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Acts 2: 41-47: The Life Of The Early Church

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Acts 2:41-47
Title: The Life Of The Early Church

It begins in verse 41 and ends in verse 47 with a statement about the Lord adding people to the church. Verse 41: "So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added [notice the passive: the Lord did the adding] that day about three thousand souls." Verse 47b: "And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved." So the Lord himself, as Jesus said, is building his church (Matthew 16:18). Or, as verse 39 says, the Lord is "calling" his people to himself. Now between these two statements is a description of how the church lived after they had been "added" or "called."

From big perceptive, the church has three functions:

1. Preaching/Teaching the Word of God; 2. Fellowship; 3. Serving

1. Preaching/Teaching the Word of God; V42a They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching. …show more content…

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