A DEVOTED COMMUNITY v42 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, and to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

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A DEVOTED COMMUNITY v42 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, and to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

Devoted - ‘προσκαρτερέω’ ‘proskarterountes’

THEY DEVOTED THEMSELVES TO THE APOSTLES TEACHING

A Community of the Spirit and the Word. A Word and Spirit Church.

2 Tim 4:2-3 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage - with great patience and careful instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

Preaching matters

Sound teaching matters

Beware legalism and moralism …..

Beware of itching ears…..

LIVE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE WORD OF GOD

THEY APPLIED THE APOSTOLIC TEACHING TO THEIR LIVES

Heb 4:12 For the word of God is living and active Heb 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

They were a people of the Spirit and the Word IN Community They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship They were a people of the Spirit and the Word IN Community

Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom,

THEY WERE DEVOTED TO THE FELLOWSHIP

‘Koinonia’ - to ‘have in common’ – to ‘share in’ - ‘participate in’

COMMON-UNITY John 17:20-21 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one,

John 17:21 I pray …that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us …

2 Cor 13:14 May, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, Psalm 86:11 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

O Lord give me an undivided heart O Lord give me an undiminished love To follow You. O Lord give me an undiminished love To see what You see To do what You do

O Lord give me an unrelenting mind To seek Your face O Lord give me an undefeated faith To see victory in all that I do To worship in spirit and truth

To see less of me and much more of You O Lord give me an undivided heart