The living church of Christ

This book will take us on a long journey. We will follow the trail of a family throughout the longest journey ever taken. It is the long journey God's family has taken from the beginning of the world until the present, a journey from then until now. It is the story of God's work for and in His Church.

Table of Contents

LESSON 1: What Is the Church?

LESSON 2: The Church in the Old Testament

LESSON 3: Beginnings in the New Testament

LESSON 4: The Church Moves into the World

LESSON 5: The Marks of the True Church

LESSON 6: Early New Testament Events

LESSON 7: The Church Defends the Faith

LESSON 8: A Great Warrior

LESSON 9: The Church Enters the Middle Ages

LESSON 10: The Church’s Conflict with Islam

LESSON 11: The Church Needs Reformation

LESSON 12: An Unrest before the Storm

LESSON 13: The Reformation Breaks into the Church

LESSON 14: The Reformation Spreads

LESSON 15: The Reformation Blooms

LESSON 16: The Reformation Bears Fruit

LESSON 17: A Catholic Reformation?

LESSON 18: The Reformation Is Confirmed

LESSON 19: The Age of Discovery

LESSON 20: Protestants Arrive in America

LESSON 21: Mission to the World

LESSON 22: Old Threats in New Garments

LESSON 23: Challenges in a Secular World

LESSON 24: Our Family Tree

LESSON 25: My Place in the Modern Church