Hope Happens Here
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37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
The Church at Pentecost displayed some tremendous results as believers were led by the power of Spirit and the power of the Word of God and as they fellowshipped together, each one doing their part as the Body of Christ: It was a Miraculous church because god enabled the apostles to perform many wonders and signs, many miracles.
Miracles occurred in three brief periods of Bible history: During the days of Moses and Joshua, during the ministries of Elijah and Elisha and during the time of Christ and the apostles.
In John 14:11: Jesus said, "Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.” The miracles that Jesus performed proved that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah from Heaven. The apostles were given power to do miracles in order to confirm that the Word, the GOSPEL they preached, was also from Jesus the Messiah.
Every believer has experienced at least one miracle, the miracle of regeneration, of new birth.
Every believer at one time HEARD the WORD of God, turned from unbelief to the only Savior from sin and death, the Lord Jesus Christ. You received the miracle of FAITH in the Lord Jesus Christ and He changed your life.
Fellowship:
Breaking bread:
Prayer:
We are not strangers or foreigners, we are His house, His church, His body and God as called us together as a community with a purpose. Before God created you in your mother’s womb, He had a plan and a purpose for you.
26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
Your purpose as a disciple of Jesus is to love God and serve Him and also to love and serve others.
We are to proclaim that Jesus is Lord, to learn more about Him and to lead others to Him.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
The early church we’ve been focusing on in the book of Acts was a great church because it had focus.
It knew that it should be doing something and knew what that something was. It had experienced the life changing power of Jesus and had also caught a vision of how that same power could change the lives of people they knew. And they were doing something about it.
It has been said that there are three kinds of people:
those who watch what happens;
those who make it happen;
and those who wonder what happened.
These Christians were making things happen.
One of the first things we notice is that God was at work.
Closings
Listen to what the people of Thessaloncia said when Christianity was introduced to them.
“These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.”Acts 17:6b NKJV
6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
This was not a compliment. This was an accusation, it was criticism. The Christian message was upsetting the normal.
They were changing the way people looked at religion.
They were changing the way people looked at God.
They were changing the way people looked at politics.
They were changing the way people looked at worship.
They were changing the way people looked at personal relationships.
They were turning the world upside down and in turning the world upside down they were actually making it right side up.
The first church was attempting to bring the world back to the place God desired the world to be since the time of Adam and Eve.
6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
Today the church has a greater opportunity to reach more people for Christ than at any time in history.
HOPE HAPPENS HERE
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