7 Characteristics of a Spirit-Filled Church

“7 Characteristics of a Spirit-Filled Church”
Acts 2:40-47
Pastor Daniel Bracken
June 26, 2022

I. Introduction.

A. We get a __________ of the first Spirit-filled church.

B. All the early believers in Jesus were __________, yet they realized they were entering the fulfillment of Judaism’s __________ community.

Introduction Notes:

II. How Luke describes the first spirit-filled church.

A. The entire book of Acts tells the story of how the church became __________-__________, grew, incorporated Jews, Samaritans, and Gentiles into it, and how it was structured.

B. Luke describes seven characteristics 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.

a. Took the Lord’s supper.

b. Prayed together.

c. They met every day in the temple and in houses.

5. It was a __________ and __________ church.

a. They were glad and sincere, and they __________ God.

b. They “__________ the Lord.”

6. It was a church where __________ took place.

7. It was a __________ church.

Section II Notes:

III. God is speaking to us.

A. Be __________.

B. Live out the seven characteristics of the first church.

1. Be a __________, a student of God’s word.

2. __________ for others; take time to make this church a true fellowship.

3. Be a __________.

4. Truly __________ regularly and pray.

5. Be __________, praise God, yet fear God, and hold him in awe.

6. Believe for __________ to take place every time we gather and as you pray for people.

7. __________ as to what God has done for you.

C. Be filled with the __________ __________.

Section III Notes:

IV. Conclusion.

Conclusion Notes:

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