FOUNDATIONS FOR THE CHURCH
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The setting of the Church - The selecting of the 12th disciple
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
13 When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
15 At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said,
I. The Obedience of the Disciples - 1:12
I. The Obedience of the Disciples - 1:12
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
1. Returned to Jerusalem Acts 1:4-5
4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;
5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
A. Sabbath's Day Journey - 2ooo cubits - 3/4 miles
B.
II. The Unity of the Disciples - 1:13-14
II. The Unity of the Disciples - 1:13-14
13 When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
1. One mind
1. homothymadon - “with a single mind” or “united in heart and mind”
2. Unity - Psalm 133
A Song of Ascents, of David.
1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, Even Aaron’s beard, Coming down upon the edge of his robes.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forever.
2. Role Call
1. Peter
2. John
3. James
4. Andrew
5. Phillip
6. Thomas
7. Bartholomew
8. Matthew
9. James
10. Simon
11. Judas the son of James
Mary the mother of Jesus - Last New Testament mention of her
Jesus’s brothers
Women not normally listed - Galatians 3:28
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
3. One accord
1. Not who is the best like James on John - Mark 10:35-37
35 James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.”
36 And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
37 They said to Him, “Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory.”
III. The Devotion of the Disciples - 1:14a
III. The Devotion of the Disciples - 1:14a
14 These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
1. God - Prayer
1. 1:14 - “were continually devoting themselves”
14 These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
2. to persevere
3. Attach oneself to - to wait - be faithful
2. Each other - Corporate Prayer
3. Themselves