The document summarizes key aspects of the early church in Jerusalem. It discusses the organization of the church with preachers, ministers, deacons and elders serving different roles. It also discusses the worship practices of the church, including continuing in fellowship, breaking bread, prayers and the apostles' doctrine. The church grew as members maintained positive attitudes and worshipped together regularly.

1. The Church
at
Jerusalem

2. Memory Verse
Ac 2:42 And they
continued steadfastly
in the apostles'
doctrine and
fellowship, and in
breaking of bread,
and in prayers.

3. Things to Learn
The organization of the church
Why the church grew
The worship in Jerusalem
Attitudes of the members
The meaning and uses of the
word “church” in the Bible

4. The organization of the church
preacher
minister
Wait
on table
song leader
class teacher
The Unchurched
Elders
Deacons
Members
Mt 23:11
But he
that is
greatest
among you
shall be your
servant.
1Ti 3:10 And let
these also first be
proved; then let
them use the
office of a
deacon, being
found blameless.
1Pe 5:2 Feed the flock of God
which is among you, taking the oversight thereof…

5. Jerusalem as it might
have looked from the Mount of Olives
Note walls, gates, and temple

6. Two Uses of “Church”
“Universal”
Christ
“Local”
Congregation
A B C D E Fetc.
A B C
D E F
E F G
H I J
Ephesus
Acts 20:17, 28
Philippi
Acts 20:17, 28
Each individual is added to the church as
he is saved by obeying Christ Acts 2:47
The total number of these saved
individuals is the church universal,* The
universal church has no organization by
which all of the saved can act together.
“The universal church is not to be
thought of as sum of local congregations,
but the collection of saved individuals
When a number of saved in any locality
agree to work and worship together in a
scripturally organized way, a local church
exists in that place.
The only scriptural organization for a local
church* has elders, deacons and saints .
*Each church had its own adequate, all-
sufficient arrangements. New Testament
churches were never bound together