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CHURCH HISTORY I CHURCH HISTORY II
THE NEW PSALMIST BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH-WIDE INSTITUTE - DREAMING BIG DREAMS
FUELING FOR CHANGEMARCH 23, 2017
SIS. PAM LIMBERRYSIS. CHETTA HEBRON-BYRD
EACH SESSION IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE :
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
IDENTIFY IMPORTANT LESSONS LEARNED
OPEN OURSELVES UP FOR FUTURE HOPES!
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“Change does not change tradition, it strengthens it.Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a
threat.”
Prince Philip of England
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Dreaming big dreams; fueling for change
“THE BAPTISTS”• ORIGINATED IN ENGLAND, EARLY IN THE 17TH CENTURY IN A TIME OF INTENSE
RELIGIOUS REFORM. LARGELY A PURITAN MOVEMENT AS THEY INSISTED ON “PURITY” OF DOCTRINE AND PRACTICES WITHIN THE CHURCH
• THEY SOUGHT TO RECOVER AND PROCLAIM THE FAITH OF THE NEW TESTAMENT AS FIRST GIVEN BY JESUS AND HIS APOSTLES
• GREAT REFORMERS MARTIN LUTHER IN GERMANY AND JOHN CALVIN IN GENEVA CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT DEMANDING REFORM
• NEW TRANSLATIONS OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE ALLOWED COMMON PEOPLE TO READ THE WORD OF GOD
• SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGES WHICH LED PEOPLE TO WANT MORE PARTICIPATION IN THEIR CHURCH
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“THE BAPTISTS”
THE PURITAN MOVEMENT
1. READ THE WORD
2. BELIEVE THE WORD
3. LIVE BY THE WORD
“THE BAPTISTS”
• MEMBERSHIP WAS RESERVED FOR ONLY BELIEVERS
• UPON THEIR PROFESSION OF FAITH, THEY WERE BAPTIZED BY FULL IMMERSION
• KNOWN AS BELIEVER’S BAPTISM
• OPPONENTS NICKNAMED THEM “THE BAPTISTS” AND IT STUCK
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HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION
DEMOCRATIC•GOVERNED BY THE PEOPLE TO
CHOOSE MINISTRY LEADERS
•AUTONOMOUS- EACH CHURCH OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY – NOT
GOVERNED BY COUNCIL/CONFERENCE
ORIGIN•IN AMERICA, THE BAPTISTCHURCH WAS FORMED IN
1639 BY A ENGLISH PURITAN NAMED ROGER WILLIAMS
•LARGEST PROTESTANT DENOMINATION
AFFILIATIONS•½ OF ALL BAPTIST CHURCHS IN THE US ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
•NPBC AFFILIATIONS: •PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL BC•AMERICAN BC•UNITED MISSIONARY BC•PROGRESSIVE STATE CONVENTION
WHAT DO BAPTIST BELIEVE?
BAPTIST DISTINCTION:
PRIESTHOOD OF THE BELIEVER – MEANS THAT WE HAVE NO INTERMEDIATE AUTHORITY BETWEEN US AND GOD. BAPTIST BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO MAN OR CHURCH AUTHORITY
THAT ONE MUST GO THROUGH TO FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD.
WE CAN GO DIRECTLY TO GOD WITH OUR PETITIONS AND PRAYERS AND HE MAY MAKE HIS WILL KNOWN DIRECTLY TO US.
1ST TIMOTHY 2:5
1ST PETER 2:5,9
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THE NEW PSALMIST BAPTIST CHURCH ARTICLES OF FAITH
1. The Scriptures:2 Tim. 3:16-171 Peter 1:23-25
2. God: 1 Corinthians 8:6
3. The Trinity:Matt. 28:192 Corinthians 13:141 Peter 1:1-2John 10:30
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THE NEW PSALMIST BAPTIST CHURCH ARTICLES OF FAITH
4. Providence:Psalm 103:19
5. Election: Romans 9:6-21Eph. 1:41 Thesa 1:4
6. The Fall of Man:Genesis 3:1-5:32
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THE NEW PSALMIST BAPTIST CHURCH ARTICLES OF FAITH
7. The Mediator:1 Timothy 2:5
8. Regeneration:2 Peter 1:4Eph. 2:10John 1:13John 3:3,72 Cor. 5:17
9. Repentance:Luke 24:46-48Acts 3:192 Cor. 7: 9-10
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THE NEW PSALMIST BAPTIST CHURCH ARTICLES OF FAITH
10. Faith: Romans 4:16-22Eph. 2:8-9
11. Justification: Romans 4:11Phil. 3:9
12. Sanctification:1 Thesa. 4:7Eph. 2:10
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THE NEW PSALMIST BAPTIST CHURCH ARTICLES OF FAITH
13. Perseverance of the Saints :John 3:16Eph. 2:8-9
14. The Church: Rev. 1:11,201 Tim. 3:2-13
15. Baptism:Acts 8:36-37
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THE NEW PSALMIST BAPTIST CHURCH ARTICLES OF FAITH
16. The Lord’s Supper :1 Cor. 11:23-31
17. The Lord’s Day: Exodus 20:8-11Luke 23:56Hebrews 10:25
18. Liberty of Conscience:Matt. 16:272 Peter 3:9
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THE NEW PSALMIST BAPTIST CHURCH ARTICLES OF FAITH
19. The Resurrection: Luke 24
20. The Judgement:Matt. 28:192 Cor. 5:101 Cor. 6:9-10
SO, WHAT ?
WHAT DID I HEAR?
WHAT AM I THINKING?
WHAT WILL I DO?
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BE PREPARED
BE PERSISTENT
PERSEVERE
CHURCH HISTORY II
BISHOP
WALTER S. THOMAS SR.
CHURCH HISTORY II
• IN 1975 DR. WALTER THOMAS WAS CALLED TO PASTOR NEW PSALMIST, HE BECAME THE THIRD AND CURRENT PASTOR OF THIS GREAT CHURCH. THE CHURCH BEGAN TO
EXPERIENCE A CONGREGATIONAL EXPLOSION AND QUICKLY OUTGREW THE NORTH AVENUE BUILDING.
• IN 1981 THE CHURCH OPENED THE NEW LIFE OUTREACH CENTER ON NORTH CATHEDRAL
STREET TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
CHURCH HISTORY II • IN 1978 UNDER DR. THOMAS LEADERSHIP THE
CHURCH MOVED TO FRANKLIN & CATHEDRAL STREETS.
• A LARGE MOTORCADE PRECEDED FROM NORTH &
DRUID HILL AVENUES TO FRANKLIN & CATHEDRAL STREETS ON JANUARY 1, 1978. THIS BUILDING WAS
PURCHASED FOR $215,000 FROM THE FORMER FRANKLIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
CHURCH HISTORY II •IN 1986 THE CHURCH PURCHASED A 19 ACRE ESTATE, THE UPLANDS CHURCH HOME FOR WOMEN. THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED FOR $975,000
•IN 1986 THE NEW PSALMIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OPENED ON THE RECENTLY PURCHASED 19 ACRES ESTATE, SERVING PRE-K TO THE 5TH GRADE. THE SCHOOL CLOSED IN 2008
•ON APRIL 7, 1996 THEY MOVED FROM FRANKLIN & CATHEDRAL STREETS TO 4501 ½ OLD FREDERICK ROAD, WHERE THE CHURCH GROWTH CONTINUED AT A RAPID PACE.
CHURCH HISTORY II IN 2010 THE CHURCH MOVED TO 6020 MARIAN DRIVE
AFFECTIONATELY CALL THE
“HOLY CITY OF ZION”. WHERE TODAY THE CHURCH CONTINUES
TO GROW AND EMPOWER
DISCIPLES.
CHURCH HISTORY II UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BISHOP
THOMAS THE CHURCH HAS GROWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 250 TO
8,000 MEMBERS AND OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
A WEDNESDAY NOON DAY SERVICE A FORMAL (3) YEAR “DISCIPLESHIP
PROGRAM”LEADERSHIP CLASSES
MULTI MEDIA EVANGELISM (TV, RADIO, INTERNET)MINISTRY SCHOOL
BIBLE CLASSES THREE LOCATIONSCATERING STAFF
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU FOR COMINGGOD BLESS