Devoted: Generosity

44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Acts 2:45. Some people are just generous! DO you know the people I’m talking about? People who are always giv
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Devoted: Together

All the believers were together and had everything in common. Acts 2:44. Our unity as believers is both a spiritual and mental thing, but also one that is outworked practically in tangible ways. We see that in the early Church, this wasn’t some
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Devoted: Signs and Wonders

Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. Acts 2:43 Through the devotion of the early church, one of the results was signs and wonders that were prevalent during their day and the inevitable awe that filled
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Devoted: Prayer

10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,… Romans 12:12

Devoted: Breaking bread

And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ Luke 22:19 The third thing that the early disciples devoted themselves to was the breaking of bread. When we
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Devoted: Fellowship

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 The second thing that the new believers devoted themselves to was to fellowship. Now, you might have heard the saying that “whe
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Devoted: The apostles' teaching

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching… Acts 2:42 Today we begin a series where we look at some of the characteristics of the church in Jerusalem in the early days. People were being saved and added to a community. Each one didn
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Light of the world

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’ John 8:12 We’ve learned that the devil is busy trying to fill the world and peopl
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Turn the lights on

18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. Eph 1:18-19 Le