Ecclesia
Lessons from the Early Church
Module 1
Course Overview
Ecclesia is the English transliteration for the Greek word “church.” This word is like a multifaceted diamond with many beautiful features to consider. Contrary to popular opinion, the word church is not primarily about attending a Sunday morning service or the building it meets in. It is about a group of people devoted to fervently loving God and one another.
Our Christian heritage was birthed out of the first-century church. This body of believers was responsible for the first Christian revival and for taking the first steps to fulfill the great commission. Many were eyewitnesses to Christ himself and knew God’s design for His church.
The question becomes, how much does our modern-day church expression resemble the church that was most closely tied to the physical life of Christ? Are we straying from some of the foundational principles established by the early church? What lessons can be learned, and how must we change to have the same impact on society that our brothers and sisters had in the first century?
Who is the Foundation of the Church?
Session 1 | Matthew 16:18 | 3 min.
How Godly Fear Promotes Holiness in the Church
Session 2 | Acts 5:11 | 3 min.
The Difference Between the NT Church & OT Israel
Session 3 | Acts 7:38 | 4 min.
How God Uses Persecution to Expand the Church
Session 4 | Acts 8:1 | 3 min.
Persecution Reveals the Authentic Church
Session 5 | Acts 8:3 | 5 min.
The Fruit Produced from Biblical Church
Session 6 | Acts 9:31 | 4 min.
The Church Needs the Spirit & the Word
Session 7 | Acts 11:32 | 5 min.
Our Responsibility to Care for the Universal Church
Session 8 | Acts 11:26 | 3 min.
Why Christians are Persecuted Differently
Session 9 | Acts 12:1 | 3 min.