1 / 11

7 Reasons the Early Church Grew Acts 2:41-47

7 Reasons the Early Church Grew Acts 2:41-47. Introductory Thoughts. One of the best ways to learn how to do something is to find an example. God knew this, He made us, therefore He gave us examples. Paul - 1 Corinthians 10:6, 11. Christ is our perfect example - 1 Peter 2:21.

koen
Download Presentation

7 Reasons the Early Church Grew Acts 2:41-47

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 7 Reasons the Early Church GrewActs 2:41-47

  2. Introductory Thoughts One of the best ways to learn how to do something is to find an example. God knew this, He made us, therefore He gave us examples. Paul - 1 Corinthians 10:6, 11. Christ is our perfect example - 1 Peter 2:21. The Jerusalem church is an example of a growing church.

  3. Truly Converted Heard Peter preach the first saving message of Jesus Christ. Too many people are following preachers – 1 Corinthians 1:10-12. Learned they had been wrong. Were pricked in their hearts by Peter's powerful sermon.

  4. Praying People Apostles learned from Christ, now teaching fellow Christians by example & doctrine. Acts 3:1-3 Acts 6:1-4 Peter in prison – Acts 12

  5. Steadfast in Worship Followed the apostles doctrine. Fellowship includes: Giving. Breaking of bread. Prayer. Singing. Teaching.

  6. Were United Verses 44, 46. Jesus had prayed for this – John 17:20-21. What an impact this had upon the community.

  7. Kept the Church Clean God showed the importance of this – Acts 5:1-11. Peter helped Samaria – Acts 8. Paul helped the Corinthians – 1 Corinthians 5:4.

  8. Loved Each Other Fellowship from house to house – Acts 2:46. Many Christians miss a great blessing by never having fellow Christians in their home. "We cannot love someone we do not know.”

  9. Were Benevolent They demonstrated the spirit of Christ. Take a look at the life of Jesus Christ – Acts 10:38. Acts 2:44-45 Acts 4:32 James 1:27

  10. Concluding Thoughts We can grow as the early church, if we follow the pattern they established. Are you a part of the Lord’s church? If not, why not come today?

More Related