Local Church Evangelism 1st century

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Local Church Evangelism1st century

• I thank my God in all my remembrance of
• you, always offering prayer with joy in my
• every prayer for you all, in view of your
• participation in the gospel from the first day
• until now.
• Philippians 13-5

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Local Church Evangelism1st century

• You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at
• the first preaching of the gospel, after I Left
• Macedonia, no church shared with me in the
• matter of giving and receiving but you alone
• for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more
• than once for my needs.
• Philippians 415-16

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Local Church Evangelism1st century

• How did local churches in
• the first century make
• provision for the
• gospel to be
• preached?

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Local Church Evangelism1st century

• The news about them
• reached the ears of the
• church at Jerusalem,
• and they sent Barnabas
• off to Antioch.
• Acts 1122

• Church in Jerusalem
• Barnabas to Antioch

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Local Church Evangelism1st century

• at Antioch, in the church
• that was therewhen
• they had fasted and
• prayed and laid their
• hands on them, they sent
• them away.
• Acts 131-3

• Church at Antioch
• Paul and Barnabas on
• first preaching tour

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Local Church Evangelism1st century

• Therefore, being sent on
• their way by the church,
• They were passing
• through both Phoenicia
• and Samaria, describing
• in detail the conversion
• of the Gentiles, and were
• bringing great joy to all
• the brethren.
• Acts 153

• Church at Antioch
• Paul and Barnabas
• to Jerusalem

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Local Church Evangelism1st century

• So also the Lord directed
• those who proclaim the
• gospel to get their living
• from the gospel.
• 1 Corinthians 914

• Any church
• Local evangelist

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Local Church Evangelism1st century

• I robbed other churches
• by taking wages from
• them to serve you
• when the brethren came
• from Macedonia they
• fully supplied my need
• 2 Corinthians 118-9

• Several churches
• Evangelist

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Local Church Evangelism1st century

• at the first preaching of
• the gospel, after I left
• Macedonia, no church
• shared with me in the
• matter of giving and
• receiving but you alone
• for even in Thessalonica
• you sent a gift more than
• once for my needs.
• Philippians 415-16

• Church in Philippi
• Paul in
• various places

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The Parkway church and evangelism
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The Parkway church and evangelism

• Parkway church
• Epafradito Sandavol
• in Mexico,
• and other places

• Church in Philippi
• Paul
• in Thessalonica
• and various places

Phil. 415-16
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The Parkway church and evangelism

• Parkway church
• Local evangelist

• Any church
• Local evangelist

1 Cor. 914
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The Parkway church and evangelism

• Parkway church
• David to
• St. Croix

• Church in Jerusalem
• Barnabas to
• Antioch

Acts 1122
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The New Testament Pattern

• This
• Church(es) Evangelist(s)
• Acts 1122 131-3 153 1 Cor. 914
• 2 Cor. 118-9 Phil. 415-16
• Not This
• Church Church
  Evangelism
• Church Institution
  Evangelism