Church Growth Furthered by Persecution (#11)

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8 Text: same
Sermon: CHURCH GROWTH FURTHERED BY PERSECUTION
Points: I. The Occasion of Church Growth
II. The Method of Church Growth
III. The Example of Church Growth

In this message, we see the sovereign hand of God leading and directing His church and people in the way they should go. Because of persecution, the believers who were in Jerusalem flee to the surrounding regions. As they go, they tell of the person and work of Christ. As a result, the church spreads from Jerusalem to all Judea and Samaria (see Acts 1:8).

With this chapter, we begin the "next chapter" of the church's ministry.