Neil Bester

Four foundational aspects

• The apostles’ teaching• The fellowship• The breaking of bread• Prayer

THE APOSTLES’ TEACHING

 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching …

Who are ‘they’?

They devoted themselvesTo devote

• To apply your strength in a steadfast single-minded manner to a particular course of action

What was the apostles’ teaching

• Rooted in the Old Testament• Who Jesus was and what He did• Taught what Jesus taught• What it means to be a church

https://www.lds.org/children/resources/topics/atonement?lang=eng

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioning_of_the_Twelve_Apostles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areopagus_sermon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areopagus_sermon

The authority of the apostles’ teaching

• Their teachings are the teachings of Jesus

• The Bible is our record of what Jesus and the apostles taught

The fruit of devotion

The fruit of devotion• A learning church• A fellowshipping church• A worshipping church• A praying church• A sharing church

The fruit of devotion• A joyful church• An attractive/witnessing church• A reverent church• An exciting power-filled church