The Gospel Message in the Early Church (NT176) is presented by a team of respected Christian theologians, including Frank James, Lynn Cohick, Michael Goheen, Darrell Bock, Douglas Moo, Beth Jones, and Frederick Cardoza. These scholars are well published in nt, Church History, and Christian Education, and their combined expertise allows students to gain clear insight into the early church as they study the nt. This course covers the dynamic growth of the early church, the gospel message, key marks and images of a missional church, and biblical discipleship in the nt.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Course
2m
Formation of the Early Church
Expansion of the Early Church
5m
Explanations for Christian Expansion
8m
Key Ideas of the “Orthodox” Church
6m
Structure of the Early Church
6m
The Growth of the Gospel in Acts
4m
The House Church
7m
Worship in the Early Church
8m
The Gospel: The Good News of the Kingdom
The Concept of Gospel
6m
Starting with the Gospel
8m
The Good News
5m
The Gospel Message
3m
The Core Message of the Gospel
7m
The Body of Christ: A Missional Community
Marks of the Church
12m
“Church” in the New Testament
7m
Images for the Church
6m
A Missional Church in Acts
5m
Missionary Encounter with Culture
9m
Continuing the Story
4m
Biblical Discipleship
Defining and Describing Discipleship
6m
A Biblical Overview of Discipleship
4m
New Testament Principles for Church Discipleship Programming