Gospel Community Acts 2:42-47
Examples of the Spirit’s Presence
The Spirit empowers a SWEET Gospel community.
Sharing Sharing Worshipping Worshipping Empathizing Empathizing Evangelizing Evangelizing Teaching Teaching Life Together
S haring S haring W orshipping W orshipping E mpathizing E mpathizing E vangelizing E vangelizing T eaching T eaching Life Together
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
Sharing What did the early disciples share? What did the early disciples share? Devoted– “setting aside oneself for a purpose” Devoted– “setting aside oneself for a purpose” And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Sharing What did the early disciples share? What did the early disciples share? 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day…
Sharing Intimate and Intentional Intimate and Intentional
How did the early disciples worship? How did the early disciples worship? “to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. Worshipping
Structured and Spontaneous Structured and Spontaneous Worshipping
How did the early disciples empathize? How did the early disciples empathize? Compassionate and thoughtful engagement within their community 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. Empathizing
Communal and Creative Communal and Creative Empathizing
How did the early disciples evangelize? How did the early disciples evangelize? 46 And day by day, attending the temple together praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. Evangelizing
Public and Presence Public and Presence Evangelizing
Teaching How did the early disciples teach? How did the early disciples teach? 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching…
Teaching Centered and Catalytic Centered and Catalytic
What describes a Spirit-filled Church? Sharing Sharing Intentional and Intimate Community Worshipping Worshipping Spontaneous and Structured Empathizing Empathizing Communal and Creative Evangelizing Evangelizing Public and Presence Teaching Teaching Centered and Catalytic
Matrix for understanding a community of faith Organism or Organization Organism or Organization
Where is the Spirit landing among us? The fruit of the Spirit are…
What’s not said…