May 4, 2008

The Fellowship in Acts

Speaker: Peter No Series: Acts: The Book of the Church Scripture: Acts 2:42–47

Ongoing continuous life of the early church throughout the book of Acts

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Questions:
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1) What did the early church really looked like?
2) What characterized the early church?

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Four activities the Christians of early church were devoted themselves to:

- apostles teaching
- continued in fellowship
- regularly did the breaking the bread (Lord's supper)
- praying a lot

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Ongoing activities in the early church:

- fear of the Lord
- signs and wonders done by apostles
- they had all things in common
- they were selling their positions and distributing to the needs of the poor
- they gather to the temple daily
- they were meeting in each other homes celebrating Lord's supper

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Observations:
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1) There was incredible love and unity in church.
2) There was love and unity centered in Christ.
3) There was great joy in fellowshipping one another.
4) All of these activities characterized the comprehensive life of the church.

other sermons in this series

Jun 8

2008

The Leadership Structure of the Early Church

Speaker: Julian Freeman Scripture: Acts 6:1–7, Acts 11:28–30 Series: Acts: The Book of the Church

May 18

2008

Suffering in the Life of the Early Church

Speaker: Jim Stowe Scripture: Acts 1:8, Acts 7:54–60 Series: Acts: The Book of the Church

May 11

2008

The Apostles' Teaching in Acts

Speaker: Tom Gee Scripture: Acts 2:42–47 Series: Acts: The Book of the Church