Month: May 2023

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The church gathered: devotion, obedience and growth

Sunday 7th May 2023

Read: Ephesians 1:9-10, 1:22-23; 2:1-22; 3:1-21; Luke 10:25-37; Acts 2:42-47

Sermon: Acts 2:42-47

Review: the church’s identity
(Eph 1:9-10, 1:22-23; 2:1-22; 3:1-21; Luke 10:25-37)

Pray Eph 3:19-21
Heavenly Father, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, you are able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, we ask that we would know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that we your church may be filled with all the fullness of God, so that to you would be glory in this your church and in Christ Jesus today and
throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Acts 2:42. What does the church do when it gathers? It is devoted to:
· The Apostles’ teaching (Acts 1:1; Lk 24:44-45)

· The Fellowship

· The breaking of bread

· The prayers

Acts 2:43 The mission of Jesus continues

Acts 2:44-47a Faith works through love (Gal 5:6)

Acts 2:47b The church grows

Conclusion: how much does gathering matter?