Series: First Things First
The First Church
Acts 2:42-47
The Bible describes new Christians as “babies in Christ,” and the church is responsible for their well-beingas they become maturebelievers.
the early church’s development strategy
They provided clear next stepsfor early believers.
Acts 2:42
Repentance
Baptism
Bible Study
CorporateWorship
Communion
ConsistentPrayer
A family-like atmospherewas developed.
Acts 2:44-47
They spent time together.
They shared with one another.
They had largeand small group time.
They ate mealstogether.
They had a perfect balance of joyand reverencein their worship.
Acts 2:43, 46-47
They were committed to sharing the message of Jesus.
Acts 2:47
my next step today is...
o To repent of my sin
o To bebaptized
o To begin studying the Bible
o To commit to be faithful to corporate worship
o To join a life group
o To share my faith