5. The Age of Enlightenment, incl:  The Renaissance and its approach to intellectualism.  Political and social revolutions – individual rights  Industrial revolution brought prosperity  Napoleonic empire overthrew Papal power and Holy Roman Empire  Printing Press facilitated translation and production of Bible into common tongue.  Protestant Reformation movement – questioning church teaching

9. Original English Speaking areas of ecclesias Commenced 1848

11.  Bible – sole foundation  Forthright exposition  Distinctive doctrines  Focus on personal reading and study  Understanding of Prophecy  BASF, Ecclesial guide.  No paid priesthood  No central hierarchy  Worship –memorial meetings, music, prayers  Fellowship  Way of life  Role of brothers and sisters

13. Original English Speaking areas of ecclesias Commenced 1848

17. There are Brothers & Sisters in Over 110 Nations Globally Sourced from CBM Cambodia Cameroon Canada Caribbean Caucasus Chad Chile China Columbia Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Czech East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Fiji France French Polynesia Gambia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Gulf States Guyana Hungary India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Laos Latvia Lesotho Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Malawi Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands NZ Nigeria Pakistan Panama Peru Phillipines PNG and Bougainville Poland Portugal Romania Russia Rwanda Samoa Sweden Scandinavia Sierra Leone Singapore Solomons South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Swaziland Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Turkey Uganda Ukraine USA Vanuatu Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe Adriatic Angola Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bolivia Botswana Brazil Britain Bulgaria Burma Burundi

19. I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? Luke 18v8

20. I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find the faith on the earth? Luke 18v8

22. What does Christ say to us...? Matt 24  Be ready/prepared  Be watching  Be feeding others in the ecclesia  Be active – doing these things! Luke 17  Make sure we know what’s coming – don’t get distracted by commerce, eating, building, marriage Rev 16 Watch – protect our ‘Garments’ – what it means to be in Christ