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Running head: CHURCH OF JERUSALEM INFORMATION BROCHURE

Church of Jerusalem Information Brochure

Susana Silvestri

Grand Canyon University

BIB123 – New Testament History

June 6, 2009
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Church of Jerusalem Information Brochure

Come and join the exciting new church forming in Jerusalem

Introduction to the Church of Jerusalem

Welcome to the Church of Jerusalem, this is a fellowship that is accepting faithful people

looking for the salvation and redemption. As you read our brochure, you will find answers to

some of the questions that you might have. Make sure to ask any of our members for help, that is

what we best do, help each other.

Our mission statement

We want to invite you to be part of the incredible life changing that we are now

witnessing. Have heard about all the events that are happening with the teachings of the one

called Jesus? These events are happening in front of hundreds of people to whom He appeared

after His resurrection, Jesus intends His followers to become members of the church. The church

is no a building and we are not identified by the location in which we meet; the church is group of

followers of Jesus the Christ.

Peter filled with the Holy Spirit began to preach and calling all the Jews to follow Christ in

belief and baptism. Peter baptized 5,000 people after his first sermon. All these events followed

when the Holy Spirit appeared to His apostles as tongues of fire. Before Jesus ascended into

Heaven, He told his followers “And you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon

you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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Jesus wanted the word to be heard and that is the reason why we are here offering the opportunity

to experience the amazing experience of this Church, our mission is to spread the gospel.

Description of the ministries to human need and ministries of the Word

As a church family, we have many objectives; when you become a member of this church

you help us create a strong fellowship, we encourage and teach each other about our knowledge

of Christ’s ministry. As a group that wants the word to be spread, we must have some kind of

accountability to the facts that we want to show.

Our Apostles come to play a very important part of this church, the are witnesses of Jesus’

life and they will be writing HIS life, miracles, teachings and suffering for all of us to live by it.

The work of the apostles and many members of our Church of Jerusalem are varied and merciful.

Jesus told His disciples that they would do even greater things than He did because He was going

to send the Holy Spirit to them. For example, Peter healed a beggar outside the temple.

As a member of the Church of Jerusalem, don’t expect a life of ease, however, you must have

devotion and obedience. Members of the church are not required to donate their property; our

members freely gave of what they had for the common good. As the people of the city started to

see the things that God is doing, they are becoming more interested in being a part of our

fellowship.

Also, when the Jewish religious leaders began to see the wonderful things that the disciples

are doing and the many miracles that they are able to work, they started to persecute not only the

disciples, but also the entire church. This had several effects and you should not fear them. The

main one is that is not dissuading the disciples from preaching the gospel, instead is causing some

of the Christians in Jerusalem to flee to other parts of the world, the good part is that they are

taking the gospel with them, spreading the word across the world. This dispersion of Christians

continues and grows in its scope as the persecution in Jerusalem begins to increase.
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What do we expect from you?

The Church of Jerusalem is not a socializing event. As Peter explains, membership in the

Church of Jerusalem is a matter of faith. Everyone attempting to join the Church of Jerusalem is

require to be exhorted to repent and be baptized receiving this way a miraculous and mysterious

baptism of the Holy Spirit, at this time they speak in various languages to help spread the word

across the world.

In Conclusion

Some gentiles have received this gift of the Holy Spirit by repenting of their sins and

accepting baptism. It seems that no efforts of the religious leaders are able to stop the good will,

support, and power that the church has to be able to reach the people, we need people with faith

to join us and help the Church of Jerusalem be successful with the assignment that Jesus Christ

left us to do.

Come and join us!

Hear and help spread the good news of the gospel!

Repent and be saved!

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References

Achtemeier, P. J., Green J. B., Thompson M. M. (2001). Introducing the New

Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eedmans Publishing Company.

Robert L. Thomas and Stanley N. Gundry, The NIV Harmony of the Gospels (1987). 341 Pages.

Published by Harper One.

Gilmour, S.M. (1962). Easter and Pentecost. Journal of Biblical Literature. (81), 62-66