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StudyingStudying

FellowshippingFellowshipping

WorshipingWorshiping

WitnessingWitnessing

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StudyingStudying What was most important?What was most important? What were they studying?What were they studying? Who was doing the teaching?Who was doing the teaching? Why were they the teachers?Why were they the teachers? When was this taking place?When was this taking place? Where were they looking?Where were they looking?

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FellowshippingFellowshipping Fellowship – common participation Fellowship – common participation

in Godin God Happening on many levelsHappening on many levels Vertical fellowship leads to Vertical fellowship leads to

horizontal fellowship – 1 John 1horizontal fellowship – 1 John 1 Sharing “in” leads to sharing “out”Sharing “in” leads to sharing “out”

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WorshipingWorshiping ““to the breaking of bread” – to the breaking of bread” –

formalformal Centered in person and work of Centered in person and work of

ChristChrist Constant altar callConstant altar call Commonality of being “in Christ”Commonality of being “in Christ”

““to the prayers” – formalto the prayers” – formal ““broke bread in their homes”broke bread in their homes”

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WitnessingWitnessing This church grew in maturityThis church grew in maturity This church also grew in numbersThis church also grew in numbers Note #1: These were not Note #1: These were not

transplanted Christians but new transplanted Christians but new souls were added to their souls were added to their numbers daily!!!!numbers daily!!!!

Note #2: Who was doing the Note #2: Who was doing the adding?adding?

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Summary: Summary: This is an example of This is an example of a a spirit-filled church spirit-filled church marked marked by various by various relationships.relationships.

Relationship #1: Apostles – submissionRelationship #1: Apostles – submissionRelationship #2: Each other – loveRelationship #2: Each other – loveRelationship #3: God – worshipRelationship #3: God – worshipRelationship #4: The world – outreachRelationship #4: The world – outreach

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Application #1Application #1Is Providence Bible Church in accord Is Providence Bible Church in accord with this model? Are with this model? Are wewe submitting submitting to the authority of the Holy to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, truly loving our Scriptures, truly loving our neighbors, worshiping God in a neighbors, worshiping God in a Christ centered manner while Christ centered manner while reaching out to a lost world with the reaching out to a lost world with the good news of the cross?good news of the cross?

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Application #2Application #2Are Are youyou personally living in accord personally living in accord with this model? Are with this model? Are youyou submitting submitting to the authority of the Holy to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, truly loving your Scriptures, truly loving your neighbors, worshiping God in a neighbors, worshiping God in a Christ centered manner while Christ centered manner while reaching out to a lost world with the reaching out to a lost world with the good news of the cross?good news of the cross?