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F O C U S O N R E P R O D U C T I O N

a. Luke 19.9

b. John 4.53

2. The apostles ministered in this fashion.

a. Peter with Cornelius, Acts 10-11; cf. Acts 10.24

b. Paul with Lydia and the Philippian jailer, Acts 16.14-35

(1) Lydia, Acts 16.12-15

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(2) The Philippian jailer, Acts 16.29-34

3. The oikia became not only the place for evangelism, but the means by which new Christians were discipled and gathered into congregations, cf. the households of Priscilla and Aquila, as well as Onesiphorus at Ephesus.

a. 1 Cor. 16.19

b. 2 Tim. 1.16

c. 2 Tim. 4.19

B. Most people who come to faith in Christ do so through an oikos member.

1. Survey by Church Growth, Inc. of Monrovia, CA