Building Churches that Last (eBook)

Discover the Biblical Pattern for New Testament Growth

Dick Iverson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
222 Seiten
Distributed By Ingram Spark (Verlag)
978-1-59383-105-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores the "e;first church"e; described in Acts 2 and lays out the pattern for building churches that will not only last but have an impact from one generation to the next. Dick Iverson writes from over 40 years of pastoral experience. Rather than a book of methods or programs, he offers Bible-based principles for church growth.

Inhalt

• THE PATTERN

The Pattern Church

Follow the Pattern

The True Tabernacle

The Principle of Restoration

A Church That Will Last

Distinctives of Church Life

• THE FOUNDATION

The Day of Pentecost

Repent

Be Baptized

Gift of the Holy Spirit

A Normal Christian Life

• ADDED TO THE CHURCH

Born Into the Kingdom

Jesus Started His Church

Adding Believers

Christian Vagabonds

Members of a Body

Selfish Individualism

Membership in the Church

The Planting of the Lord

Kingdom Growth

• AN APOSTOLIC TEAM

Authority in the Old Testament

Authority in the New Testament

Team Ministry

Headship: The Team Leader

Five Leadership Gifts

Restoring Spiritual Authority

• AN APOSTOLIC FELLOWSHIP

Priority of Doctrine

The Doctrine of Christ

Six Elementary Doctrines

A Life of Common

Relating to One Another

• A WORSHIPING COMMUNITY

A Royal Priesthood

The Table of the Lord

Devotion to Prayer

A House of Prayer

Communion in the House

A House of Praise

Davidic Worship

The Glory of the Lord

• AWESOME SIGNS

The Doctrine of Miracles

God Initiates & Man Cooperates

Purpose of Miracles

A Supernaturally Gifted Church

The Fear of the Lord

The Beginning of Wisdom

• BODY LIFE

Life Together

Gifts Require Love

Imbalances Inhibit Life

The Body of Christ

The Mandate to Serve

Changed Hearts

Caring for One Another

• ASSEMBLING TOGETHER

Unity and Diversity

Cell and Celebration

The Joy of Hospitality

• TAKING THE CITY

Uphold Integrity

Light and Leaven

Vision for the City

The Church in the City

Multiplication Yields Fruit

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.8.2023
• Co-Autor: Larry Asplund
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Schlagworte: Apostolic Team • Church Growth • Foundation
• ISBN-10: 1-59383-105-6 / 1593831056
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59383-105-9 / 9781593831059