The Formation of the Church

What Empowered it’s developmentForster, Daniel

Holy Spirit

• The formation of the early church would not be possible if not for the presence of the Holy Spirit

• Spirit led followers• Spirit led laborers• Spirit led servants• Spirit led leaders

The First Apostles

• Peter and John in JerusalemPreaching at the temple dailyPreforming miracles

• Disciples becoming disciple makersMartyrdom of StephenPhillip the evangelist

• The spreading of the Apostles by the will of God

Community

• The first Church community set the tone for future church plants and communities in Christ

• Power of believers gathered together in community

• Power of Prayer, Thanksgiving and Worship• New way of life as a new creation in Christ

The Apostleship of Paul

• Paul to the message of His Good News to the Jews and gentiles of the entire region

• Paul planted many Churches that in turn planted many other Churches

• Paul took upon his apostolic role in maintaining, encouraging, lifting up, praying, and creating the existing Churches and leaders who would plant other Churches