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Will Robbins
October 29, 2017 at 10:30 AM
Acts 4:32- 5:11
Book of Acts
SERMON NOTES
Healthy Fellowship Acts 4:32- 5:11
4:32-35 The Healthy Pattern
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Healthy growth
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Healthy testimony
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Healthy community
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4:36-37 Healthy Example 1. Unity: oneness 2. Shared life = needs met 3. Powerful testimony 4. Israel fulfilled: church |
5:1-11 Deadly Example 1. Disunity: division, idolatry 2. Selfish life = destruction 3. Hurtful testimony 4. Israel denied: cut-off |
The diagram was modified from Gerald L. Stevens’ Commentary. Acts: A Vision of the People of God. Pickwick Publications, 2016, p.198.
*Circle one of the bold options below
I will choose to hold nothing/ something back from God and as a result celebrate/ suffer community life fulfilled/ lost with a powerful/ lifeless testimony of the Gospel.
DEVOTIONAL: personal and group
Text: Acts 4:32- 5:11
Examine where you might be holding back from your church and get the joy!
S.P.E.C.K.A. Bible Devotional Approach
Sin to confess: Is there a sin I need to confess or avoid?
Promise to claim: Is there a promise I need to believe and claim for my life?
Example to follow: Is there an example I can follow or avoid?
Command to obey: Is there a command in this text to obey?
Knowledge to understand: Is there knowledge about God or how he works?
Application to make: What will I do in response to what I have learned?
How to use S.P.E.C.K.A.
Personally: Read the whole text, then ask each SPECKA question, re-read the text and answer each question.
Growth Groups: In Bible time, share what you’ve learned. Hold each other accountable to the Application. Weekly, share the text with an outsider and share their response with your Growth Group.
