SS on Acts 2:41-47

Leads to Growth

Keeps you from the Stupid Idea

Keeps you from the Stupid Idea

Breaking of the Bread

2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

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Self- examination

2 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word,,c so that you may grow up into your salvation, 3 if you have tasted that the Lord is good.

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Breaking of the Bread

Purging of sin from your Life

Self- examination

Purging of sin from your Life

Took seriously

done Weekly

Prayer

Neglected today

Individually and corporatel

Held all things common

17 pray constantly

18 Now he told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not give up

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Held all things common

Sharing in each others problems

I will say that this was probably confined to Church members

Meeting Together

No solitary Christians

it was a daily walk

The covered dish was a huge part of the Early Church

It was this life style that led to conversions

While this pattern would be hard to duplicate, it deserves a hard look.