1. Bren White
Minister/Missionary
Laurel Church of Christ

4. “Let everyone know in Israel for
certain that God has made this
Jesus, whom you crucified, to be
both Lord and Messiah!”-Peter

5. “Those who believed (pistis)
what Peter said were baptized
(immersed) and added to the
church that day-
about 3000 in all.”

6. “…and they were continuing
steadfastly in the teaching of the
Apostles and in the koinonia, in the
breaking of bread and in prayer.”
(Interlinear New Testament)

7. “…the Apostles were teaching the people
and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection
of the dead…many who heard the
message believed, and the number of men
grew to about five thousand.”

8. “We cannot help speaking
about what we have
seen and heard.”

9. “They did what Your power and will
had decided beforehand should
happen…Enable Your servants to
speak Your Word with great
boldness.”

10. “The Christian learns from God Himself
that all things are arranged by His
Providence…”

11. “…He Himself gives all men life and
breath and everything else. From one
man He made every nation of men, that
they should inhabit the whole earth; and
He determined the times set for them and
the exact places where they should
live…In Him we live and move and have
our being.”-Paul

12. “I am the TRUTH…”
“If you hold to My teaching, you are
really My disciples. Then you will know
the truth, and the truth will set you
free…So if the Son of God sets you free,
you will be free indeed.”-John 8:31, 36

13. “I honor My Father…I am not
seeking glory for Myself…I tell
you the truth…”-John 8:49-51

14. “The Christian is interested solely in the
truth, not in vain glory; nor does the Christian
allow a variety of conflicting beliefs…The
Christian’s sole interest is in obeying the
commands of God and following the law of
the Father of immortality, for what comes
from God surpasses all earthly gifts.”

15. “The true God is without beginning,
unchangeable in nature, the Ruler and
Creator of the universe; He is known by His
works and be beheld through them. From
observing a ship sailing into a harbor, we infer
that a pilot is steering it; likewise, we can
perceive that God is the pilot, the governor of
the universe, when God will be seen in all His
glory.”

16. “…since what may be known about God is
plain to them, because God has made it plain
to them. For since the creation of the world
God’s invisible qualities—His eternal power
and divine nature—have been clearly seen,
being understood from what has been made,
so that men are without excuse.”

17. “Those who accept salvation in Christ
become spiritual men, but they are not
such by nature but by Christ’s gift of the
Spirit to them. By the Spirit dwelling in
them, believers are joined to Christ and
to each other in the Church. The Spirit
also makes them partakers of eternal
life…”

18. “His divine power has given us everything
we need for life and godliness through
our knowledge of Him who called us by
His own glory and goodness…so through
them you may participate in the divine
nature…”

19. “They (Christians) love one another.
They do not overlook the widow, and
they save the orphan. He who has
ministers ungrudgingly to him who does
not have.”

22.  Reign of Augustus Caesar 27 B.C.-14 A.D.
 Death of Herod the Great 4 A.D.
 Reign of Tiberius 14-37 A.D.
 Anointing of Caiaphas as high priest 18 A.D.
 Appointment of Pilate as procurator over Judea 26
 Reign of Herod Agrippa 37-44 A.D.
 Reign of Claudius 41-54 A.D.
 Reign of Nero 54-68 A.D.
 Reign of Titus 79-81 A.D.
 Reign of Domitian 81-96 A.D.
 Reign of Trajan 98-117 A.D.

25. “THIS IS JESUS, KING OF THE JEWS”

32. “…I have never been present at the examination of the
Christians…Whether the bare name (Christian), without any
crimes besides…to be punished?
-Pliny the Younger (Governor of the Roman Province of
Bythinia (modern day Turkey) 112 A.D.
“…Christians…these people are not to be sought after…”
-Emperor Trajan

34. “At this time there was a wise man called Jesus, and his
conduct was good, and he was known to be virtuous.
Many among the Jews and the other nations became his
disciples. Pilate condemned him to be crucified and to
die. But those who had become his disciples did not
abdandon him.” (18:63)
“Christos” (20:200)
-The Antiquities (books 18-20)

35. “So great was the persecution against us in
many places that Pliny the Younger, one of the
most distinguished governors, was alarmed at
the number of martyrs, which he reported to
the emperor.”

37. “World Government” “World Language”
“Borderless World” Great Entertainment
Incredible Infrastructure Beautiful Public Parks
Magnificent Architecture Public Restrooms
Much Tourism/Travel Playgrounds/Gymnasiums
Disposable Income Women’s Lib Movement
Many Slaves Divorce Rate High
Welfare System Birth Rate Low
Plentiful Water Supply Children disrespect parents
Elaborate Sewer System Prostitution & Abortion rampant
Wealthy have clocks, glass windows Much drinking, gambling, adultery
Crowded Public Housing Emperor worshipped

79. “While Apollos was at Corinth,
Paul took the road through the
interior and arrived at Ephesus.”

92. “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!
Soon the whole city was in an
uproar…”

93.  TROAS
 SSOS
 MITYLENE
 KIOS
 SAMOS
 MILETUS

98. “I will use my power to help the sick to
the best of my ability and judgement; I
will abstain from harming or wronging
any man by it…”
(5th Century B.C.)

106. “After this we got up and went to Jerusalem.
Some of the disciples from Caesarea
accompanied us and brought us to the house
of Mnason, a man from Cyprus and one of
the early disciples.”

118. “Once safely on shore, we found out
the island was called Malta. The
islanders showed us unusual
kindness…”-Acts 28:1-2

121. “When it was decided that we would sail
for Italy…”

123. “After spending some time in Antioch,
Paul set out from there and traveled from
place to place throughout the region of
Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all
the disciples.”

130. Select Writings
Passover
On Christian Life
The Church
The Lord’s Day
Soul and Body
Baptism, Truth, Faith
Hospitality

135. “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold
nor hot. I wish you were either one or the
other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither
hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of My
mouth. You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired
wealth and do not need anything. But you do
not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor,
blind and naked.”

136. “I warn everyone who hears the words of
the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds
anything to them, God will add to him
the plagues described in this book. And if
anyone takes words away…God will take
away from him his share in the tree of life
and in the holy city…”

140. “the fruit of faith in Christ is a life of love
and purity; Christ Himself provides the
example which all Christians should
imitate. Christians are citizens of a
heavenly kingdom and will reign with
Christ if they are obedient to His
commandments.”

142. “The Christian has no fear of death, for
death is but the beginning of eternal life,
free from pain and want.”

144. “Wherever the bishop appears let the
congregation be present; just as
wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the
universal church…do nothing without
the bishop.”

146. “All those who wish to see the truth can
clearly contemplate, in every church, the
tradition of the Apostles manifested
through the world.”

149. In 253 A.D. Cyprian, Bishop at Carthage,
held a council of sixty-six bishops, who
decided that an infant should be
baptized on the second or third day after
birth.

150. PAPIAS of Hierapolis 70-163 A. D.
‘THE DIDACHE’ 110 A.D.
ORIGEN of Alexandria 185-253 A.D.
TERTULLIAN of Carthage 196
Clement of Alexandria 215
Hippolytus 235
Athanasius 367
Cyril of Jerusalem 374
Ambrose 385
Augustine 387

151. “The will of God is the
measure of all things.”

152. “Christ is not valued at all
unless He is valued above all.”

153. “Baptism is…rebirth unto God,
that we be no more children of
mortal men, but of the eternal
and everlasting God.”

157. (Of Christians) “…their habits of faith, of zeal,
and of union, seemed to multiply their
numbers…As the humble faith of Christ
diffused itself throughout the world…Their
errors are derived from the abuse of the arts
and sciences of the infidels, and they corrupt
the simplicity of the Gospel…”
-Edward Gibbon, Historian

158. “Let this be your one joy and
delight: to go from one act of
kindness to another with your
mind fixed on God.”