| dc.description.tableofcontents | Foreword, p. 9 -- Preface, p. 11 -- The secret of the taproot, p. 13 -- The patterns of apostolic Christianity, p. 21 -- The church is born, p. 23 -- The spread of the early church, p. 24 -- Patterns of early church growth, p. 27 -- Stabilizing forces in the early church, p. 31 -- The apostolic patterns, p. 32 -- The meaning of new testament patterns, p. 37 -- The nature of apostolic patterns, p. 37, p. 37 -- Jesus' plan for the church, p. 39 -- The apostles' proclamation of the gospel, p. 43 -- How the fathers viewed the church, p. 49 -- The marks of an apostolic church, p. 50 -- The loss of apostolic patterns, p. 55 -- A widening rift, p. 56 -- Symptoms of loss, p. 57 -- A repetition of history, p. 63 -- When the fire went out, p. 63 -- What happened in A.D. 200?, p. 65 -- The fall of the early church, p. 69 -- The resurgence of apostolic life, p. 71 -- The return of new testament patterns, p. 73 -- The contributions of revivalism, p. 75 -- Patterns of revival, p. 80 -- The pentecostal revival, p. 82 -- The future of the pentecostal movement, p. 87 -- Factors that may determine our future, p. 88 -- The loss-of-apostolicity syndrome, p. 91 -- Prescription for a pentecostal church, p. 93 -- Conclusion, p. 96 | en |
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