Journeyman (2014)

The Early Church 1 – Introduction and Acts of the Apostles

By Admin | November 9, 2014 |

This series provides a survey of early Church history beginning with the Acts of the Apostles and ending around the year 600 with the rise of Islam. The early, undivided Church was a remarkable period in Church history full of lessons for Christians today. We see in this period an organic development of doctrine and…

The Early Church 2 – The early, undivided Church in Acts of the Apostles

By Admin | November 21, 2014 |

Luke’s Acts of the Apostles is an account of some of the pivotal moments in the Church’s earliest history. Historical records give us good reason to believe all of the early apostles, with the exception of John, died a violent martyr’s death. They kept the faith unaltered, despite being widely scattered and seperated for years.…

The Early Church 3 – The early apologists and the witness of Faith

By Admin | December 6, 2014 |

What was New Testamant Christianity really like? We must look to the Acts of the Apostles, as well as the records of the early Apostolic Fathers. Theirs is a critically important witness to the actual Apostolic Deposit. The foundations of the Apostolic Age were mission and community. The role of the Holy Spirit was evident, as…