The Early Church

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Over the past years of my life I have seen many changes, some for the good and others not as good. Change can be demanding and also crucial. The early believers would encounter this. One can see that significant change happened, when reading through the gospels and the book of acts it is obvious to the reader that the believers who followed Jesus would never be the same again.

They had enjoyed a time of fellowship with Jesus and teaching from Him. But He was now preparing them to understand that he was going to leave them. This was one of the factors that were going to turn these believers world upside down and bring and opportunity to turn the world upside down. Because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.” (Mark 9:31 )

The disciples where to face new challenges in their lives, Jesus was to be crucified and they would all leave Him. Then all the disciples deserted him and fled (Matt 26:59} they were now discouraged, they left their master, they seemed defeated and finished. But they were going through a transient period from believers to believers of power who would overcome and turn the world upside down. Jesus had rose from the dead and now he opens their mind to what the scriptures say (Luke 24:45) he now encourages them to stay in the city. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”(Luke 24:48)

What was this power Jesus mentions? And would this power make a difference to the believer’s life? As we pursue the answers to these questions it is important to study the book of acts which is also commonly known a...

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..., The apostle Paul would now help this growing group to spread the gospel with the to the gentile world

It is also crucial to see that God was using situations an circumstances and bring them together Michael green said “The quality and extent of roads in the Roman Empire is legendary. Thousands of miles of roads connected major cities as well as outlying areas of the Roman Empire, facilitating and encouraging travel throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond” this would and help the early believers travel from place to place so that his small group baptised in the holy spirit would make a difference and change the world for ever without this baptism they could not and would not make the impact on this world it would not matter how many roads where built through the roman empire it was ultimately the power of the Holy spirit that made the difference.

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