We can read about the one church Jesus built, and yet look at the religious world and see a multitude of churches. Is it possible to be part of the Lord’s Church without getting entangled in a web of denominations? Let’s study together today as we think more about this topic. We’ll have a better view of what the church is by appreciating some things it is NOT. Where the word “denomination” comes from, what it means, and why you don’t see denominations in the Bible. What Jesus prayed for in John 17 that modern religion actively works against. (They might not mean to be fighting against Jesus, but they are!) Where our doctrine must come from in order to please God. Why the question “What denomination are you?” Would have baffled the earliest Christians. Three groups of people who ignore the church we read about in the New Testament.