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Living As The Early Disciples Did August 17, 2014

Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they

Acts 2:42-47 continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Background World feared the Church Church hungry to be taught Concerned for one another Priority to worship God, edify each other Very little if any disunity Prayer & thanksgiving vital to their lives Modeled the principle of living generously Committed to reaching others

Healthy Expectations They didn’t have a model, became the model Had no roadmap, had to walk by faith Diligent, constant in pursuit of God through the word and prayer Our trouble is we have expectations of what church should look like. What if we didn’t meet on a Sunday morning? What if?... GCF wants to be led by the Spirit

Chose to Live this Way Weren’t under God’s command. Their own property to do with what they wanted. Acts 5:4 Surrender to live way God is leading us to live We can choose to live in God’s grace or not. GCF we want to be responsive to God’s grace

Greater Sacrifice = Greater Impact We want a little prayer and a lot of power We want a little study and a lot of knowledge As you sow, you shall reap 2 Cor 9:6, Gal 6:7-8 Not talking about sacrifice that saves us, but the sacrifice that grows us GCF be a place where we sacrifice our rights to lift others above ourselves

Faith That God Will Move God did awesome wonders and signs God added to the church daily GCF be a place where we are coming together with expectation God is going to move

Conclusion Change expectations Freedom to choose to obey Greater sacrifice, more impact Faith and confidence in God If you could wipe the slate clean, what would you want the church to look like? What sacrifices would you make that might bring some desired results?