SUSTAINABLE DISCIPLE MAKING MOVEMENT
SUSTAINABLE DISCIPLE MAKING MOVEMENT Victor Choudhrie The beginning - The church age started with 120 Holy Spirit baptised people (Acts 2:1-3) in a house and grew to 3000 people (Acts 2:41) on the same day of the Pentecost. It grew to 5000 people in the next few days (Acts 4:4) and into myriads (tens of thousands) by (Acts 21:20). This was only the Jewish church. We do not know how many churches Paul had planted among the Gentiles but we do know that within three years all Asia (Turkey) had heard the Gospel (Acts 19:8-10). It was an international church as pilgrims from every nation under the sun (Acts 2:5) had gathered in Jerusalem for the season of Feasts of the Lord which lasted from the Passover, the Firstfruits and the Pentecost. The pilgrims returned to their home countries soon and shared what they had witnessed from the crucifixion of Jesus as the Lamb of God (Passover), his resurrection (Firstfruits) and the Pentecost (Harvest of souls) So the church became a global...