What Church Was Like in 150 AD (Justin Martyr Reveals)
Gavin Ortlund
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30 March 2026
4 April 2026
Gavin Ortlund takes you inside a 2nd-century Christian worship service through Justin Martyr’s writings, revealing a gathering that feels both strikingly familiar and surprisingly different from church today.
Videos Mentioned:
- Does Jerome Undermine Apostolic Succession?: https://youtu.be/p852Zm_hfwg?si=TjLFJ1ZM9C9MTGzG
- Answering Taylor Marshall on the Eucharist: https://youtu.be/t7xn5hyYiKk?si=oFATJT6aJkIGnuXO
- A "Worship Problem" For Protestants?: https://youtu.be/lupFft2GqOc?si=PD8V_mXBQTxNO3mk
- Why Believe in Real Presence in the Eucharist?: https://youtu.be/JbPxgZ_AfOI?si=Z-Wjk1-o4hGDvJdL
- Craig and Ortlund Clash on the Eucharist (Respectful Dialogue): https://youtu.be/imFpLS1I-Hk?si=NrmROiw4tYcUo3NZ
- https://youtu.be/EeM5u4A6KTY?si=5mFBJqBCkTWn8k4k: https://youtu.be/EeM5u4A6KTY?si=5mFBJqBCkTWn8k4k
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - 7 Things to Expect
02:21 - Sunday Worship
04:57 - Where Was Church?
09:04 - Scripture
11:06 - Sermon
15:36 - Prayer
18:14 - Eucharist
26:47 - Giving
28:37 - Summing Up
29:58 - One Application (Closed Communion)
