Apostles And Martyrs Flashcards
Christian history is made by men and women through their life and example of faith and love in Jesus, even against the test of pain and death.
WITNESSING OF JESUS
- EXEMPLARS OF COURAGE
APOSTLES
They who were hiding in fear and uncertainty at the time of Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion, and were struggling to understand his person and mission, became exemplars of courage and conviction to their faith in the risen Christ.
Apostles
Go into the world and preach the Gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
Mark 15:15-18
All these signs will accompany those who believe:
In my name they will cast out demons,
they will speak in new tongues,
they will pick up serpents,
they will not be poisoned,
they will lay their hand on the sick and
they will recover.
Mark 16:15-18
And so the FIRE of the missionary spirit was lit up and the heart of every apostle was consumed by this irresistible calling to be sent, to preach, to heal, to exorcise, and to baptize in the name of Jesus, their Lord and Messiah.
BURNING ZEAL REKINDLED
: Descent of the Holy Spirit
On the Day of Pentecost
______ speech in the Acts of the Apostles on the day of Pentecost echoes with transforming Christian conviction:
Peter’s
Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs…who was delivered up according to the plan of God…crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men…But God raised him up…God has made him both Lord and Christ…
Peter’s speech
Further in that account, the people who heard_____ were moved, convinced, and converted.
Peter
Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the Apostles, “Brethren what shall we do?” And Peter said to them:
“Repent, and be baptized.”
And there were added on that day about_________ souls, who devoted themselves to Apostles teachings.
three thousand
Guided therefore by the Apostles, the early Christians followed _______ and _________________ as essential events of being a Christian.
baptism and the breaking of the bread
The restlessness to preach so captivated the hearts of the disciples that they started on a missionary journey even beyond the borders of__________, to the far ends of the Mediterranean world.
Palestine
As the fruit of their toil, converts were not even won but groups and communities were even built.
Christian communities sprang from the_______ capital of Jerusalem to the capital of the______________
Jewish
pagan Roman Empire
