The Caldwell Commentaries Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
The Early Church grows both in numbers and in spiritual maturity, which is not without it's "pains"!
With growth by multiplication comes “growing pains”; more potential problems arise whenever bigger numbers of people are involved. With growth, there is always the need to make adjustments; there is the need for the spiritual leadership to wisely delegate the workload of the ministry with others who are spiritually qualified. As Moses learned through the wisdom of his father-in-law Jethro, he could not single-handedly “do it all” (Exodus 18:13-26), so the twelve Apostles discovered they could and should not attend to all the multi-faceted aspects of the ministry alone. Fortunately, the Early Church was led by twelve Spirit-filled men, who rightly handled the first threat to the beautiful unity of the Church with God-given wisdom.
What the problem was and how the Apostles took care of it is the subject matter of this lesson, entitled, “Growing Pains and Gains”. The outline for this look at Acts 6:1-7 consists of two parts: I. “Slighted Widows” (6:1-4) and II. “Seven Workers” (6:5-7).
Acts Lesson 11: The Persecution Begins {Good Lesson for our Day!}
Acts Lesson 10: Second Church Sermon {Peter’s Sharpened Sword}
Acts Lesson 9: Greater Than Silver or Gold {New Life for the Lame}
Acts Lesson 8: Early Church Life {An Awe-some Church}
Acts Lesson 7: Early Church Growth {Piercing 3,000 Hearts}
Jet Tour Through the Bible! ”What on Earth is Going On?”
Acts Lesson 6: The First Church Sermon {Peter’s New Sword}
Acts Lesson 5: A New Birth {The Church is Born}
Acts Lesson 4: A Meaningful Day {The Fully Come Pentecost} SEVEN FEAST DAYS’ OVERVIEW!
Acts Lesson 3: A Productive Wait {Selection of Matthias to Replace Judas: Right or Wrong?}
Acts Lesson 2: A Last Look {The Ascension - Up, Up, and Away!}
Acts Lesson 1: The Continuing Work {Linking the 4 Gospels to the Book of Acts}
Life of Christ Lesson 193b: The Grand Finale - Part II
Life of Christ Lesson 193a: The Grand Finale - Part I
Life of Christ Lesson 192: Peter’s ”Public” Restoration
Life of Christ Lesson 191: Fishers of Men
Life of Christ Lesson 190: Christ Deals with Doubt {Thomas}
Life of Christ Lesson 189: Behind Closed Doors
Life of Christ Lesson 188b: Emmaus Road Spiritual Heartburn
Life of Christ Lesson 188a: Emmaus Road Despondency
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