THE BOOK OF ACTS

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THE BOOK OF ACTS

• THE BIRTH OF THE CHURCH

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I. God Shows Up In Strange Ways!

• Acts 21 When the day of Pentecost came, they
  were all together in one place.
• We See The Power Of God.
• Acts 22-3 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of
  a violent wind came from heaven and filled the
  whole house where they were sitting. They saw
  what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated
  and came to rest on each of them.

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II Peter 13 His divine power has given us
everything we need for life and godliness through
our knowledge of him who called us by his own
glory and goodness.
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B. We See The Presence Of God

• Ex. 32 There the angel of the Lord appeared to
  him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses
  saw that though the bush was on fire it did not
  burn up.
• Ex. 34 When the Lord saw that he had gone over
  to look, God called to him from within the bush,
  Moses! Moses!

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Jer. 2913 You will seek me and find me when
you seek me with all your heart.
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II. God Works In Strange Ways

• Acts 24 All of them were filled with the Holy
  Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the
  Spirit enabled them.
• Isa. 2811 Very well then, with foreign lips
  and strange tongues God will speak to this
  people.

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A. Whats The Big Deal

• Acts 25-6 Now there were staying in Jerusalem
  God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
  When they heard this sound, a crowd came together
  in bewilderment, because each one heard them
  speaking in his own language.
• Acts 27-8 Utterly amazed, they asked Are not
  all these men who are speaking Galileans? Then
  how is it that each of us hears them in his own
  native language?

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Acts 29-11 Parthians, Medes and Elamites
residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,
Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and
the parts of Libya near Cyrene visitors from
Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism) Cretans
and Arabswe hear them declaring the wonders of
God in our own tongues!
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Acts 212-13 Amazed and perplexed, they asked
one another, What does this mean? Some,
however, made fun of them and said, They have
had too much wine.
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B. The Church Was Born

• What is the church?
• Ekklesia which means called-out ones.
• How do I become a part of the church?

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I Cor. 1212-13 The body is a unit, though it
is made up of many parts and though all its
parts are many, they form one body. So it is with
Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit
into one bodywhether Jews or Greeks, slave or
freeand we were all given the one Spirit to
drink.
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The Church Has A Message To Share!

• Acts 214-15 Then Peter stood up with the
  Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd
  Fellow Jews and all of you who live in
  Jerusalem, let me explain this to you listen
  carefully to what I say. These men are not drunk,
  as you suppose. Its only nine in the morning!

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Acts 236-37 Therefore let all Israel be
assured of this God has made this Jesus, whom
you crucified, both Lord and Christ. When the
people heard this, they were cut to the heart and
said to Peter and the other apostles, Brothers,
what shall we do?
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Acts 238-39 Peter replied, Repent and be
baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus
Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you
will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The
promise is for you and your children and for all
who are far offfor all whom the Lord our God
will call.
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Acts 241 Those who accepted his message were
baptized, and about three thousand were added to
their number that day.