C h u r c h H i s t o r y I By Mr. Kennedy K. Kirui I. Benefits to be gained from the study of Church History A. A perspective informed by a sense of continuity 1. The whole family in heaven and earth (Eph.3:14) 2. Connecting the canonical history with our own time (Acts 28ff) 3. Escape from the theological and ecclesiastical provincialism (1 Cor.14:36). B. The encouragement of a Godly Heritage 1. The great cloud of witnesses (Heb.11; 12:1) 2. Perspective on persecution
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The Medieval Church played a far greater role in Medieval England than the Church does today. In Medieval England‚ the Church dominated everybody’s life. All Medieval people - be they village peasants or towns people - believed that God‚ Heaven and Hell all existed. From the very earliest of ages‚ the people were taught that the only way they could get to Heaven was if the Roman Catholic Church let them. Everybody would have been terrified of Hell and the people would have been told of the sheer
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The word “pastor” comes from a Latin word which means shepherd. The New Testament presents two offices that constitute church leadership—elder/overseer and deacon. Paul lists the qualifications for elder/overseer in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. Notice that in the 1 Timothy passage‚ Paul refers to them as overseers (episcopos in the Greek) and in Titus he refers to them as elders (presbuteros in Greek). From this it can be concluded that there is one office with different designations. The word
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Americans‚ Mill Creek is located in Cincinnati‚ Ohio. It flows roughly 28 miles‚ starting at Liberty Township and flowing through 34 other communities and is a tributary to the Ohio River. The origins of mill creek dates back to the late 1700s‚ around 1787. Settlers used Mill Creek to transport goods and other items. Mill Creek has been abused for over 2 centuries. By 1810‚ major factories opened up along mill creek and its tributaries and dumped their chemical waste into the creek‚ causing mass pollution
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PURITY IN CHURCH (Transcript of April 6th Message) This spiritual purity has become the necessary ingredient for the existence of the church; for the survival of the church - meaning without spiritual purity‚ there is no church. Everything that took place on the Cross was indeed the defining‚ the establishment of spiritual purity in the life of the church. Consecration‚ holy segregation‚ covenant with GOD and He says‚ “Separateness” that all of them were meant to boil down to one thing—to boil down
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HISTORY OF WEST BAATSONAA PRESBY CHURCH‚ NUNGUA The west Baatsonaa Congregat6ion was started as part of the Centenary Celebration of the Zimmermenn Memorial Presby Congregation‚ Nungua‚ in 2002. This was at the time when new demarcations in the Presbytery were taking effect and Congregations like Santeo‚ Oyibi‚ Katamanso‚ Lashibi‚ East Baatsonaa‚ etc; had been ceded to other Districts. The then local Mission & Evangelism Committee‚ as part of the Centenary
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Indigenous Church Planting A Book Review On Church Growth International A Practical Journey Charles Brock By: Michael Stilley Fusion Church Planting U-MS 410 Book Review Page 1 Indigenous Church Planting was written by Charles Brock in the year of 1994. Charles and his wife were church planters for 26 years. They have planted churches both in the United States and in foreign countries. Charles‚ Dottie‚ and their 3 kids spent 25 years in the Philippines serving with the
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October 2014 Church Corruption in The Canterbury Tales Many of the religious characters in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer have traits that are different than what is traditionally expected of them. This is due to the Catholic Church‚ which ruled most of Europe during the Fourteenth Century‚ being extremely wealthy. While the people suffered from proverty and disease‚ extravagant cathedrals were built in every big city. As a result of this contrast between the wealth of the church and misery
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Paper: The Crescent and the Cross In this essay I will discuss the history of the Roman Catholic Church and its influence on Western Civilization. I will bring an understanding to the beginnings of the Church and bring us to modern day ideals. Along with the history of the Catholic Church‚ I will cover some significant events during the middle ages. To understand the beginnings of the Catholic Church‚ it is important to grasp concepts of the foundation of the Catholic religion. Christianity is based
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Church & Dwight: Time to Rethink the Portfolio A case report prepared for MG 495 Business Policy Spring 1 2013 3 February 2013 CHURCH & DWIGHT: TIME TO RETHINK THE PORTFOLIO I. INTRODUCTION A. Executive Summary 1. Summary statement of the problem: Church & Dwight‚ more commonly known by its brand name “Arm & Hammer‚” has held a commanding lead in the sodium bicarbonate product market for over 160 years with virtually 99 percent of all consumer products
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