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Acts 2:42-47 Acts 2:42-47   They devoted They devoted

themselves to the themselves to the apostles’ apostles’

teaching and to teaching and to fellowship, to the fellowship, to the

breaking of bread and breaking of bread and to prayer. to prayer. 

43 43 Everyone was filled Everyone was filled with awe at the many with awe at the many

wonders and signs wonders and signs performed by the performed by the

apostles. apostles. 

44 44 All the believers All the believers were together and were together and had everything in had everything in

common. common. 

45 45 They sold property They sold property and possessions to and possessions to give to anyone who give to anyone who

had need.had need.

46 46 Every day they Every day they continued to meet continued to meet

together in the temple together in the temple courts. They broke courts. They broke

bread in their homes bread in their homes and ate together with and ate together with

glad and sincere glad and sincere hearts, hearts, 

47 47 praising God and praising God and enjoying the favor enjoying the favor

of all the of all the people. And the people. And the

Lord added to their Lord added to their number daily those number daily those

who were being who were being saved.saved.

A Worshipping A Worshipping

ChurchChurch

John 4:23 John 4:23 Yet a time is Yet a time is coming and has coming and has

now come when the now come when the true worshipers will true worshipers will worship the Father worship the Father in the Spirit and in in the Spirit and in

truth, truth,

for they are the kind for they are the kind of worshipers the of worshipers the

Father seeks. Father seeks. 

A Learning ChurchA Learning Church

Acts 2:42 Acts 2:42 

““They devoted themselves to the They devoted themselves to the

apostles’ teaching…”apostles’ teaching…”

2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 2:15, ““Study to show Study to show

thyself approved thyself approved unto God, a unto God, a

workman that workman that needeth not to be needeth not to be ashamed, rightly ashamed, rightly dividing the word dividing the word

of truth.”of truth.” (KJV) (KJV)

Heb 5:12 …Heb 5:12 …though though by this time you by this time you

ought to be ought to be teachers, you need teachers, you need someone to teach someone to teach

you the elementary you the elementary truths of God’s truths of God’s word all over word all over

againagain……

13 13 Anyone who Anyone who lives on milk, being lives on milk, being

still an infant, is still an infant, is not acquainted with not acquainted with the teaching about the teaching about

righteousness. righteousness.

14 But solid food is for 14 But solid food is for the mature, who the mature, who by by constant use have constant use have trained themselves trained themselves to distinguish good to distinguish good

from evilfrom evil.” .”

Heb 6:1 …not laying Heb 6:1 …not laying again again the the

foundation of foundation of repentance from repentance from acts that lead to acts that lead to

death,death, and of faith in  and of faith in God, God, 

7 7 Land that drinks in Land that drinks in the rain often falling the rain often falling

on it and that on it and that produces a crop produces a crop

useful to those for useful to those for whom it is farmed whom it is farmed

receives the blessing receives the blessing of God. of God. 

8 8 But land that But land that produces thorns and produces thorns and thistles is worthless thistles is worthless and is in danger of and is in danger of

being cursed. In the being cursed. In the end it will be burned.end it will be burned.

10 10 God is not unjust; God is not unjust; he will not forget he will not forget your work and the your work and the

love you have love you have shown him as you shown him as you have helped his have helped his

people and people and continue to help continue to help

them.them.   

A Loving ChurchA Loving Church

Matthew 19:19 Matthew 19:19

““Love your Love your neighbor as neighbor as yourself.” yourself.”

Philippians 2 Philippians 2

IfIf you have you have any any encouragementencouragement from being united from being united

with Christ,with Christ,

if any comfortif any comfort from from his love, his love,

if any fellowshipif any fellowship with the Spirit,with the Spirit,

if any tenderness if any tenderness and compassionand compassion, , 

2 2 then make my joy then make my joy complete by being complete by being like-minded, having like-minded, having

the same love, being the same love, being one in spirit and one in spirit and

purpose. purpose. 

3 3 Do nothing out of Do nothing out of selfish ambition or selfish ambition or

vain conceit,vain conceit,

but in humility but in humility consider others consider others

better than better than yourselves. yourselves. 

4 4 Each of you should Each of you should look not only to your look not only to your

own interests, but own interests, but also to the interests of also to the interests of

others.others.

John 13:35John 13:35  

By this everyone By this everyone will know that you will know that you are my disciples, if are my disciples, if

you love one you love one another.”another.”

Psalm 133:1 Psalm 133:1 

How good and How good and pleasant it ispleasant it is

    when God’s people     when God’s people live together in unity!live together in unity!

3 …For there 3 …For there the LORD bestows his the LORD bestows his

blessing,blessing,    even life     even life

forevermore.forevermore.

A Praying ChurchA Praying Church

Acts 2:42 Acts 2:42 

They devoted They devoted themselves to…themselves to…

prayer. prayer. 

A Community A Community Evangelistic ChurchEvangelistic Church

Acts 2:47 Acts 2:47

““The Lord added to The Lord added to the church daily those the church daily those

who were being who were being saved.”saved.”

Matthew 12:34 Matthew 12:34   

……For the mouth For the mouth speaks what the heart speaks what the heart

is full of.is full of.

Acts 3:12 …why Acts 3:12 …why does this surprise does this surprise you? Why do you you? Why do you

stare at us as if by stare at us as if by our own power or our own power or godliness we had godliness we had

made this man made this man walk? walk? 

15 15 You killed the You killed the author of life, but author of life, but

God raised him God raised him from the dead. We from the dead. We are witnesses of are witnesses of

this. this. 

16 16 By faith in the By faith in the name of Jesus, this name of Jesus, this man whom you see man whom you see

and know was and know was made strong. made strong.

It is Jesus’ name It is Jesus’ name and the faith that and the faith that

comes through him comes through him that has completely that has completely healed him, as you healed him, as you

can all see.can all see.

19 19 Repent, then, and Repent, then, and turn to God, so that turn to God, so that

your sins may be your sins may be wiped out, that wiped out, that

times of refreshing times of refreshing may come from the may come from the

Lord, Lord, 

A Caring ChurchA Caring Church

to loose the to loose the chains of injusticechains of injustice

Isaiah 58:6 Isaiah 58:6 

to set the to set the oppressed freeoppressed free

  and break every and break every yoke?yoke?

share your food with share your food with the hungry and tothe hungry and toprovide the poor provide the poor

wanderer with shelterwanderer with shelter——clothe themclothe them