What is the Church to you? Is it a building in which you worship? Or, is it the movement that unites all Christ-followers together? Regardless of how we see ourselves as the Church, followers of Jesus should return to the biblical record in order to walk through the story of the birth and early years of what Jesus called “My Church.”
Join us on Sunday mornings as we study Ekklesia: The Unstoppable Movement of God. This series is designed to help you follow the beginnings and growth of Jesus’ Church by examining 48 key moments in the Church’s story. Listed below is the outline of the study for each Sunday, with the topic for the week and supporting scripture for each lesson.
Week 1: Christ’s Unstoppable Movement: What is the Church? (January 8 )
- Biblical passages: Matthew 16:13-20, Acts 1:1-3
- Supporting passages: Psalm 118:22-24, Matthew 21:42
- Memory verse: Psalm 118:22-23
Week 2: The Power of the Spirit: Jesus’ Ascension and the Holy Spirit (January 15)
- Biblical passage: Acts 1:4-14
- Supporting passages: Luke 24:44-49, John 15:26-27
- Memory verse: Acts 1:8
Week 3: The Church’s Founders: The Choosing of Mathias (January 22)
- Biblical passage: Acts 1:15-26
- Supporting passages: Mark 3:13-19, Ephesians 4:11-12
- Memory verse: Ephesians 4:11-12
Week 4: Baptism of the Spirit: The Holy Spirit at Pentecost (January 29)
- Biblical passage: Acts 2:1-13
- Supporting passages: John 14:15-18, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Ephesians 1:13-14
- Memory verse: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Week 5: The Church’s Message: Peter Speaks (February 5)
- Biblical passages: Acts 2:14-25, 2:32-33
- Supporting passages: Matthew 12:38-40, John 10:17-18, 1 Corinthians 15:1-58
- Memory verse: Acts 2:32
Week 6: In Example and Speech (Healing of the Beggar) (February 12)
- Biblical passage: Acts 3:1-26
- Supporting passages: Hebrew 10:24-25, Revelation 2:1-3
- Memory verse: Hebrews 10:24-25
Week 7: Facing Opposition: Peter and John before the Sanhedrin (February 19)
- Biblical passage: Acts 4:1-12
- Supporting passages: Acts 3:1-26, Hebrews 10:32-39
- Memory verse: Hebrews 10:39
