2. Ephesians 5:25 “Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.”

3. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 First mentioned in Matthew 16:13-18. First mentioned in Matthew 16:13-18. Jesus declared “I will build My Church.” Jesus declared “I will build My Church.” – “I”: Christ is the Architect, His idea. – “will”: A promise. – “build”: An ongoing process.  Christ will construct it, enlarge it and shape it. – “My”: Ownership and authority.

4. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Jesus declared “I will build My Church.” Jesus declared “I will build My Church.” – “Church”: Greek ekklesia – “called out”  Jesus will build His own ekklesia.  Jesus is not referring to a building on real estate but to a body of individuals who love Christ.

5. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Early Church Early Church – Acts 2:1-8 – Acts 2:22-24 – Acts 2:36-41 – Acts 2:42

6. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Four Essentials of the Church 1.Preaching/Teaching 2.Fellowship/Koinonia –Relationships, sharing life together. 3.Breaking of Bread –Worship

7. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Four Essentials of the Church 4. Prayer –Acts 2:46-47 –Acts 4:4 –Acts 5:14 –Acts 6:7 –Acts 9:31 –Acts 11:21-24 –Acts 14:1

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9. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Matthew 16:13-18 13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” 14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

10. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Matthew 16:13-18 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

11. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 2:1-8 1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

12. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 2:1-8 5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?

13. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 2:22-24 22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— 23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

14. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 2:36-41 36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” 38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

15. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 2:36-41 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” 40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” 41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

16. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 2:42 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

17. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 2:46-47 46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

18. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 4:4 4 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

19. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 5:14 14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women

20. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 6:7 7 Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.

21. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 9:31 31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

22. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 11:21-24 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. 22 Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. 23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. 24 For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.

23. Box Size Height: 2.6 Width: 4.43 Position Horizontal: 5.33 Vertical: 4.67 Acts 14:1 1 Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.