JSS3 First Term Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) Lesson Note – Fellowship in The Early Church

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WEEK 4

TOPIC: FELLOWSHIP IN THE EARLY CHURCH

CONTENTS: 

• TOGETHERNESS IN THE EARLY CHURCH. ACTS 2:41-47.
• FRAUD IN THE CHURCH. ACTS 5:1-11.

SUB-TOPIC 1: TOGETHERNESS IN THE EARLY CHURCH

At the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven, the number of the disciples including women was about one hundred and twenty (120). After Peter’s speech on the day of Pentecost about three thousand souls were baptized and added to the Church. Also, after the prayer of Peter and John for the crippled man at the beautiful gate who got healed during the hour of prayer, about five thousand men were converted and added to the church.

The converts all stayed in Jerusalem with the disciples. They formed the early Church. There was a sense of togetherness and belonging among members of the early Church. They were of one heart and one mind; they did everything in common.

The Characteristics of the early Church can be summarized as follows:

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