INTRODUCTION

Part 7) Build: Loving One Another: God calls us to be the church

Journal

• Explore your fears and what’s behind them.
• Write about a relational conflict you are experiencing.
• Recall a significant reaction, conversation, or event.
• List out all that you are grateful for.

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• How to journal? 
• What am I feeling?

Bible Text: Acts 2:42–47

⁴² And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³ And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all who believed were together and had all things in common. ⁴⁵ And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.   ⁴⁶ And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷ praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Questions

1. How does the picture of the early church in this passage contrast with modern popular notions of church?
2. How would it have felt to be part of the Acts 2 church?
3. How can I help our church become more like the Acts 2 church today? How does my view of my life need to change?

Prayer