Notice: This is a sample reading edition that contains the first 5 chapters of the book.

This series of messages on the life of the church, the body of Christ serves as a follow-up companion volume to "But We See Jesus"; Messages on the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Having come to see Christ Jesus, we are now ready to see His church, about which Jesus had declared this: “I will build my [church], and hades’ gates shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18b). From this declaration we realize that the church is not the product of the work of man, but it is the Lord Jesus himself who builds the church. Hence, in Scripture, the church is called “the Christ” (I Corinthians 12:12c; Ephesians 3:4b, 8b Darby).



The New Testament book of Acts gives us a panoramic view of the churches in the first century. It also provides us with a prophetic picture of the churches throughout the centuries. As we review the histories of these various churches that are narrated for us in Acts, may we learn all the lessons God wants us to learn from them.



CONTENTS

Introduction: The Body of Christ

1. The Mystery of Christ

2. The Birth of the Church

3. The Church in Jerusalem

4. The Church in Antioch

5. The Churches in Galatia

6. The Church in Philippi

7. The Church in Thessalonica

8. The Church in Corinth

9. The Church in Ephesus

10. The Church in Colossae

11. The Church in Rome

Conclusion: Lessons to Be Learned