Seven Characteristics of the Spirit-Filled Church

Introduction

  1. Review of our series
  2. In this text we see a ______________ of the first church.
  3. All the early believers in Jesus were ______________.

A Look at the Text

  1. The book of Acts tells the story of how the church became ______________ and grew.
  2. Luke describes aspects of the first Spirit-filled church in Jerusalem.
    1. It was a ______________ church.
    2. It was a caring, loving ______________.
    3. It was a ______________ church.
    4. It was a worshiping church.
      1. They took the Lord’s Supper.
      2. They prayed together.
      3. They met every day in the temple and in houses.
    5. It was a ______________ and ______________ church.

      1. They were glad and sincere, and they ______________ God.
      2. They “______________ the Lord.”
    6. It was a church where ______________ took place.
    7. It was a ______________ church.

God Is Speaking to Us

  1. Be ______________.
  2. Since we are the church, ______________ and live out the seven characteristics of the first church.

    1. Be a ______________, a student of God’s Word.
    2. ______________ for others.
    3. Be a ______________.
    4. ______________ regularly and pray.
    5. Be ______________, praise God, and hold Him in awe.
    6. Believe for ______________ to take place.
    7. ______________ about what God has done for you.
  3. Be filled with the ______________.

Conclusion

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