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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
The Church at Jerusalem shows us what happens when a Church is walking with Christ. 1.) The Power of God is Present. 2.) The Love of God is practiced. and 3.) The worship of God is persistent.
THE CHURCH THAT WAS WALKING WITH CHRIST Acts 2:43-48 Dorn Ridge June 29, 2014 Audio Link to sermon: http://chirb.it/J1xG6E INTRODUCTION: 1.) This morning I want to look at another message on the theme of the Church that is pictured in the Book of Acts. 2.) This is the third message in this ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:43-48
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Jesus prayed that his church would be as united as He and the Father were. This sermon looks at 6 features that the church must be united in.
Two men met on a plane and one man asked the other, "Are you a Christian?" "Yes I am." "Wonderful! Are you Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox?" "I’m a Protestant." "That’s great. So am I. Are you Calvinist or Armenian in your theology?" "I’m happy to say that I’m a ...read more
Scripture: John 17:21-22, Acts 2:42-47
Denomination: Foursquare
There are three distinct levels of unity in the Spirit that are evident in the early church. Most of the western church in the 21st century is only familiar with the first or lowest level of unity that Jesus referred to in John 17.
Introduction to Part I What does the term “Unity of the Spirit” really mean for Christians? Is it an ethereal sixth sense based on feelings or intuition? Is it an intellectual or symbolic type or anthropomorphic construct used to create a theological distinction between Christians and “other” ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-45
What does the term “Unity of the Spirit” really mean for Christians? In Parts I & 2 we presented insights into this uniquely Christian concept: unity of the Spirit. Level 3 unity is far from the western church.
Introduction to Part III What does the term “Unity of the Spirit” really mean for Christians? In Parts I & II we presented insights into this uniquely Christian concept: unity of the Spirit. We are endeavoring to arrive at a practical understanding which is meaningful to our daily walk. We ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:44-45, Acts 4:32, Ephesians 4:3-6
Every football coach dreams of recruiting eleven of the greatest football players together on one team.
If a coach could recruit such players, he would have one of the best teams in the nation. Every coach knows that he would have a winning team if he could recruit such players. We all know that the success of every team is based on recruiting. We learn that as a child. Illus: Remember, when ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:41-47
Denomination: Baptist
Someone said, “Fellowship is like fellows in a ship!” Then they said, “The only thing wrong with fellowship is that there are not enough fellows in the ship.”
As we read through the New Testament, we can see that FELLOWSHIP is essential to God’s church. For a church to be a strong church, FELLOWSHIP IS ESSENTIAL. Let me give you an example how important it is. Illus: Romanian orphans have a medical condition that many of them suffer from. In ...read more
Acts 2 gives a simplistic yet powerful model for what the Church is called to be.
WELL Church Pentecost, 2020 Acts 2: 42ff Good Morning, today we continue our study on Acts 2:42-47 (NKJV) And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
In this brief picture of life in the Early Church three distinguishing dimensions emerge that enabled them to become a flourishing assembly.
ACTS 2: 42-47 THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE BELIEVERS After the birth of the church at Pentecost Luke describes the church by telling us what distinguished those who were saved by believing in who Jesus is and what He has done for their salvation from sin. The Spirit now brings believers together to ...read more
The Sabbath was made for us, not the other way around. Finding true rest in Christ alone.
You can hear the audio of this sermon at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/4632668 Intro: • Lana asked on FB last week (w/o any idea this was coming up) what heaven would be like. Answers tell us a lot about ourselves. Nearly all of them appealed to our sense of gaining peace and rest in some ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11, Genesis 2:2-3, Mark 2:24, Mark 2:27-28, Colossians 2:20-21, Acts 2:42-47 (view more) (view less)
Their Church life was inclusive of personal and family activities, Social gatherings, spiritual learning, and fellowship. Read this lesson to learn more...
Acts 2: 42-47 Early Christians Life Pattern Acts 2: 42-43 Church Life Acts 2: 44-46a Social Life Acts 2: 46b-47 Family Life This passage is the end of the First Part of the Acts of the Apostles. We have titled this portion (Acts 1:1-2:47) as ...read more
Denomination: Methodist
What were the four foundations of the early church?
God Is … The Church and the Spirit May 15, 2022 Acts 2:42-47 NIV “They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 All the ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
What was the first church devoted to and are we devoted to those things?
Okay, I have a question for you. If you are driving through town and you see a store or some kind of business that has one of those giant inflatable gorillas on top, are you more or less inclined to stop into that business? You know what I'm talking about. Maybe it's an inflatable cowboy or ...read more
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Years ago churches across the nation used to sing that old familiar song, “Gimme that old time religion.”
Illus: Some of the words that the congregation sang were, “Gimme that Old Time Religion” because they said: • It will do when I am dying, it will do when I am dying. It will do when I am dying, it’s good enough for me. • It will make us read our Bibles, It will make us read our Bibles, It will ...read more
Life was designed by God to be in relationships – There are two main relationships we need to be developing: First one is Connecting with God and the second one Connecting with people!
Pursue Kingdom Ministry Class: Relationships (Introduction) PP#1 Thesis: Life was designed by God to be in relationships – There are two main relationships we need to be developing: First one is Connecting with God and the second one Connecting with people! Over the last few week’s we have been ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-4, Philippians 4:19, Acts 2:42-47, Ephesians 3:16
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