1. I LOVE MY CHURCH! WHO ARE WE? Acts 2:40-47

2. I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? The story goes that a young boy walked into his class and read the assignment: Add up all the numbers from 1 to 100

3. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? He quickly calculated in his head and said, “5050.”

4. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? “That’s amazing!” his teacher exclaimed. “How did you add them so quickly?”

5. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? “I didn’t add them,” the boy responded, “I saw the pattern.”

6. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? The story is based on the accounts of a true event involving Carl Gauss

7. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Apparently, he noticed that the lowest and highest numbers equaled 101 (1 + 100=101)…

8. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? and that this pattern repeated itself 50 times (2+99=101), (3+98=101……… (50+51=101)

9. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Seeing ‘patterns’ allow us to get to the answer quicker with more clarity!

10. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? In the early chapters of the Book of Acts we have a pattern for the Church!

11. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? The Need for a Pattern!

12. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Quality Control: Developing Consistency & Improvement!

13. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? A Pattern for the Church Acts 2:37-47 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” 38 Then Peter said to them…

14. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? …“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

15. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? 40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” 41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

16. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

17. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. 46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple…

18. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? …and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

19. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? A Balanced & Beautiful Church

20. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Calling People to Jesus through Faith & Transformation!

21. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

22. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Continuing to be Learners of the Lord!

23. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship...”

24. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Constant in Our Worship of the Holy!

25. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? “...in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.”

26. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Capable of Wonder in the Works of God!

27. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? “Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.”

28. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Communal in Our Understanding of Life!

29. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? “Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common...”

30. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Consistent as Unified Optimists!

31. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? “So continuing daily with one accord...they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart...”

32. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? What Are (Is) We? Christ in Us, the Hope of the World!

33. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? What Are (Is) We? Convinced that We are a Forgiven People

34. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? What Are (Is) We? Empowered by the Gift of the Holy Spirit!

35. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? An Intimate Experience, Manifestation and Devotion of and to God!

36. Acts 2:40-47 I LOVE MY CHURCH! Who Are We? Don’t go to Church! Be the Church!

37. I LOVE MY CHURCH! WHO ARE WE? Acts 2:40-47