PPT-What is the Church? Acts 2:41-47

What is the church Who is the head of the Church What are the activities of the Church If the church is the body of Christ who are His hands and feet What are the cultural and what are the patterns for all churches. Acts 2:42-47. And they continued . stedfastly. in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. – Acts 2:42. A Church Is Pleasing To God When It Doesn’t Err From Scripture . The outside world view. Church often . capitalized. Church never capitalized in 4 versions. Vines’ definition: See assembly – congregation. Vine -- Assembly. ASSEMBLY: 1. ekklesia NT:1577, from . A Study of Church Growth from the Book of Acts. When the Seed Was Sown . - . Luke 8:11-15. Acts 2:41, 47; 8:5, 12. When it Practiced Discipline . - . Acts 5:1-5, 14. When it Had Leadership . The Purpose of the Church. Edification . of the body in love . Eph. 4:15-16. Spiritual maturity . of all members . v.13-14. Godly behavior . of all members . T. itus 2:11-13. Good deeds . by all members to others . Origins of the Christian Church. Jerusalem. →Rome. Acts, a sequential account. Pentecost. Peter cures in “Jesus’ name”. Stephen becomes the first Christian martyr. *. Philip makes the first non-Jewish converts. " With one accord" . Acts 1:14: " These all continued with . one accord. in prayer" . . 2:1: " When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all . with one accord. in . one. place" .  . 2:46: " Continuing daily . Acts 2:40-47. On the day of Pentecost in Acts 2…. The church of Christ was established through the power of the Holy Spirit . (Acts 2:1-4; John 14:16; 16:7; Zechariah 4:6). Peter preached to men . 47. . (NKJV). 42.  . And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. . 43.  . Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. . The Gospel given to all. “I heard that in 1978 your church changed its position to allow all men to receive the priesthood regardless of race. If you believe your church is directed by God, and God is an unchangeable being, how is that possible. True or False. :. Jesus gave the Apostles many infallible proofs of his resurrection.. Multiple Choice. :. 2. . How long did the apostles see Jesus after his resurrection?. . A. Seventy days. B. Only one day. Professor and Associate Dean of Biblical & Theological Studies. Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. Fall Teaching Conference. Evangelical Free Church of America. North Central District. Christ is the Head of the church. God adds the saved to the church. Names of saved written in . heaven. Christians are God’s children and His servants. Acts 20:7. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.. THE BOOK OF ACTS Dr. Douglas S. Huffman Professor and Associate Dean of Biblical & Theological Studies Talbot School of Theology at Biola University Fall Teaching Conference Evangelical Free Church of America May 24, 2015. The Unity of the Early Church. Acts 4:32, 33. (NASB). And the congregation of those who believed . were of one heart and soul. ; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own; but all things were common property to them. And with great .