Becoming A First Century Church – Study Guide

A highly readable book in Dr. Sexton’s typical, first-rate style, from which pithy observations, advice, and challenges abound. While so many pastors today strive for a contemporary twenty-first century church, bearing little or no resemblance to the church of the New Testament, the author takes his readers back to the very beginning to recapture the precious and powerful blessings of the Holy Spirit. This book is about the true church, its members, its order, its worship, and its methods; and it is spelled out with a liveliness that will capture and educate even the youngest reader.

The Study Guide is to be used by each student in the Sunday School class. It contains helpful summaries of each lesson and provides the student with a place to take notes while the lesson is being taught. Also provided are daily Bible readings and questions to help the student prepare for next week’s lesson.

Table of Contents

Introduction, C. H. Spurgeon
I The First Century Church
II The Measure of the First Century Church
III The Power of the First Century Church
IV The Authority of the First Century Church
V The Doctrine of the First Century Church
VI The Structure of the First Century Church
VII The Prayer Life of the First Century Church
VIII True Worship in the First Century Church
IX The Preacher in the First Century Church
X The Vision of the First Century Church
XI The Pioneering Spirit of the First Century Church
XII Personal Accountability to God in the First Century Church
XIII The Faith of the First Century Church