1. Prosperous Churches
Acts 9:31
By David Dann

2. Prosperous Churches

3. Prosperous Churches
Acts 2:41
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

4. Prosperous Churches
Acts 2:38
38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

5. Prosperous Churches
Acts 2:47
47 …praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

6. About 3,000 people added the first day (Acts 2:41).
Prosperous Churches
About 3,000 people added the first day (Acts 2:41).

7. About 3,000 people added the first day (Acts 2:41).
Prosperous Churches
About 3,000 people added the first day (Acts 2:41).
Soon the number swells to about 5,000 (Acts 4:4).

8. About 3,000 people added the first day (Acts 2:41).
Prosperous Churches
About 3,000 people added the first day (Acts 2:41).
Soon the number swells to about 5,000 (Acts 4:4).
Apostles are arrested and imprisoned (Acts 4:3).

9. About 3,000 people added the first day (Acts 2:41).
Prosperous Churches
About 3,000 people added the first day (Acts 2:41).
Soon the number swells to about 5,000 (Acts 4:4).
Apostles are arrested and imprisoned (Acts 4:3).
Church in Jerusalem provides for needy members (Acts 4:32).

10. Some lie about giving to the Lord (Acts 5:1-10).
Prosperous Churches
Some lie about giving to the Lord (Acts 5:1-10).

11. Some lie about giving to the Lord (Acts 5:1-10).
Prosperous Churches
Some lie about giving to the Lord (Acts 5:1-10).
Apostles do miracles & people are converted (Acts 5:12-14).

12. Some lie about giving to the Lord (Acts 5:1-10).
Prosperous Churches
Some lie about giving to the Lord (Acts 5:1-10).
Apostles do miracles & people are converted (Acts 5:12-14).
Apostles arrested & beaten for preaching (Acts 5:40).

13. Some lie about giving to the Lord (Acts 5:1-10).
Prosperous Churches
Some lie about giving to the Lord (Acts 5:1-10).
Apostles do miracles & people are converted (Acts 5:12-14).
Apostles arrested & beaten for preaching (Acts 5:40).
Gospel spreads & number of disciples increases (Acts 6:7).

14. Stephen is murdered for preaching (Acts 7:54-60).
Prosperous Churches
Stephen is murdered for preaching (Acts 7:54-60).

15. Stephen is murdered for preaching (Acts 7:54-60).
Prosperous Churches
Stephen is murdered for preaching (Acts 7:54-60).
Persecution scatters Jerusalem church (Acts 8:1-3).

16. Stephen is murdered for preaching (Acts 7:54-60).
Prosperous Churches
Stephen is murdered for preaching (Acts 7:54-60).
Persecution scatters Jerusalem church (Acts 8:1-3).
Gospel spreads to surrounding regions (Acts 8:4-40).

17. Prosperous Churches
Acts 9:31
31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

18. Prosperous Churches

19. Prosperous Churches
They Had Peace

20. Prosperous Churches
They Had Peace
Acts 9:31
31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

21. Prosperous Churches
They Had Peace
Romans 5:1
1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…

22. Prosperous Churches
They Had Peace
Philippians 4:9
9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

23. Prosperous Churches
They Had Peace
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
12 And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,
13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

24. Prosperous Churches
They Had Peace
Acts 9:1-2
1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

25. They Had Peace Prosperous Churches Acts 9:17-18
17 And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
18 Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized.

26. Prosperous Churches
They Had Peace
Luke 6:26
26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets.

27. Prosperous Churches
They Had Peace
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

28. Prosperous Churches

29. Prosperous Churches
They Were Edified

30. They Were Edified Acts 9:31
Prosperous Churches
They Were Edified
Acts 9:31
31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

31. They Were Edified 1 Timothy 3:15
Prosperous Churches
They Were Edified
1 Timothy 3:15
15 …but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

32. Prosperous Churches
They Were Edified
1 Peter 2:5
5 …you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

33. They Were Edified Prosperous Churches
Ephesians 4:12-14
12 …for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting…

34. They Were Edified Prosperous Churches
Ephesians 4:15-16
15 …but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head -- Christ --
16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

35. Prosperous Churches
They Were Edified
1 Corinthians 14:26
26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

36. Prosperous Churches
They Were Edified
Colossians 3:16
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

37. Prosperous Churches
They Were Edified
Romans 14:19
19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.

38. Prosperous Churches

39. They Were Walking In The
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Fear Of The Lord

40. They Were Walking In The
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Fear Of The Lord
Acts 9:31
31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

41. They Were Walking In The
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Fear Of The Lord
3 John 4
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

42. They Were Walking In The
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Fear Of The Lord
Proverbs 1:7
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

43. They Were Walking In The
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Fear Of The Lord
Proverbs 8:13
13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.

44. They Were Walking In The
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Fear Of The Lord
Proverbs 16:6
6 In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.

45. They Were Walking In The
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Fear Of The Lord
Proverbs 19:23
23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.

46. They Were Walking In The
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Fear Of The Lord
Colossians 3:17
17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

47. Prosperous Churches

48. They Were Walking In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit

49. They Were Walking In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Acts 9:31
31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

50. They Were Walking In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
John 14:26
26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you."

51. They Were Walking In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Acts 2:42
42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

52. They Were Walking In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
2 Timothy 3:16-17
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

53. They Were Walking In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 13:8
8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

54. They Were Walking In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 14:40
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

55. They Were Walking In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Prosperous Churches
They Were Walking In The
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
1 Timothy 2:11-12
11 Let a woman learn in silence with all submission.
12 And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.

56. Prosperous Churches

57. Prosperous Churches
They Were Multiplied

58. They Were Multiplied Acts 9:31
Prosperous Churches
They Were Multiplied
Acts 9:31
31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

59. They Were Multiplied Prosperous Churches Matthew 7:21-23
21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 "Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?'
23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'"

60. Prosperous Churches
They Were Multiplied
Acts 5:14
14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women…

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