The Church: Early (33ad - 400s) Middle Ages (500s 1400s) Reformation (1500s s) Modern (1700s - Today)

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2 The Church: Early (33ad - 400s) Middle Ages (500s 1400s) Reformation (1500s s) Modern (1700s - Today)

3 The Church: Early (33ad - 400s) Middle Ages (500s 1400s) Reformation (1500s s) Modern (1700s - Today)

4 1707ad Watts Hymns Hymns Tired of the dull songs sung in church, Watts set out to offer a higher quality alternative of Christian hymns Influence Wrote over 600 hymns in his life, produced 2 major collections including Hymns and Spiritual Songs, with many of his hymns still sung

5 1716ad Jonathan Edwards Edwards Considered by many as the greatest mind America has ever produced Enrolled at Yale at 12 years old, gained Master s degree at 19 Influence Powerful preacher, delivered the most famous sermon in American history (Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God), led the First Great Awakening

6 1735ad Great Awakening Condition Spiritual fervor of immigrants had been lost, Desire for wealth and comfortable living increased, Influence of Enlightenment growing Awakening Church numbers grew, True piety emerged, Barriers broke down, Missions work revived, and Evangelism among Indians increased

7 1739ad Wesley & Whitefield Wesley Graduated and taught at Oxford, Joined brother s group called Holy Club (Methodists), Very influential open-air preaching in England [1739] Whitefield Part of Holy Club, Very dynamic, bold & colorful preacher, thousands came to hear him (England & America), Helped Edwards lead the Great Awakening, Believed in predestination.

8 1780ad Sunday School Problem Factory kids didn t work on Sundays, they disturbed the adults, were illiterate & many got involved in crime very early Raikes Started a school on Sundays for poor kids that included reading lessons, going to church, and then Bible lessons Result: Crime went down, literacy improved, many Sunday Schools were started in England and in America

9 1793ad Carey to India Passion Carey believed that the Great Commission was for all believers, but he was uneducated and unsupported in for many years Life He formed a missionary society, sailed to India where he served for 41 years without furlough Result: Translated the Bible in 30+ languages, dictionaries in 4 languages, founded many churches and schools, started a college, and converted 700

10 1807ad Wilberforce & Slaves Wilberforce A British politician who, after befriending John Newton (Amazing Grace), spoke out against slave trade and slavery for the rest of his life Slaves After over 20 years of effort, Slave Trade was abolished in 1807 After another 26 years of effort, Slavery was also abolished

11 1840ad Livingstone to Africa Livingstone A Scottish doctor, missionary, explorer, and fighter against the slave trade throughout Africa Africa Livingstone was sent as a missionary, who then explored and mapped out Africa, while writing about the horrors of slavery

12 1853ad Taylor to China Taylor English Missionary to China who took the gospel into the unreached regions of China, then began a massive missionary presence there. China At age 21, he sailed to China, prayed to receive funds, revised the Chinese N.T., and began the China Inland Mission

13 1854ad Spurgeon in London Spurgeon He began preaching at 16yrs of age, became pastor in London at 20yrs, and preached weekly to thousands til his death in 1892 Influence He preached 10x a week, to over 10 million in his life, with 25k copies of his sermons sold per week and 3,500+ sermons still in print

14 1872ad Moody in America Moody Church planter, YMCA president, International Evangelist, Founder of numerous Bible Colleges, President of International Sunday School Society Influence He preached all over America and internationally, leaving a legacy in his founding the Moody Bible Institute and The Moody Press

15 1906ad Pentecostalism Movement Tongues speaking revivals occurred in Kansas (1900) & on Azusa St. (1906), CA, sparking the Pentecostal movement Belief A number of denominations resulted, teaching to seek baptism of the Holy Spirit, being evidenced by speaking in tongues

16 1921ad Christian Radio Radio Radio broadcasting began in 1920, and the next year a Pittsburgh radio station broadcast a local church service Impact The gospel could now reach thousands of people at one time, many of whom couldn t hear the gospel otherwise

17 1931ad C.S. Lewis Converts Lewis An Irish scholar, philosopher and author whose Christian apologetic and fantasy books gained him worldwide fame Work Lewis books have sold millions of copies, his radio messages reached all of the United Kingdom and he donated most all of his wealth

18 1942ad Wycliffe Translators Purpose Wycliffe Bible Translators was founded to translate Scripture, train field personnel and promote interest in Bible translation Impact Wycliffe has translated the Bible into 700+ languages and hundreds more are currently in process of translation

19 1947ad Dead Sea Scrolls The Find Over 200 scrolls of Old Testament writings, from nearly every book, dating around bc, were found in the caves of Qumran Importance These scrolls, nearly identical to the oldest manuscripts beforehand (at least 1,000 yrs newer), proved the Bible s preservation

20 1949ad Billy Graham Graham Church Pastor, Global Evangelist, Popular Author, Advisor to many World Leaders, Founder of BGEA, Decision and Christianity Today Influence Preached in 400+ Crusades in 185 countries, to 80 million in person, 200+ million in live radio/tv audiences, and has led millions to faith in Christ

21 1979ad The Jesus Film Mission To reach as many people groups in the world as possible with the gospel through a movie in their own language Results Over 6 billion people reached, in over 1,200 languages/dialects, over 200 million professions of faith in Christ

22 2007ad Creation Museum A.I.G. Organization that promotes a literal understanding of Genesis, in opposition to the Big Bang Theory & Darwin s Theory of Evolution Museum A State-of-the-art 70,000 sq. ft. museum that brings the Bible to life with a planetarium, lifesize dinosaurs, and many other exhibits

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