1. “The Cross-centred, Spirit-filled Community” Introducing the teaching themes for the coming term

2. This year, I resolve to…

7. Are New Years’ Resolutions all they are cracked up to be? 1. “I can make myself a better person?” 2. “I don’t need anyone else’s help to run my life?”

8. Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

9. The Power of Authentic Church Life The Story of a Sleepy Student!

10. What made the Jerusalem Church what it was? 1. Foundations 2. Focus 3. Fellowship 4. Fruitfulness

11. Founded on recent events… “The power of a life that cannot be destroyed” “The power of a life that cannot be destroyed” “Personal experience of the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit” “Personal experience of the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit”

12. The Importance of the Spirit “In every aspect of Paul’s theology – the Spirit plays a leading role.” (Gordon Fee) “In every aspect of Paul’s theology – the Spirit plays a leading role.” (Gordon Fee) “Everywhere Paul assumes that God had & continued to flood the lives of church & believer.” “Everywhere Paul assumes that God had & continued to flood the lives of church & believer.”

13. Are we “going on being filled with the Spirit?”

14. “Devoted…” Proskartereo – lit. “be strong towards” Proskartereo – lit. “be strong towards” “To persevere and be continually steadfast with a person or thing” “To persevere and be continually steadfast with a person or thing” “Discipleship doesn’t happen unless a person wants it to!” “Discipleship doesn’t happen unless a person wants it to!”

15. What were they devoted to? 1. Apostles Teaching 2. Prayer and worship 3. Living the “Cross- Centred Life”

16. A Community of Disciples Koinonia – “common life” Koinonia – “common life” 1. “The koinonia of the Spirit” (2 Cor 13:14) 2. “Everything in common” (koina)

17. “Big but Relational” The importance of “meeting in homes”

18. “Colour like no other”