(Sunday School)
Lesson 7: Pre-Reformation Movements
- Speaker: David Capoccia
- Series: Church History 102: The Medieval Church
- Text: Selected Scriptures
- Topics: Church History, Persecution
- Downloads: mp3
In this lesson, Pastor Dave Capoccia examines the persecutions Christians suffered in the first to early fourth centuries. Specifically, Pastor Dave explains: 1. What were the persecutions? 2. Why were Christians persecuted? 3. How did Christians respond to persecution?
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