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Part 1: Doing Life Together | Cultivating Authentic Community

Part 1: Doing Life Together | Cultivating Authentic Community. Acts 2:42-47 (NIV).

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Part 1: Doing Life Together | Cultivating Authentic Community

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  1. Part 1: Doing Life Together | Cultivating Authentic Community

  2. Acts 2:42-47(NIV) 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

  3. The 5 Purposes of the Church • Cultivate authentic community. • Experience worship as part of your daily lifestyle. • Take successive steps of spiritual growth. • Practice personal stewardship. • Reach out to the world around us.

  4. Acts 2:42-47(NIV) 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

  5. How to Experience Authentic Community: • You make time for it. • You contribute to it. • You take a genuineinterest in the lives of others.

  6. Psalm 133(NIV) 1 How good and pleasant it is    when God’s people live together in unity! 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,    running down on the beard,running down on Aaron’s beard,    down on the collar of his robe.3 It is as if the dew of Hermon    were falling on Mount Zion.For there the Lord bestows his blessing,    even life forevermore.

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