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Chapter 2: Christianity takes root Lesson 2 The Church’s beginning

People’s views on Jesus I am a ______________ and I think Jesus is ________. Sadducee Pharisee Zealot Person living in poverty You

The Church’s beginning The Gospel of the Church. What does it refer to? Acts of the Apostles Tells the growth of the Church. From its small beginning in Palestine. To the ends of the earth, Rome.

Handout #5 The Church- First Steps. Jesus and Holy Spirit Pentecost and tongues Peter and all the people Peter healed a crippled person in Jesus’ name. Gamaliel. Man vs God 6. Greek widows weren’t cared for. Apostles needed to preach. 7. No. Jewish authorities persecuted them. St. Stephen. 8. 9:15 Paul would preach to all. 9. A dream. 10. Christians and Antioch.

4 task mission of the Church Remember those? Kerygma => Share the message Koinonia => Live in community Diakonia => Serve others Leitourgia => Worship the Lord

4 task mission of the Church Read the following references in Acts and identify which task is being described: Acts 3:1-10 Diakonia Acts 3:12-26 Kerygma Acts 2:46 Leitourgia Acts 4:32-34 Koinonia

Paul of Tarsus: Apostle to Gentiles-Paul’s Conversion What are some words you would use to describe Paul? What work did he do to support himself? Would you choose St. Paul as a friend? Why or why not?

Paul of Tarsus: Apostle to Gentiles-Paul’s Conversion Key Points: Very educated Pharisee (Gamaliel) Roman Citizen Recruited by Jewish authorities to root out Christians. Revelation and Conversion simultaneous. Vigorous missionary, hardy traveler, and prodigious writer. (Half of N.T. books) New Testament writer who uses the term “Gospel” the most.

Paul’s Conversion Activity Summarize the bible verse assigned to you. Handwritten. Heading. 1 - Acts 22:6-16 2- Acts 26:12-18 3- Galatians 1:13-17 Compare to Acts 9:1-12

Paul’s Conversion Activity Answer the following questions: Do Paul’s account differ in any way from the one in Acts 9? If so how? How can you tell that this conversion experience was important to Paul?