Acts 2: 42-47 Acts 17: 11-12

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Acts 2 42-47Acts 17 11-12
Making an IMPACT Impact Players 1 Rule
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IMPACT

• I - Instructing in Gods Word
• M - Mobilizing for Ministry
• P - Praying with Faith
• A - Adoring God in Worship
• C - Caring Community
• T - Telling Others About Jesus

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Devoted to Apostles Teachings

1. They Received the Word
2. They Researched the Word
3. They Responded to the Word

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1. They Received the Word

1. Noble opened minded towards truth
2. Noble - because they received message with
   eagerness
3. Expectation that God will speak to us
4. The Rub If you are not readingnever know the
   truth.God cant speak to you.

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2. They Researched the Word

1. The examined.they searched.they sifted the
   Scriptures
2. Psalm 1
3. Do you welcome the message of the gospel as the
   Bereans?

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3. They Responded to the Word

1. Results of researchmany believed.
2. They responded because they were dangerously
   devoted
3. Wanted to hear from God so that they could live
   for God!

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Are We Ready?

• Ready to Receive the Word?
• Ready to Research?
• Ready to Respond?

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Action Steps

1. Getting it into your Head
2. Getting it into your Heart
3. Living it out with our Hand

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Getting it into your Head

• Read the Bible
• Regular Worship
• Study Groups

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Getting it into your Heart

• Allow the Word to get into us.
• Journaling, Copy a Passage, Memorize
• Psalm 119 11

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Living it out with our Hands

• Moral Element Not just what we know, but what
  we do with what we know.
• What is God asking you to do this morning?

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Standing Affirmation

1. Will you receive the Word with eagerness by doing
   whatever it takes to get it into your head?
2. Will you research the Word with regularity by
   getting it into your heart?
3. Will you respond to the Word with obedience by
   living it out with your hands?

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