To understand the overall message, history, structure, and plot of the Gospel’s expanding witness in the formation of the Church as local faith communities fulfilling the Great Commission. This expository study seeks to demonstrate how the Church is both a living organism and a lasting organization that exists not merely for its community’s wellbeing, but more so for non-members! There is a need for pastor-teachers and missionaries to come to grips with reasons why our secular society is hostile toward Christianity as a counter-culture as they advance the cause of Christ.