1. Worship in the Early Church WORSHIP

2. INTRODUCTION What do you appreciate more in a preacher´s sermons? Explain your answer: importance, reasons, etc.

3. INTRODUCTION To what extent the stories of the Acts of the Apostles are a model for the current (modern) churches, instead of simply being, stories from the beginning of the church?

4. INTRODUCTION How important is preaching as part of worship in the church´s life? Every worship service, should it include a sermon?

5. INTRODUCTION Expected Learning: Expected Learning: Explain how preaching is an important component of worship as a method of evangelism and consider the posibilities of preaching as part of your worship

6. OUTLINE I.Know: I.Know: Explain an integral evangelistic message II.Feel: A selfless service to the others centered in love III. Do: III. Do: Preach to risen Christ certainty of resurrection

7. Who were the hearing public of the message of Peter in Jerusalem? Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, Acts 2:14 I. AN INTEGRAL EVANGELISTIC MESSAGE

8. It was a message leading to repentance to the jewish people. As a result, about of three thousand people were baptized. They persevered in the doctrine and kept a life of christian communion I. AN INTEGRAL EVANGELISTIC MESSAGE

9. Who were the hearing public of the message of Paul in Athens? Who were the hearing public of the message of Paul in Athens? “A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.…” Acts 17:18 “A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.…” Acts 17:18 I. AN INTEGRAL EVANGELISTIC MESSAGE

10. Paul when speaking to the philosophers adapted his message to their way of thinking. He did no gain a big number of converts (Acts 17:34), but a church was founded. I. AN INTEGRAL EVANGELISTIC MESSAGE

11. What accusation was made to Paul when he preach in Corinth? This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law “This man,” they charged, “is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law” Acts 18:13 I. AN INTEGRAL EVANGELISTIC MESSAGE

12. These people were trapped in tradition and on ways of worship. They were clung to the law itself that left to see to whom the law stated. I. AN INTEGRAL EVANGELISTIC MESSAGE

13. What is the central message of Paul to the Corinthians in 1 Cor 13? And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” 1 Cor 13:13 II. A SERVICE THROUGH GIFTS

14. Paul explained that any miracolous power, any charismatic gift, any piety or zeal, or practiced gift will benefit unless the heart is full of the love of God II. A SERVICE THROUGH GIFTS

15. Why did Jesus give proofs of His resurrection to the apostles? Why did Jesus give proofs of His resurrection to the apostles? “After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God” Acts 1:3 “After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God” Acts 1:3 III. A MESSAGE: RISEN CHRIST

16. The certainty of the resurrection gave a dynamic power to the message of the apostles. It is the base of the powerful argument of Paul about the certainty of the corporal resurrection in the kingdom of the redeemed III. A MESSAGE: RISEN CHRIST

17. CONCLUSION How important is the social context for worship and evangelism? What are the risks when being too contextual?

18. CONCLUSION What have we learnt today? Worship in the primitive church proclaimed an integral evangelistic message centered in the service for love and eternal life and to the risen Jesus as the center of hope of eternal life. What can we do now with what we learned?

19. CONCLUSION Write a sermon in which you will share some of the concepts of worship that impressed in the study of the Bible on this week and share in a church or with a relative. Let´s pray…

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