A Missional Community

They devoted themselves They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers the apostles. All the believers were together and had were together and had everything in common. Selling everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had they gave to anyone as he had need…. need….

…….Every day they continued to .Every day they continued to meet together in the temple meet together in the temple courts. They courts. They broke bread in their homes and broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor ofand enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily added to their number daily those who were those who were being saved.being saved.

-Acts 2:42-47-Acts 2:42-47(NIV) (NIV)

They devoted themselves They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by miraculous signs were done by the apostles….the apostles….

-Acts 2:42-43 -Acts 2:42-43 (NIV) (NIV)

And the things you have And the things you have heard me say in the presence heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. qualified to teach others.

-2 Timothy 2:2 -2 Timothy 2:2 (TNIV)(TNIV)

All the believers were All the believers were together and had everything in together and had everything in common. Selling their common. Selling their possessions and goods, they possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to Every day they continued to meet together in the temple meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts…. with glad and sincere hearts….

-Acts 2:44-46b -Acts 2:44-46b (NIV)(NIV)

…….They broke bread in their .They broke bread in their homes and ate together with homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the praising God and enjoying the favor offavor of all the people. And the Lord all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily added to their number daily those who were those who were being saved.being saved.

-Acts 2:46-47-Acts 2:46-47(NIV) (NIV)

We loved you so much We loved you so much that we were delighted to share that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, God but our lives as well, because you had become so because you had become so dear to us. dear to us.

-1 Thessalonians 2:8 -1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NIV)(NIV)

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