THE BIBLICAL METHOD & EXAMPLE OF CHURCH PLANTING
8/3/2025-Sunday School
Lesson 3: The Book of Acts
Text: Passages from the book of Acts
Theme: The first century Church accomplished the Great Commission by starting Churches.
When reading the book of Acts you watch the Great Commission being fulfilled (Mark 16:15)
Taking the Gospel to the races
Acts 8 Eunuch descendant of Ham
Acts 9 Saul descendant of Shem
Acts 10 Cornelius descendant of Japheth
Outline of Acts – from the Great Commission perspective
Acts 1-7 Taking the Gospel to Jerusalem
Acts 8-12 Taking the Gospel to Judea & Samaria
Acts 13-28 Taking the Gospel to the uttermost
The mandate – Great Commission
The message – the Gospel
The means – Church planting
? Why do we call it church “planting?”
You cannot achieve the great commission without planting churches.
In the days of the Apostles, this commission was fulfilled. Gospel reached Africa, India, Asia, & Europe in less than one biblical generation
Key verses revealing Church planting in Acts: Acts 1:8; 8:1-15; 9:31-38; 11:19-21; 13:1-4
