Vision Casting

Introduction

Welcome!

Introduce Myself

Announcements:

Meeting every Tuesday

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Bibles

This is a ministry that we want to grow… YOUR MINISTRY!!!!

1. Notepad - Its YOUR study

2. Offering - NO PRESSURE YOU DON’T HAVE TO

1. food

2. 10% love offering for sharpe rd

PRAY

Teaching

Tonight we are going to be in Acts 2:42 if you want to go on and turn there.

We ALWAYS want the appropriate context- read before and after

Same Luke that wrote Gospel of Luke is now writing to show the work of the Holy Spirit and events of the early church

Acts often referred to for how they did church!

4 Things in this passage we want for this group!!!!

Acts 2:42 ESV

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

Whats DEVOTE MEAN?

to give all or a large part of one’s time or resources to

Thesaurus

dedicated

faithful

steadfast

MY TRANSLATION- To make a habit of

We want to make a habit of……these 4 things

1. Dedicated themselves to the Apostle’s Teaching

Apostles

comissioned by Jesus

12 disciples

Paul

could have been more

but they’re dead now

MUST rely on the Bible!

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Scripture is the ultimate authority & we want to read it & meditate on it (Psalm 1:2), and understand it!

If you have a hard time reading the Bible, WELCOME! We do too at times

Reading requires work

cultural differences

translations

we want to make it easier!

NOT going to shame anyone

NONE of us have all the answers

God CANNOT BE 100% understood

Notepad in back for questions

Free Study Bibles

2. Dedicated themselves to Fellowship

we NEED community

Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”

Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”

safe place for doubt

Accountability

Build each other up

One of the ways we want to accomplish this is POINT 3! … AND MAYBE MY FAVORITE!!!

3. Dedicated themselves to the Breaking of Bread

Historically debated- meals or the Lords Supper? We’re doing BOTH!

1. MEALS:

special to eat with friends

We LOVE coffee and snacks & want to keep it going, but sometimes we’d like to eat a meal together

coolest things at the fire station

get to know one another

donation box will go to this

2. LORDS SUPPER

In Luke before the cross.. Jesus took communion with his disciples

told them to take it in rememberance of Him.

We don’t ever want to forget that while we were sinners- enemies of GOD- God sent His innocent son to die the death that we deserved on that cross.. so he could raise him on the third day and defeat sin once and for all

We want to walk in obedience to this!

4. Dedicated themselves to Prayer

Scripture full importance of prayer

Paul prayed for people

disciples instructed by Jesus how to pray

Jesus prayed throughout His ministry

Hebrews 7:25 tells us Jesus is praying for us now!

The early church prayed, and we are too!

Romans 12:12 ESV

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

We want to bring you the hope of the Gospel, but you will also face Tribulation at some point in your life- we want to pray with you and walk through it with you!

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Conclusion

The apostles did not have the perfect care free church despite these things…. BUT THOUSANDS GOT SAVED & THE WAY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE KNOWN WORLD!

WHILE YOU THINK THIS IS A SMALL BIBLE STUDY.. THERES NO TELLING WHAT THE LORD COULD USE IT FOR

PRAY!!!!