Church Purpose Foundations of Faith [6 pages]
A one page summary of what every Christian should believe about the purpose of the church, followed by five pages of elaboration and biblical support which every teacher and leader in the church should understand and believe

Church Purpose Large Group Teaching [3 pages]
Deriving the purpose of the church from the Great Commission and Great Commandment

What is a Church Sermon [5 pages]
What are the characteristics of a Christian church?

• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [19 slides]

Acts 2.42-47 sermon [8 pages]
Does the first church example provide lessons for the successful church of today?

• † devotion [2 pages]
• † slides [9 slides]

Church Structure 1: The Apostolic Model [8 pages]
Discovering the model for church structure that the apostles developed and instituted in the church. I planned a quick delivery, but even so you can tell I had too much coffee beforehand in the audio file.

• † slides [18 slides]

Church Structure 2: Pastors and Elders [7 pages]
Discovering the role of pastors and elders in the apostolic/biblical model of church structure. Less caffeine than the previous week, but still an emphatic delivery.

• † slides [26 slides]

Church Structure 3: Opportunity and Empowerment [8 pages]
Discovering the ministry opportunity and empowerment for all believers built into the apostolic/biblical model, so that all can serve and grow to become spiritual leaders for Christ. Includes investigation of the involvement of women in ministry in the early church.

• † slides [28 slides]

Church Structure 4: Deacons [6 pages]
Discovering what the Bible and early church documents do and do not teach about deacons. I ended up teaching this in a class, rather than a sermon.

Church Governance in Early Church Documents [12 pages]
An investigation into what the early church literature, combined with the New Testament, reveals about the structure of church governance that developed during the apostolic period and into the post-apostolic period