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Acts 2:42–44 · BSB
2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
2:43 A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
2:44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.
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…relationship. Where we are we don't have to look far to know what this looks like because we can see images of this played out in the early church.Acts chapter 2, verses 42 through 47. It reads, And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And all came upon…
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…because it's not just about the church building, it's about the body of Christ. It's the body of Christ. And so we have to ask ourselves. So inActs chapter 2, verses 42 through 47, it says this first thing. They were continually, This is the first church right after they all got saved and filled with the Holy Ghost. It says…
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…became part of the church. That's all true, but it's so much more. It's so much bigger, so much, so much deeper. I want us to read this morningActs 2 verse 42 to 47, Acts chapter 2. Acts chapter 2, verse 42 to 47. Here's now what happened, the baptism. Peter has preached, baptism has happened, the people have…
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…move toward gaining confidence about what it would look like for us to experience a thriving community. So, this morning, we're going to look atActs 2:42-47, and we're going to talk about _5 Characteristics of a Thriving Community_. Let me give you some context for where we are in our passage this…
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…happens. I'm not going to take too long. No-transcript. If you have your Bible, you can go to Acts, chapter 2. We've been talking about it all day.Acts, chapter 2, verses 41 through 47. When you're there say I'm there, who has their real Bible? Nice, nice, I love my Bible. You can jump to Acts, chapter 2, verse 41, and I'm going…
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…is what to look for. Some of you today are here evaluating churches. You're in that phase right now in September. What do you look for in a church?Acts chapter 2, verses 42 to 47, tells you exactly what to look for. And here it is. This is a glimpse of humanity under Christ. Now there's five. I'm only going to do two of them…
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…2 and verses 42 down through 47. I'm reading this one from the New Living Translation. It should be similar to what you have in front of you.Acts chapter 2 verses 42 through 47. Let's read it. All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship and to sharing in meals, including the Lord's…
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Good morning. As Rick said, if for those who don't know me, my name is Wyatt Allen. Our passage today will be inActs chapter 2, verses 42 through 47. What does it look like to belong to a local church? How would you answer that? Is there a 30-day free trial that we can cancel when we're done so…
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…seriously and gets about the work of the mission, again empowered by the Spirit, but gets about the work of the mission? I want to read us fromActs, chapter 2, verses 42 through 47as we begin. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers, through 47 as we…
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…all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.Acts chapter 2 verses 42 to 47. A very familiar section of the Bible that is often referenced as a picture of what the church looked like after Jesus ascended and went back to…
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…ourselves a lot better and we're guided by the power of the Holy Spirit and that's why Acts 2 is so critical. So turn in your Bibles. I believeActs 2, verse 42 through 47, may be the best model of how to do Christian groups in the social setting as far as principles that there ever was. So if love is binding us and…
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…the grace encounter of God that we get, and it's called Encountering God Through Fellowship. Encountering God Through Fellowship. So let's look atActs, chapter 2, verses 42-47. And they devoted themselves to the apostles, teaching and the fellowship. If you write in your Bible, if you want to underline that or circle it,…
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…in Matthew 28, verses 19 through 20. You'll find that in your notes. And also the fellowship of believers, which is found in Acts 29, or excuse me,Acts chapter 2, verses 42 through 47. There is no Acts 29. But it's Acts chapter 2, verses 42 through 47. These verses, like I said, they'll be found in your notes and we're going to…
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…to live in community with other Christians, with other believers, and not want to be apart from them. The early church in Acts is a great example.Acts 2 verses 42 through 47read, and they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, so the breaking of bread and prayers and awe came upon everyone.…
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…most often translated into English as sharing. Fellowship or communion. Let's take a look at how koinonia and a similar word, koinos, are used inActs 2, verses 38 to 47. I've asked you, given you, some of you some slips of paper and to read from the Bible. And if you'll stand and turn to your classmates, we will…
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…of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. (Acts 2:42–47NASB) That was the evidence of their genuine salvation. They continued in fellowship, in worship, in breaking bread together, in exercising…
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…of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. (Acts 2:42–47NASB) That was the evidence of their genuine salvation. They continued in fellowship, in worship, in breaking bread together, in exercising…
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…apostles say, we cannot continue serving at these tables every day. We need to set time aside for prayer and teaching the word. So let me end. InActs chapter 2 verse 42 to 45, and the church grew. Why? Because there were four things they focused on, breaking of bread, fellowship, teaching, prayers. So let me end. Prayer…
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…yet. It was dependent on what they were teaching them as eyewitnesses to what Jesus had done. What did they do when the dust settled? Let's look atActs. Chapter 2 verses 42 to 47. If you have your Bible, open it with us. If it's on your phone, pull it up. And don't look at Instagram, you know what I'm saying? Just stay with…
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…spirit contending as one man for the faith of the gospel. Of course, we see a wonderful example of this in the early church, don't we, there in theActs 2, verses 42 to 47, where we see that they were devoted to the apostles' teaching to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. And all the believers were…
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