The Gospel Transforms Communities Acts 2:43-47, 4:32-35 Galatians 5:13-26

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The Gospel Transforms CommunitiesActs 243-47,
432-35Galatians 513-26
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Where does this fit in?

• Jesus ascends, Holy Spirit comes
• Community Church
• Individuals
• Saul
• Individuals
• Community Church
• The Known Roman World

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Gospel Teaching

• Transforms our commitment
• For you have been called to live in freedom,
• not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but
• freedom to serve one another in love.
• Galatians 513(NLT)

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Gospel Teaching

• Transforms our conscience
• Those who belong to Christ Jesus have
• nailed the passions and desires of their
• sinful nature to his crosslet us follow the
• Holy Spirits leading in every part of our lives
• Gal 524, 25(NLT)

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Gospel Teaching

• Transforms our community
• All the believers were of one heart and mind,
• and they felt that what they owned was not
• their own they shared everything they had
• Acts 432(NLT)

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Gospel Teaching

• Transforms our credibility
• They worshipped together, met in homes for
• the Lords supper, shared meals with great
• joy and generosity -all the while praising
• God and enjoying the goodwill of all the
• people. Acts 246, 47(NLT)

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Gospel Teaching

• Transforms our conversation
• Not demonstrating hostility, quarrelling,
• jealousy, anger, selfish ambition, envy and
• divisions, BUT, love, joy, peace, patience,
• kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• gentleness and self-control
• Gal 520-23(NLT)

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Gospel Teaching

• Transforms our certainties
• For the whole law can be summed up in this
• one command Love your neighbour as
• yourself
• Gal 514(NLT)

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Gospel Teaching

• Transforms our convictions
• The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which
• is the exact opposite from what the Holy
• Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires
• that are opposite from what the sinful nature
• desires Gal 517 (NLT)

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Gospel Teaching

• Transforms our courage
• And the apostles gave powerful witness to
• the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and
• Gods great favour was upon them all
• Acts 433

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