Anglican Church Of Nigeria Weekly Sunday School/ Bible Studies Manual For August 4, 2019 : TOPIC – Early Church Leaders and Pau .l
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Study 2/19 August 4 Trinity 7
SUB THEME : MORE BIBLE EXAMPLES OF GODLY LEADERSHIP .
TOPIC : Early Church Leaders and Pau .l
MEMORY VERSE: Exodus 18: 21 .
TEXT : Acts 1: 15-26 .
AIMS: To help participants
i. identify some of the godly leaders in the early church ;
ii. draw some vital lessons from their leadership examples ;
iii. State how the lessons can be applied in the building of the church and for
more positive impact in the world.
INTRODUCTION :
The history of the formative years of the Church is replete with personalities
who sacrificially committed themselves to the furtherance of the business of
the kingdom of God. Most of those who were privileged to provide leadership in
the various echelons of the church were exemplary in life. Some, like Paul, had
to willingly relinquish their pre-conversion gains/positions for obviously
dangerous and more strenuous lives of missionaries and Christian leaders.
This study shows how these early church leaders walked and what they
accomplished in building the Church.
STUDY GUIDE:
1. From the following scriptures, identify some of the early church leaders,
Acts 1: 13-14; 2 Tim. 1:1 .
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2. Identify and discuss some of the worthy attributes and actions that present
them as godly leaders. Acts 2: 14, 36-41, 44-47; 4: 18-20; 6: 1-4; Phil. 3:
7-11; 2 Cor.6: 3-10. Cf. Exod.18:21 & Acts 6: 3.
3. a. How will you assess these actions of the early church: Acts 1:15-26;
2:1-3, 14ff, 42-47; 8:14-15; 13:1-3; 15:1- 6?
b. Mention and discuss how these qualities can be applied to the corresponding
activities today and how today’s Church has fared .
CONCLUSION: Godly leadership in the Church promotes the well-being of the
people and advances God’s purpose for establishing the Church. They are
agents of positive change, even to the larger society. The Church today is in
dire need of such godly, sacrificial and committed leaders .
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:Is your leadership feeding or milking the church?