Introduction: In Matthew 16:18 Jesus promised to establish His Church. This glorious event took place on the Day of Pentecost. The book of Acts tells us on that day the God of Heaven launched the Church of Christ.
Our remarks for this article will come from Acts 4. In the first few chapters of Acts we are told how the early church centered her ministries in the city of Jerusalem. They had not ventured out as Jesus had commanded in Acts 1:8. The narrative centers on the ministry of Peter and John. In the 3rd chapter they had just healed the lame man at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple.
We would like spend some time on each of the five reasons for church growth that we have gleaned from this chapter. If we are willing to see how the early church existed among the Jewish, Roman, and Greek cultures, and implement their techniques, we too, can experience church growth. It will also help us work for the unity of all believers in Christ.
