1. The Church: Christ’s Continued Presence and Work in the World (pp. 8-60) SECTION 1

2. The Work of the Early Church (pp. 38-48) SECTION 1, PART 3

3. Introduction (p. 38) The Mission and Work of the Early Church Proponents—Peter, Paul, Apostles, Holy Spirit Content & Method—Jews and Gentiles Opponents—Persecution and Martyrdom Three Articles (A. 10) – The Mission of the Apostles (A. 11) – Spreading the Gospel (A. 12) – Persecution and Martyrdom

4. Article 10: The Mission of the Apostles (pp. 39-42) Natural inclination about good news Good News of the Apostles Mission of the Apostles—Mt. 28 Where, when, and to who did message spread Why generally and transcendentally Why specifically and practically The Church is missionary and the Church has a mission Holy Spirit and the Church’s mission The Trinitarian mission of the Church Ancient and modern day disciples and the Church’s mission Define evangelization Challenge of JPII and the New Evangelization

5. Homework p. 48; 1-2 Read pp. 42-47 in the e-book

6. Article 11: Spreading the Gospel (pp. 42-44) Nature of teachers and learners NT word for disciple How does the Church take this into account Example of St. Paul Jews Gentiles/Hellenistic (defn.) Acts. 17 Images altered? Message altered? = Effective evangelization 1 Cor. 9 How was Paul able to be so versatile Background Imagery—Paul and Jesus Example of St. Francis Xavier What will our example be?

7. Article 12: Persecution and Martyrdom ( pp. 45-48) Being a disciple is simple but not easy—daily examples Early Jewish experience Blasphemy Treason Martyr and martyrdom Greek etymology Proto-martyr (Acts. 6-7) Later examples James, Peter, Paul, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna… General persecution Joy in pain? Tertullian’s wisdom--why Final persecution (Mt. 24, MK. 13, 2 Thess. 2) Events, timing, antichrist, modern examples Fear or confident hope?

8. Homework p. 48; 3-6 Quiz #3 tomorrow (pp. 38-48) HW #3 tomorrow (p. 48; 1-6)