Ephesians 2:15 – 16 (NLT) 15 He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. 16 Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.

 

 

Ephesians 4:2 – 6 (NLT) 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. 5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.

 

Kingdom people live with Christ like character

 

Kingdom people operate in UNITY

 

Ephesians 4:12 – 16 (NLT) 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

 

Unity in Love

 

Unified in Faith

 

United in Fellowship

 

July 8th at 6:30 PM Trivia Night at Elevationcc we are catering barbecue and fun with Save Our Youth

 

July 22nd the Elevationcc Car Show if you want to get more information on the car show then email Pastor Jason – [email protected]

 

August 4th and 5thThe Global Leadership Summit – Want to grow as a leader then you need to make sure you register and be a part of the summit.

Week Four: 06/26/22

Title: The Parts to Anxiety

Bible: Luke 7:18 – 20, Matthew 11:7 – 11, Matthew 11:16 – 19, Matthew 11:28 - 30

 

“Anxiety is contagious in groups. We catch it like you catch a cold.”

 

Luke 7:18 – 20 (NLT) 18 The disciples of John the Baptist told John about everything Jesus was doing. So John called for two of his disciples, 19 and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?” 20 John’s two disciples found Jesus and said to him, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’ ”

 

Matthew 11:7 – 11 (NLT) 7 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? 8 Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces. 9 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. 10 John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way before you.’ 11 “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!

 

Matthew 11:16 – 19 (NLT) 16 “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, 17 ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’ 18 For John didn’t spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”

 

Matthew 11: 28 – 30 (NLT) 28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

 

 “You only have one part to carry when it comes to Anxiety”

 

Their Part

Matthew 11:18 – 19 (NLT) 18 For John didn’t spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”

 

My Part

1 Peter 5:7 (NLT) 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.

 

1 Peter 5:8-9 (NLT) 8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.

 

God’s Part

1 John 4:18 (NLT) 18 Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.

 

Psalm 103:12 (NLT) 12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.

 

Head: What do I know now?  

 

Heart: How does this change me?  

 

Hands: What do I do now?

Week Three: 06/19/22

Title: Father’s Day

Bible: Romans 4:6 – 8, Luke 17:4, 1 Corinthians 13:3-5, Ephesians 5:1 – 2

 

 “Fatherhood is forged in the fires of Forgiveness, Fondness, and Faith.”

 

Romans 4:6 – 8 (NLT) 6 David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it: 7 “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sins are put out of sight. 8 Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin.”

 

Luke 17:4 (NLT) 4 Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.”

 

1 Corinthians 13:3-5 (NLT) 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. 4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

 

Ephesians 5:1 – 2 (NLT) Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. 2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

 

Ephesians 6:4 (NLT) 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

 

Head: What do I know now?  

Heart: How does this change me?  

Hands: What do I do now?

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Week Two: 06/12/22

Title: Anxiety is a battle of Old & New

Bible: Matthew 16:24 – 25, 2 Corinthians 12:7 – 10, Ephesians 4:20 – 24

 

Richard Rohr “Christians are usually sincere people until you get to any real issues of ego, control power, money, pleasure, and security.”

 

Matthew 16:24 - 25 (NLT) 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. 25 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.

 

2 Corinthians 12:7 – 10 (NLT) 7 even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. 8 Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. 9 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 10 That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

 

Ephesians 4:20 – 24 (NLT) 20 But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. 21 Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, 22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. 23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. 24 Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.

 

“My OLD-self creates confusion for the NEW-self Jesus is creating in Me.”

 

The Story We Tell Ourselves

 

Common themes in the story we tell ourselves: embarrassment, condemnation, disappointment, doom, loneliness.

 

Ways to Identify Your Story

 

Compare Your Story to God’s Story

 

Galatians 2:20 (NLT) 20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

 

Head: What do I know now?  

 

Heart: How does this change me?  

 

Hands: What do I do now?

 

 

What if I were at least as ________________ to myself as God is?

Week One: 06/05/22

Title: Anxious Beginnings

Bible: Psalm 94:16 – 19, Psalm 139:23,

Big Idea: “Know your Anxiety and let your Anxiety know it’s not in Control.”

 

Philippians 4:6 (NLT) 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

 

“Know your Anxiety and let your Anxiety know it’s not in Control.”

 

Psalm 94:16 – 19 (NLT) 16 Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? 17 Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. 18 I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. 19 When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.

 

Psalm 139:23 (NLT) 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

 

Unfailing Love

Hear or Read of Unfailing Love

Psalm 142:8 (NLT) 8 Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.

 

Experience Unfailing Love

John 1:14 (NLT) 14 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

 

Renewed Hope

Devine Hope

Psalm 33:22 (NLT) 22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.

 

Fulfilling Hope

Romans 5:3 - 5 (NLT) 3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

 

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Head: What do I know now?  

 

Heart: How does this change me?  

 

Hands: What do I do now?

Week One: 05/29/2022

Title: Don’t go to Church

Bible: Matthew 20:1 – 16,

 

“To Serve requires Sacrifice and Sacrifice Reflects our Attitude about Service.”

 

Matthew 20:1 – 7 (NLT) “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work. 3 “At nine o’clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. 4 So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day. 5 So they went to work in the vineyard. At noon and again at three o’clock he did the same thing. 6 “At five o’clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, ‘Why haven’t you been working today?’ 7 “They replied, ‘Because no one hired us.’ “The landowner told them, ‘Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.’

 

Matthew 10:8 – 16 (NLT) 8 “That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first. 9 When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage. 10 When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage. 11 When they received their pay, they protested to the owner, 12 ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’ 13 “He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage? 14 Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you. 15 Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’ 16 “So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.”

 

Are you looking for the contract?

Romans 14:17-19 (NLT) 17 For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. 19 So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.

 

Are you jealous or thankful?

Matthew 10:9 – 10 (NLT) 9 When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage. 10 When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage.

 

Galatians 5:13 – 15 (NLT) 13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.

 

Serving is about sacrifice and our sacrifice shows are Attitude about Serving

Mark 10:44-45 (NLT) 44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

 

Romans 12:10 – 13 (NLT) 10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. 12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. 13 When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.

 

Head: What do I know now?  

 

Heart: How does this change me?  

 

Hands: What do I do now?

Unlikely Fighter - Greg Stier

 

 “Beyond the brawls, bruises and blood splattered across the pages of this hard-to-put-down book is the story of a scared, scarred little kid on a journey to find his identity.” Pastor Samuel Rodriguez

 

1 Samuel 17

 

God uses unlikely fighters to face unbeatable giants so that he can accomplish an unimaginable victory.

 

Unlikely Fighters

 

The Bible is full of unlikely fighters

 

David was an unlikely fighter.

 

1 Samuel 17:33 “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

 

You are an unlikely fighter

 

“Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”   1 Corinthians 1:26,27

 

Unbeatable Giants

 

David’s giant seemed unbeatable.

 

“A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.”  1 Samuel 17:4

 

The Giants we face may seem unbeatable

 

“Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.”  Romans 6:12

 

Unimaginable Victory

“‘You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” 1 Samuel 17:45

 

“…fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”  Hebrews 12:2

 

“…Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?’…. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.”   1 Corinthians 15:54-57

 

UNLIKELY FIGHTER

 

“This day the Lord will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give all of you into our hands.”  1 Samuel 17:46,47

Week One: 05/15/2022

Title: Don’t go to Church

Bible: Mark 4:14 – 20, Psalm 92:12 – 15, Jeremiah 17:8

 

Mark 4:14 – 20 (NLT) 14 The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others. 15 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away. 16 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. 17 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. 18 The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, 19 but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. 20 And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”

 

“Being Planted is the Position for Growth.”

 

Psalm 92:12 – 15 (NLT) 12 But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. 13 For they are transplanted to the Lord’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. 14 Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green. 15 They will declare, “The Lord is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!”

 

Jeremiah 17:8 (NLT) 8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

 

Plant the Word of God in You

James 1:21-25 (NLT) 21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. 22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

 

Plant Yourself in a Church

Psalm 92:13 (NLT) 13 For they are transplanted to the Lord’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God.

 

Produce Fruit

Psalm 92:14 (NLT) 14 Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green.

 

Jeremiah 17:8b (NLT) Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

 

Head: What do I know now?

 

Heart: How does this change me?  

 

Hands: What do I do now?

Week One: 05/08/2022

Title: Generation to Generation: Mother’s Day

Bible: 1 Timothy 1:5, Joshua 2:1 – 8, Joshua 2:12 – 15,

 

1 Timothy 1:5 (NLT) 5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.

 

Joshua 2:1 – 6 (NLT) Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove. He instructed them, “Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho.” So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night. 2 But someone told the king of Jericho, “Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” 3 So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: “Bring out the men who have come into your house, for they have come here to spy out the whole land.” 4 Rahab had hidden the two men, but she replied, “Yes, the men were here earlier, but I didn’t know where they were from. 5 They left the town at dusk, as the gates were about to close. I don’t know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them.” 6 (Actually, she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath bundles of flax she had laid out.)

 

Joshua 2:12 – 15 (NLT) 12 “Now swear to me by the Lord that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that 13 when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families.” 14 “We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety,” the men agreed. “If you don’t betray us, we will keep our promise and be kind to you when the Lord gives us the land.” 15 Then, since Rahab’s house was built into the town wall, she let them down by a rope through the window.

 

Joshua 6:25 (NLT) 25 So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day.

 

“A Mother’s Shared Faith Shapes Generations.”

 

Rahab is Adopted

Matthew 1:5 – 6 (NLT) 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse. 6 Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah).

 

Ephesians 1:4 – 6 (NLT) 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. 6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.

 

Rahab’s Faith is Remembered

Hebrews 11:31 (NLT) 31 It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.

 

Rahab is in the hall fame of faith.  What will be said of your faith? In Colossians we read:

Colossians 2:7 (NLT) 7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

 

Rahab’s Actions are an Example

James 2:24 – 26 (NLT) 24 So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone. 25 Rahab the prostitute is another example. She was shown to be right with God by her actions when she hid those messengers and sent them safely away by a different road. 26 Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.

 

What do you now know?

 

How does this change me?

 

What do I do now?

Week Three: 05/01/2022

Title: You are Being Sent

Bible: Matthew 28:18 – 20, Acts 1:6 – 11, Acts 2:37 – 47

 

 “Sent is the Empowerment of all followers of Jesus to Duplicate”  

 

Matthew 28:18 – 20 (NLT) 18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

 

Acts 1:8 – 11 (NLT) 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9 After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. 10 As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”

 

Acts 2:37 – 47 (NLT) 36 “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!” 37 Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” 38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.” 40 Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!” 41 Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all. 42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. 43 A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. 45 They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. 46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity—47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

 

Be Responsive to the Call

Peter’s call to Repent:

Acts 2:28 (NLT) 38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

Jesus gave us a Commission:

Acts 1:8 (NLT) 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

 

Be Devoted to Empowered Community

Acts 2:47 – 48 (NLT) 46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity—47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

 

Be Dedicated to a life of Duplication

2 Timothy 2:1 – 2 (NLT) Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. 2 You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.

 

Acts 2:47 (NLT) 47 all the while praising