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cts 2:42

cts 2:42. cts 2:46. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts….

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cts 2:42

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  1. cts 2:42 cts 2:46 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts… 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

  2. The Five Practices of the Early Church 1. The Apostles’ Teaching 2. Devotion To the Fellowship 3. The Breaking of Bread 4. Prayer 5. Daily Meetings in the Temple for Public Worship and house-to-house in small Fellowships

  3. koinonia {koy-nohn-ee’-ah} fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation

  4. I ohn 1:3 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

  5. atthew 18:20 20For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."

  6. J.I. Packer said… “…it is not a good sign when a person sees no difference between sucking sweets and eating a square meal… “…Equally, it is not a good sign when Christians see no difference in social activities in Christian company and what the New Testament calls ‘fellowship in Christ’ ”

  7. 4 Unique Benefits of koinonia or Fellowship 1) You Find a Gift of Grace in Fellowship 2) You Experience the Gifts and Grace Given to Others

  8. phesians 4:15, 16 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

  9. 4 Unique Benefits of koinonia or Fellowship 1) You Find a Gift of Grace in Fellowship 2) You Experience the Gifts and Grace Given to Others 3) We are Encouraged in Our Spiritual Disciplines 4) We Experience Genuine Love

  10. 4 Additional Points about Fellowship 1. The Need for Fellowship is Undeniable and Biblical 2. To neglect being in Fellowship is Sinful 3. The Privilege of Fellowship is Costly 4. The Pursuit of Fellowship is Biblical and a Worthy Endeavor

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