Foundations of Global Church History
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Lesson OneWhy Should We Learn Church History?7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoTo the Ends of the Earth6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeAliens and Strangers6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FourThe City of God6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveFrom Every Tribe and Language6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SixA Different Gospel7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenRighteousness from God6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson EightTo the Very Ends of the Earth6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson NineFrom Absolutely Every Tribe and Language6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TenAliens and Strangers, Yet Again6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities
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Scripture Meditation: Matthew 16:13–20
It’s important to connect what you’re learning about the church and its history to what we find in the Bible. Spend some time carefully reading the Scripture passage below, utilizing the simple three-step method of Receive, Reflect, and Respond.
Read Matthew 16:13–20 slowly. Then read it again.
Receive | Retell in your own words what is happening in this text.
What is being described? Who are the characters and what are they saying or doing? Does the text tell us why they are doing or saying these things?
Read the passage again.
Reflect | Consider how this text contributes to the identity and mission of the church.
What can we learn about God and His relationship to the church from this text? Are any instructions given? Does this text bring to mind other passages of Scripture?
Read the passage one last time.
Respond | Connect this text to your own experience.
What can you learn about your own role in the church? How might this text change the way you relate to God or other people? How can you act on what you’ve learned?