The Emergence of the Church: Context, Growth, Leadership & Worship (Biblia.com)

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The early church did not descend from heaven on a golden string. Nor did it spring full-grown from the mind of Jesus or the apostles. The church emerged as the result of God's decisive action within a particular people, Israel, their story and their historical context. The focal point of this action was Jesus--his ministry, death and resurrection. But there were challenges, setbacks and...

determine the success of the mission, one must take Luke’s summary statement in Acts 13:49 seriously (“the word of the Lord spread throughout the region”), implying that there were “disciples” in Lystra and in Derbe (Acts 14:20–21). Fourth, Paul’s actions revealed his pastoral care for new converts and churches. Instead of proceeding to Tarsus from Derbe, Paul and Barnabas decided to retrace their steps for the purpose of strengthening, encouraging and consolidating the churches (see also Acts 15:36).

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