
Next Generation Ministry
Scott McKinney
August 28th, 2022
The church is a
“If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.” —1 Timothy 3:15 (NIV)
“The things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” —2 Timothy 2:2 (NIV)
The future of the Church depends on the faith being passed on from one generation to the
For a household to survive its members need to
But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food. So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers.” —Acts 6:1-2 (NLT)
“They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.” And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word. Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith). These seven were presented to the apostles, who prayed for them as they laid their hands on them.” —Acts 2:2b-6 (NLT)
“So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” —Ephesians 4:11-12
“So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too”. —Acts 6:7-8 (NLT)
“Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people.—Acts 6:8-10 (NLT)
Stephen played to an audience of
“But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven
and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at
God’s right hand. And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the
Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand!” —Acts 7:55-56 (NLT)Acts 8:1- A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the
church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered
through the regions of Judea and Samaria. —Acts 8:1- (NLT)“But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News
about Jesus wherever they went. Philip, for example, went to the city of
Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah”. —Acts 8:4-5 (NLT)
Phillip realized that adversity creates