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Gospel Community

Gospel Community. Acts 2:42-47. Examples of the Spirit’s Presence. The Spirit empowers a SWEET Gospel community. . Sharing Worshipping Empathizing Evangelizing Teaching. Life Together. S haring W orshipping E mpathizing E vangelizing T eaching. Life Together.

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Gospel Community

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  1. Gospel Community Acts 2:42-47

  2. Examples of the Spirit’s Presence

  3. The Spirit empowers a SWEET Gospel community.

  4. Sharing Worshipping Empathizing Evangelizing Teaching Life Together

  5. Sharing Worshipping Empathizing Evangelizing Teaching Life Together

  6. 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

  7. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

  8. What did the early disciples share? Devoted– “setting aside oneself for a purpose” And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.  Sharing

  9. What did the early disciples share? 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46And day by day… Sharing

  10. Intimate and Intentional Sharing

  11. Worshipping • How did the early disciples worship? • “tothe breaking of bread and the prayers.” • 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

  12. Worshipping • Structured and Spontaneous

  13. Empathizing • How did the early disciples empathize? • Compassionate and thoughtful engagement within their community • 45And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

  14. Empathizing • Communal and Creative

  15. Evangelizing • How did the early disciples evangelize? • 46 And day by day, attending the temple together... • 47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

  16. Evangelizing • Public and Presence

  17. How did the early disciples teach? 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching… Teaching

  18. Centered and Catalytic Teaching

  19. What describes a Spirit-filled Church? Sharing Intentional and Intimate Community Worshipping Spontaneous and Structured Empathizing Communal and Creative Evangelizing Public and Presence Teaching Centered and Catalytic

  20. Matrix for understanding acommunity of faith Organism or Organization

  21. Where is the Spirit landing among us? The fruit of the Spirit are…

  22. What’s not said…

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