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The significance of landm~rk publications such as McGavran's Bridges of God published in 1955 and Understanding Church Growth first published in 1970 is also highlighted in the first section, as is the establishment of important church growth organizations such as the Institute of Church Growth and the School of World Mission at Fuller Seminary in 1965.
- Daniel Rodriguez
- Introduction
- The Nature of This Foundation
- The Implications of This Foundation
- Encouragements For The Church Today
No architect would claim that a foundation of a building is unimportant or insignificant. In fact, one can easily argue that it is the most fundamental and crucial part of any building. In Ephesians 2:20, Paul uses this building analogy to emphasize the power of unity available for the church in having Jesus as the chief cornerstone and apostles an...
The term apostle connotes an ambassador. In the New Testament this term refers primarily to those men who were commissioned by Jesus to represent him to the world and to be his spokesmen. Thus, close proximity to Jesus in his earthly ministry and being an eye-witness of his resurrection was a requirement for the office (Acts 1:21-22). Their total n...
This understanding the nature of the apostolic foundation of the church has the following implications: 1. Because of the criteria of uniqueness mentioned above, the office of apostleship is not to be repeated or updated. While all followers of Christ carry the call to be Christ’s ambassadors (2Cor. 5:20), the apostles’ particular role and task in ...
The church today has the great privilege to stand firmly on the unshakeable foundation of the church and pass the truth of the gospel to others as it has been passed down to us. This ought to give us boldness in proclaiming the gospel even in today’s world. The task is not easy. We can always feel like we are fighting uphill battles. What we can ho...
The Early Church in Jerusalem 75 Early Christian Worship Pattern 77 The Early Church in Antioch 78 The Planting of the Church in Samaria 79 Apostle Peter in the Early Church 79 Background Paul of (Saul of Tarsus) 80 Conversion and call of Paul 81 Paul’s Missionary Journey AD 46-48 82 The First Apostle Council of Jerusalem AD 89 84
The MISSION of the Church (3:15) To serve as “the pillar and foundation [bulwark] of the truth.”. (15) The vast majority of people today no longer believe in the concept of absolute truth. “All religions are equally valid and basically teach the same truths.”. “Each religion sees part of the spiritual truth, but none sees the whole ...
Thus, Webster defines our English word “Church” as: 1. a building for public and especially Christian worship 2. the clergy or officialdom of a religious body 3. a body or organisation of religious believers; as a) the whole body of Christians; b) Denomination (eg.
- Justin Kuek
Christ. This includes all church-age believers world-wide, past, present, and future (1 Cor 1:2). The church is built upon the foundation of the apostles and New Testament prophets, with Jesus Christ being the chief cornerstone (Eph 2:19–20). This means that every true believer today is a member of the church.
May 6, 2013 · The Church: Yesterday and Today. THE CHURCH. The Christian Church is the assembly or association. of followers of Jesus Christ. In the New Te stament. the church is referred to as “church ...
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