1. ORIGIN OF THE CHURCH Church of Christ Prophecy Composition
Purchase Price
Pentecost (Acts 2)
Church of Christ

2. Growth of the Lord’s Church
History of the Church (2)

3. Hub of the New Testament
Matt. 13: Matt. 28:18-20
Acts 1:8

4. Fulfilling the Commission (Acts 1:8)
Small beginning into a mighty force
About 3000 (Acts 2:41)
Soon, about 5000 men (Acts 4:4)
Multitude multiplying (Ac 5:14; 6:1; 9:31)
About 30 years, spread throughout the world, Col. 1:5-6, 23 (Rom. 10:18)

5. Church Grows God’s Way Ephesians 4:11-16
Gospel preaching, 1 Cor. 1:21 (Ac 2:47)
Influence of the kingdom spreads like leaven, Matt. 13:33
Christians preaching, Acts 8:4; 11:19-21; 18:24-28; 19:9-10
Faithful ones teaching others, 2 Tim. 2:2
Plant & water; God’s increase, 1 Co. 3:5-7

6. Church Grows God’s Way Eph. 4:11-16; Rom. 1:16
Church was growing…
Different places
Different people
Different occupations
Different talents
Different sins (1 Co. 6:9-11)
Common
Salvation
Jude 3

7. Seed: Word of God Matt. 13:18-19 (1 Pet. 1:22-23)
Respect
Obey
Matthew 7:17
Gal. 1: John 9
2 Tim. 3:16-17 Jude 3
Seed: Word of God Matt. 13:18-19 (1 Pet. 1:22-23)
Luke 8: Jas. 1:18, 21-22

8. CHURCH Lk. 6:46 Matt. 7:21 Life Word of God (Luke 8:15) Worship
Jno 4:24; Heb 11:4
Matt 15:7-9
Work of church
Ac 11:26; 20:28; 4:34-35
1 Tim 5:16
Name
Ro 16:16; 1 Co 1:2;
10-13; Jas 2:7
CHURCH
Life
Titus 2:11-15
Organization
Ac 14:23; 20:17
Lk. 6:46
Matt. 7:21
Word of God (Luke 8:15)