acts 2:39-42 the impact of the gospel after obedience. part 1
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Acts 2:39-42
The impact of the The impact of the gospel after gospel after obedience.obedience.
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In the last few slides In the last few slides we have studied how we have studied how
people became people became Christians as revealed Christians as revealed by the historical book by the historical book
of Actsof Acts
We saw that about 3000 We saw that about 3000 people responded people responded to the to the
Gospel message Gospel message bybyGODS GRACEGODS GRACE HEARINGHEARING BELIEVINGBELIEVING
CONFESSINGCONFESSINGREPENTINGREPENTING
BEING BAPTISEDBEING BAPTISED
RECEIVING THE GIFT OF THE HOLY RECEIVING THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRITSPIRIT
The first Christians were The first Christians were JewsJews
But the same Gospel But the same Gospel message was not for the message was not for the
Jews alone Jews alone
the same message was for the same message was for the Gentiles alsothe Gentiles also
We cannot over look the statement We cannot over look the statement made by Peter in made by Peter in v.39v.39
"The promise is to you and your "The promise is to you and your children - (Jews) AND TO ALL WHO children - (Jews) AND TO ALL WHO
ARE AFAR OFF…“ARE AFAR OFF…“
Who are Who are THEY THEY who are afar off? who are afar off?
The The lifelife of the first of the first ChristiansChristians. .
"YOU GENTILES…….YOU "YOU GENTILES…….YOU WHO WERE ONCE AFAR WHO WERE ONCE AFAR OFF…have been brought OFF…have been brought
near in the blood of Christ". near in the blood of Christ".
EPHESIANS 2:11-13 EPHESIANS 2:11-13 tells us. tells us. (Notice that Paul is sending (Notice that Paul is sending
this letter to NON-JEWS.)this letter to NON-JEWS.)
Acts 2:41 “Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day”.
Thus BEGAN the “Body of Christ,” or the “church as
we know it”
A place you go to A building with a steeple
In New Testament times it was:
EKKLESIAek = out of
kaleo = to call= “the called out ones”= an assembly of people
Our word Our word “church” “church” comes from comes from kuriakonkuriakon
later kirklater kirklater churchlater church
= dedicated to the Lord= dedicated to the Lord= a holy place, or temple= a holy place, or temple
The concept:
- Christ refers to the union of all his people with himself
Romans 12:4+5 “For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who
are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another”.
NO public esteemNO public esteem
NO meetinghouse or NO meetinghouse or church buildingchurch building
NO wealth to speak ofNO wealth to speak of
IT was the IT was the FIRSTFIRST congregation congregation of the of the CHRISTIANCHRISTIAN age age
IT was the IT was the LARGESTLARGEST congregation of the congregation of the CHRISTIANCHRISTIAN
ageage
IT was the IT was the FASTEST GROWING FASTEST GROWING congregation of the congregation of the CHRISTIANCHRISTIAN
ageage
IT had the most IT had the most ILLUSTRIOUS ILLUSTRIOUS
members of any members of any congregationcongregation
-ALL THE APOSTLES--ALL THE APOSTLES-
“Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the
same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued steadfastly in
the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers”
(Acts 2:41-42).
And they And they CONTINUED CONTINUED
STEADFASTLY STEADFASTLY in in the the apostlesapostles teaching and teaching and
fellowship, in the fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the breaking of bread and the
prayers. prayers. (Acts 2:42).(Acts 2:42).
Ecclesia(Gathered Community)
An Ecclectic body Acts 2:39-47Acts 2:39-47
Kerygma
DiakoniaKoinonia
Apostles Teaching Proclamation of WordBreaking of the Bread
Prayers
ServiceFellowship
Prayers
CommunityFellowship
Breaking BreadServices
The early church was incredibly dynamic!
Why?
Conditions ThenConditions ThenThey HAD the Holy They HAD the Holy
SpiritSpiritWere humansWere humansLived in an Lived in an
ocean of people who ocean of people who didn’t know Goddidn’t know God
God WAS GodGod WAS God
Wild cultureWild culture
Conditions NowConditions NowWe HAVE the We HAVE the
Holy SpiritHoly SpiritAre humansAre humans
Live in an ocean of Live in an ocean of people who don’t people who don’t
know Godknow God
God IS GodGod IS God
Wild cultureWild culture
Where does it say we have to be just
like them?Nowhere
But why shouldn’t we be like them?
“And they were continually devoting themselves to
the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the
breaking of bread and to prayer”.
Acts 2:42
Dedicated to learning God’s truthDedicated to learning God’s truth
CONTINUED STEADFASTLY CONTINUED STEADFASTLY IN THE IN THE APOSTLES DOCTRINEAPOSTLES DOCTRINE
(Acts 2:42).(Acts 2:42).
The The NORMNORM or or STANDARDSTANDARD by which the church by which the church WASWAS GOVERNEDGOVERNED was always was always the same the same APOSTOLIC APOSTOLIC
AUTHORITYAUTHORITY. .
CONTINUED STEADFASTLY CONTINUED STEADFASTLY IN THE IN THE APOSTLES DOCTRINEAPOSTLES DOCTRINE
(Acts 2:42).(Acts 2:42).
The The APOSTLESAPOSTLES were were GUIDEDGUIDED into into ALL TRUTHALL TRUTH (John 16:13). (John 16:13).
They wrote and spoke the They wrote and spoke the commandment of the Lord. commandment of the Lord.
(1 Corinthians 14:37).(1 Corinthians 14:37).
CONTINUED STEADFASTLY CONTINUED STEADFASTLY IN THE IN THE APOSTLES DOCTRINEAPOSTLES DOCTRINE
(Acts 2:42).(Acts 2:42).
Even an angel from heaven, were he Even an angel from heaven, were he permitted to preach, permitted to preach, COULDCOULD ADD ADD
NOTHINGNOTHING to the to the TESTIMONYTESTIMONY of the of the APOSTLESAPOSTLES (Galatians 1:8)(Galatians 1:8). .
To To THEMTHEM had been granted had been granted ALL ALL THINGSTHINGS that pertain unto life and that pertain unto life and
godliness. godliness. (2 Peter 1:3; (2 Peter 1:3; 1John 4:1-6;)1John 4:1-6;). .
“And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching
and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to
prayer”.
INNER PEACEINNER PEACEGod’s truth is God’s truth is
LIFE TRANSFORMINGLIFE TRANSFORMINGWHEN God’s WHEN God’s
PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE begins to replace OURSbegins to replace OURS