The Growth Of The Church In The First Century

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The Growth Of The Church In TheFirst Century

• Acts 533-42

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The Growth Of The Church

• Acts 241 Three thousand
• Acts 44 Five thousand
• Acts 67 Number of disciples multiplied.
• Acts 931 So the church throughout all Judaea
  and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified
  and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the
  comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.
• Acts 1124 and much people was added unto the
  Lord.

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The Growth Of The Church

• The word of God was TAUGHT
• Acts 214-41 542 44 514 812 61,7
  1120-21 Rom. 116-17
• Believers are made through preaching the word.
  John 644-45 Rom. 1017

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The Growth Of The Church

• The word of God was taught DAILY
• Acts 247 542 2031
• Success in evangelism only to the extent we
  evangelize.

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The Growth Of The Church

• The word of God was taught EVERYWHERE
• Acts 542 2020 84
• Everyone viewed as a prospect.

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• The unlikely just may listen obey
• Religious/Gentile Cornelius (Acts 10)
• Non-Religious Simon (Acts 89-13)
• Worldly Corinthians (Acts 188
  1 Cor. 69-11)
• Ignorant Jews (Acts 223 317)
• Persecutor Saul (Acts 83 91-2
  1 Tim. 115)
• Politician Jailor (Acts 1631-33)

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The Growth Of The Church

• The word of God was taught with ENTHUSIASM
• Titus 214 Acts 176 413,20
• Disciples convinced, Jesus had risen from the
  dead. 1 Cor. 1512ff

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The Growth Of The Church

• The word of God was taught PERSISTENTLY
• Acts 5 38-39 5.41-42 84 cf. Phil. 112-17
• Never stopped telling the story of Jesus, no
  matter what the cost. 2 Cor.
  416ff 1123

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The Growth Of The Church

• The word of God was taught BY EVERY CHRISTIAN
• Acts 84 cf. Mt. 2818-19 2 Tim. 22
• No special class has the exclusive responsibility
  to teach the word of God.

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Why Did The Early Church Grow?
The word of God was TAUGHT
The word of God was taught DAILY
The word of God was taught EVERYWHERE
The word of God was taught with ENTHUSIASM
The word of God was taught PERSISTENTLY
The word of God was taught BY EVERY CHRISTIAN