| Stanley James Grenz - 2005 - 148 pages
...1:14). Subsequent to Pentecost, the infant church in Jerusalem continued to be a praying community: They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching...fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. . . . Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes... | |
| Albert M. Wolters - 2005 - 166 pages
...the gospel in the Roman empire, he begins, following the outpouring of the Spirit, with these words: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching...fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer" (Acts 2:42). Single-minded devotion to these exercises enabled the church to embody the life of the... | |
| Adele Ahlberg Calhoun - 2009 - 295 pages
...days. One of the early Christian rules for life is found in Acts 2:42. Here we find that believers "devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and...fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." This rule shaped their lives and hearts in the circumstances they were in. It acknowledged the impossibility... | |
| Ray Vander Laan - 2006 - 194 pages
...made a tremendous impact on the world around them. opening Thoughts (4 minutes) The Very Words of God They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching...wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:42 -43, 47 Think About... | |
| Loren Caudill - 2006 - 350 pages
...(Matt. 6:25-33) as per Jesus' words, and their dependence on Jewish law.14 And this they did joyously: They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching...wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. AH the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they... | |
| Bill Donahue, Greg Bowman - 2006 - 145 pages
...to give the gift of community to other leaders and to watch them share this gift with their groups. They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching...fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. — Acts 2:42 Questions for Reflection 1. Do you remember when you first experienced true community?... | |
| 170 pages
...traditions that we should know about, and that we should also observe. They are outlined in Acts 2:42-47: 'They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching,...fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." 'They gave to anyone as he had need." 'They continued to meet together." They "ate together with glad... | |
| David Lee Waters Sr., with Anita A. Tarlton - 2006 - 284 pages
...lost, winning souls to Christ by preparing people for works of service." Citing Acts 2:42, 46-47: 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching...fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. ..46 Every day they continued to meet together . . . They broke bread in their homes and ate together... | |
| Kwabena Dautey Akufo - 2006 - 198 pages
...remnant movements is characterized by the basic nature of the first church as described in Acts 2:42, "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching...fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." The foundational principles of Christianity, therefore, involve (1) identification with the body of... | |
| Jeff McFadden - 2006 - 247 pages
...accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching...fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44... | |
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