Date written: January 14th, 2005
Scripture ref: Acts 2:14-24<\/p>\n
SUBJECT: Church<\/p>\n
TITLE: The Beginning of the Church of Christ<\/p>\n
PROPOSITION: In this study we will look at Acts 2 in relationship to the beginning of the church of Christ.<\/p>\n
Objectives: To teach what happened when the church of Christ began.<\/p>\n
INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n
1. Read: Acts 2:14-24<\/p>\n
2. About the Text:<\/p>\n
1) Prior to this day, Jesus had prophesied that He would build His church (Matthew 16:18).<\/p>\n
2) He prophesied that He would give Peter the keys to the kingdom (Matthew 16:19).<\/p>\n
3) He prophesied that the kingdom would come in the lifetime of the disciples and that it would come with power (Mark 9:1).<\/p>\n
4) He told the disciples in Acts 1:8 that the power would come with the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
5) In Acts 2 we see the coming of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
6) We also see the coming of the power.<\/p>\n
7) The apostles were still alive.<\/p>\n
8) The kingdom, the church, came to life on this day and Peter opened the doors with the keys.<\/p>\n
3. Ref. to S, T, P, O, and A.<\/p>\n
DISCUSSION: At the beginning of the church of Christ we see…<\/p>\n
I. The Presence of the Holy Spirit – Acts 2:1-4<\/p>\n
1. Jesus prophesied the presence of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
1) Acts 1:8<\/p>\n
2) John 16:13<\/p>\n
2. So the Holy Spirit came.<\/p>\n
1) It was the day of Pentecost.<\/p>\n
2) The apostles were all together in one place.<\/p>\n
3) The sound of a rushing mighty wind filled the house where they were.<\/p>\n
4) The appearance of tongues of fire sat on each of them.<\/p>\n
5) They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
6) They spoke with other tongues as the Spirit gave to them.<\/p>\n
II. The Proof of the Apostles’ Inspiration – Acts 2:5-13<\/p>\n
1. The coming of the Holy Spirit supplied the proof the apostles needed for their message to be believed.<\/p>\n
1) Mark 16:20 “These signs shall follow….”<\/p>\n
2) Hebrews 2:4 “God also bearing witness….”<\/p>\n
3) The presence of the Holy Spirit was to produce signs that would confirm the word.<\/p>\n
2. So the Spirit indeed produced those signs.<\/p>\n
1) In Jerusalem were men from every nation.<\/p>\n
2) The loud noise attracted them to the house where the apostles were staying.<\/p>\n
3) They heard the apostles speaking in their own native tongues.<\/p>\n
4) They knew that they were not educated in these tongues because the apostles were Galileans.<\/p>\n
5) This was a miracle of the tongue, not of the ear.<\/p>\n
6) Vs. 11 tells us they heard the apostles “speaking” in their own language.<\/p>\n
7) So they asked, “What does this mean?”<\/p>\n
8) Some, however, mocked the apostles.<\/p>\n
9) This prompted an explanation from Peter.<\/p>\n
III. The Prophecy that was Fulfilled – Acts 2:14-21<\/p>\n
1. Jesus had stated that the prophesies would be fulfilled – Matthew 5:21.<\/p>\n
1) The prophecies concerning Jesus as the Messiah were fulfilled – Luke 24:44.<\/p>\n
2) Now it was time for the prophecies concerning the church to be fulfilled.<\/p>\n
2. How were those prophecies fulfilled?<\/p>\n
1) Peter denies that they are drunk but rather says that they are fulfilling prophecy.<\/p>\n
2) Peter refers to Joel 2:28-32 and quotes it.<\/p>\n
3) The prophecy refers to God pouring his Spirit out.<\/p>\n
4) The prophecy refers to God’s people doing signs and wonders.<\/p>\n
5) The prophecy states that it will be in this day that “whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”<\/p>\n
6) Peter says that this is that day.<\/p>\n
IV. The Preaching of the Apostle Peter – Acts 2:22-36<\/p>\n
1. Jesus told the apostles that they were to preach repentance and remission of sins in His name – Luke 24:47.<\/p>\n
2. Peter began to do exactly this.<\/p>\n
1) He preached that God had approved Jesus Himself by signs and wonders.<\/p>\n
2) He preached that lawless men had taken and slain Jesus.<\/p>\n
3) He preached that God resurrected Jesus from the dead.<\/p>\n
4) Peter quotes from Psalm 16:8-11 to teach that prophecy again had been made and fulfilled in Jesus.<\/p>\n
5) Peter made it clear that this prophecy was not about David himself because David was still in the tomb.<\/p>\n
6) Peter preached that God raised up Jesus and all of the apostles were witnesses of this event.<\/p>\n
7) Peter preached that it was Jesus Himself that was responsible for pouring forth these things.<\/p>\n
8) Peter preached that Jesus is Lord and Messiah!<\/p>\n
V. The Penitence of those who Believed – Acts 2:37-39<\/p>\n
1. Jesus also told the apostles what to preach for men to be saved – Mark 16:15-16, Matthew 28:18-20.<\/p>\n
2. At this point many believed the message.<\/p>\n
1) They were convicted of their sin.<\/p>\n
2) They cried out “What shall we do?”<\/p>\n
3. Peter preached the message that Jesus had given to him to preach.<\/p>\n
1) They were to repent.<\/p>\n
2) They were to be baptized.<\/p>\n
3) These actions would bring about the forgiveness of their sins.<\/p>\n
4) They were also promised the gift of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
5) And they were told that God’s promise of salvation was to all of their children as well.<\/p>\n
6) Peter then continued to preach to them with many other words exhorting them to “save yourselves from this crooked generation.”<\/p>\n
VI. The Population of the church of Christ – Acts 2:40-41<\/p>\n
1. Jesus had prophesied that the church would begin and grow.<\/p>\n
1) Matthew 16:18-19<\/p>\n
2) Parable of the mustard seed – Matthew 13:31-32.<\/p>\n
2. The church grew.<\/p>\n
1) The response of those who believed was immediate.<\/p>\n
2) Those who gladly received the word were baptized.<\/p>\n
3) Those who were baptized were added, by the Lord, to the church.<\/p>\n
4) There were 3000 who so responded.<\/p>\n
VII. The Practices of the church of Christ – Acts 2:42-47<\/p>\n
1. Jesus had taught the apostles what was to happen in the kingdom (Matthew 28:20).<\/p>\n
2. So now the apostles used that knowledge.<\/p>\n
1) They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine.<\/p>\n
2) They broke the bread and partook of the Lord’s Supper.<\/p>\n
3) They prayed.<\/p>\n
4) The apostles continued to prove their message with the signs that followed.<\/p>\n
5) The church showed genuine love and concern for each other through benevolent activities.<\/p>\n
6) They met with one another in the temple daily.<\/p>\n
7) They were glad and happy with God’s blessings.<\/p>\n
8) They praised God.<\/p>\n
9) The people favored them.<\/p>\n
10) The Lord continued to add to the church those who were being saved.<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION:<\/p>\n
1. Here is the beginning of the church of Christ.<\/p>\n
1) The church of Christ did not begin in the early 1800s as many claim.<\/p>\n
2) It began on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2.<\/p>\n
3) Today, we can be the church that God wants us to be simply by doing the things that the church in that day and age did.<\/p>\n
2. Let’s all remember the beginning of the church.<\/p>\n
1) The presence of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
2) The proof of the apostles’ inspiration.<\/p>\n
3) The prophecy that was fulfilled.<\/p>\n
4) The preaching of the apostle Peter.<\/p>\n
5) The penitence of those who believed.<\/p>\n
6) The population of the church of Christ.<\/p>\n
7) The practices of the church of Christ.<\/p>\n
3. Invitation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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