“The Church in Jerusalem!”

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“The Church in Jerusalem!” Acts 2 (2:36-47)

Article about a man who visited eighteen different churches… He was trying to find out what the churches were really like… “I used the following scale to rate the reception I received…”

A faithful church of our Lord no longer exists in Jerusalem A faithful church of our Lord no longer exists in Jerusalem. Why is that?...

to get a thorough understanding of the Church in Jerusalem Purpose: to get a thorough understanding of the Church in Jerusalem

I The ORIGIN of the Church A. The Day of Pentecost

I The ORIGIN of the Church A. The Day of Pentecost B. The Message of Peter C. The Results of Peter’s Message

II The TERMS of Membership A. Those Who Were Being Saved B. The Lord Added Those Being Saved

III The WORSHIP of the Church (Acts 2:42) A. The Apostles’ Doctrine B. In Fellowship C. The Breaking of Bread D. In Prayer

IV The CONGREGATIONAL Life A. Rapid Growth B. Marvelous Unity (4:32) C. Aggressive Under Persecu- tion

“…ought to obey God rather than man…” Acts 5:29 “…ought to obey God rather than man…”

V The EARLY Problems A. Hypocrisy (5:1-11) B. Daily Workings (Acts 6) C. Theological Problems (Acts 15)

Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life.” John 11:25 Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life.”

Conclusion and Summary: …In this message we have been looking at the history of the first Church. It was located in Jerusalem, the location of the first Gospel message on the day of Pentecost… May we always look to the example of the first Church, the church in Jerusalem to answer these questions!