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

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 4 task mission of the Church
Remember those?
Kerygma => Share the message
Koinonia => Live in community
Diakonia => Serve others
Leitourgia => Worship the Lord

6. 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

7. 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?

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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?