder, Place • JW’s - 1872, C. Russell, America • SDA -1830, W. Miller, America • Mormon - 1830, J. Smith, America • Methodist - 1729, J. Wesley, England • Baptist - 1607 J. Smythe, Holland • Presbyterian - 1586, J. Calvin, Switzerland • Lutheran - 1520, M. Luther, Germany • Catholic - 606, Boniface III, Rome The Seed Is The Word of God RIGHT: Time Builder Place WRONG: Time Builder Place Dan. 2:44 Time - Pentecost - Acts 2:47 33 A. D. Builder - Christ - Matt. 16:18; Mk. 9:1 Place - Jerusalem - Acts 1:8 Col. 1:13; Rev. 1:9 “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever” (Pet. 1:23).

21. “After His Kind” Worship: Music? The Seed Is The Word of God Singing, “psalms Hymns spiritual songs” Matt. 26:30; Acts 16:25; Rom. 15:9; 1 Cor. 14:15; Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16; Heb 2:12; Jas. 5:13; Rev. 5:9; 14:3; 15:3 • Organ, piano, flute, harp • Choir • Quartet • Soloist • Hum, strum & drum Not a product of N.T. seed! “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever” (Pet. 1:23).

22. “After His Kind” Worship: Lord’s Supper? The Seed Is The Word of God • Easter Sunday • Christmas Mass • Quarterly • Yearly • Thursday night “this do in remembrance of me” Matt. 26:26-29; Acts 2:42 1 Cor. 11:23-26 “upon the first day of the week” Acts 20:7 Not a product of N.T. seed! “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever” (Pet. 1:23).

23. “After HisKind” Worship: Giving? The Seed Is The Word of God • Bake Sales • Fund Drives • Appeals to Outsiders • Once a Month • Crab Feed or Bingo “let everyone of you lay by…in store” 2 Cor. 8:1-9; 9:6-7 “upon the first day of the week” 1 Cor. 16:1, 2 Not a product of N.T. seed! “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever” (Pet. 1:23).

24. SEED D & C of Men N.T. Churches Established in “the Faith” • Singing – Eph. 5:19 • Prayer – Acts 16:16 • Preaching – Acts 20:7 • Lord’s Supper – Acts 20:7 • Giving – 1 Cor. 16:2 • Elders – Acts 14:23 • Playing Instruments • Choirs & Choruses • Social Meals • Fund Raisers • Recreation • Pastor System SEED “But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men”(Matt. 15:9)

25. Acts 2:38………………………………Acts 5:11 Acts 8:12………………………………………Acts 9:31 ONE SEED Lk. 8:11 Acts 16:31-34……………………………………………Phil. 1:27 Acts 19:5………………………………………………Acts 20:17 Col. 2:12………………………………………………Col. 3:15 Acts 18:8…………………………………1 Cor. 12:13 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. N.T. Churches Established in “the Faith” Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Cf. Gal. 1:1-2 So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things. Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied. Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, ALL BAPTIZED INTO ONE BODY When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. Jerusalem And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Then Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free-and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. Samaria Philippi Ephesus Colossae Corinth Galatians 3:26-29 SEED What “Seed” are you of? “Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up” - Matt. 15:13

26. The Body Is the Church!Matt. 16:18; Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 1:18 Ekklesia – From ek“out of,”and kleis“a calling.” To the whole company of the redeemed throughout the present era, the company of which Christ said, “I will build my church,” Matt. 16:18, and which is further described as “the Church which is His Body,” Eph. 1:22…to a company consisting of professed believers…and in the plural, with reference to churches in a district. - Vine Is this! Not this! Acts 11:26 Rom. 16:16 Acts 9:26 Obedient people (Christians) added by the Lord to the church (Universal)! Local congregations were “established in the faith”!

27. Acts 2:38………………………………Acts 5:11 Acts 8:12………………………………………Acts 9:31 ONESEEDLk. 8:11 Acts 16:31-34……………………………………………Phil. 1:27 Acts 19:5………………………………………………Acts 20:17 Col. 2:12………………………………………………Col. 3:15 Acts 18:8…………………………………1 Cor. 12:13 Conclusion! THOSE BAPTIZED INTO ONE BODY Acts 4:12 Jerusalem Samaria Philippi "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (NKJV) Ephesus Colossae Corinth Galatians 3:26-29 SEED • Established in “the faith”! • Content to wear the scriptural name “Christian”! • Of the Body of the Lord – “the churches of Christ”!

28. “After His Kind” Salvation! “What Must I Do To Be Saved?” Act 16:30 The Seed Is The Word of God • Heard - Acts 18:8 • Believed - Acts 18:8 • Repented - Acts 2:38 • Confessed Christ - Acts 8:37 • Baptized - Acts 18:8; 2:38 • Acts 11:27 • The Sinner’s Prayer • Salvation by “Faith Only” • Sprinkling or Pouring • Prayer Cloth Not a product of N.T. seed! Disciples called Christians What “Seed” are you of? “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible,by the word of God,which liveth and abideth for ever”(Pet. 1:23).

29. Cases of Conversion In Acts “…God is no respecter of persons” (Acts 10:34-35)

30. Genesis 1:11-12 • And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

31. Galatians 6:8 • For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

32. To be born of the incorruptible seed:“The seed is word of God” Luke 8:11 • Alien sinner’s must… • Hear the Gospel - Romans 10:17; 1:16 • Believe - John 5:24 • Repent - Luke 13:3, 5 • Confess Christ - Acts 8:37 • Be baptized in water – Mark 16:16 • Erring children of God must… • Repent and Pray - Acts 8:22 • And live faithfully unto death – Rev. 2:10b • Acts 21:13 • Parable of the Sower • Way side v. 12 • Rock – v. 13 • Thorns – v. 14