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 upcoming Sundays, with the topic for the week and supporting scripture for each lesson.
Week 8: Creating Community: Sharing Among Believers (February 26)
- Biblical passages: Acts 4:32-37
- Supporting passages: Romans 12:9–21, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
Week 9: Integrity Before God: Ananias and Sapphira (March 4)
- Biblical passage: Acts 5:1–11
- Supporting passages: Joshua 7:16–26, Acts 4:32–37, 1 Peter 1:13–2:3
- Memory verse: 1 Peter 1:15
Week 10: Worthy of Suffering: Persecution of the Apostles (March 11)
- Biblical passage: Acts 5:17–32, 5:41–42
- Supporting passages: Matthew 16:13–20, Acts 5:12–42, Philippians 1:27–30, Revelation 5:6–14
- Memory verse: Acts 5:29
Week 11: Shared Ministry: Choosing the Seven (March 18)
- Biblical passage: Acts 6:1–7
- Supporting passages: Exodus 18:13–27
- Memory verse: Galatians 6:9
Week 12: The Martyrdom of Saints: The Stoning of Stephen (March 25)
- Biblical passages: Acts 7:54–60
- Supporting passages: Acts 6:8–7:60, 12:1–5; Luke 9:23–26
- Memory verse: Acts 7:55–56
Week 13: God’s Perfect Plan: The Dispersion of the Church (April 1)
- Biblical passage: Acts 8:1—8
- Supporting passages: Acts 1:8, 11:19–21
- Memory verse: Acts 8:4
Week 14: An Instantaneous Conversion: Philip and the Ethiopian (April 8)
- Biblical passage: Acts 8:26–40
- Supporting passages: Acts 6:1–7, 8:4–8
- Memory verse: Acts 8:32
Week 15: The Apostle to the Gentiles: The Conversion of Saul (April 15)
- Biblical passage: Acts 9:1—16
- Supporting passages: Acts 9:17–25, Philippians 3:1–11, 1 Corinthians 15:9–10
- Memory verse: Acts 9:4—6
Week 16: From Jews to Gentiles: Peter and Cornelius (April 22)
- Biblical passage: Acts 10:34—48
- Supporting passages: Acts 10: 1—33; 11:1—18
- Memory verse: Acts 10:39—40
