Verses Used:

• Acts 2:42-47
• 2 Corinthians 9:7

Takeaways:

A Gospel Centered Community

• The gospel was central to their community.
• A healthy community is a gospel-centered community.
• When the gospel is central to a group of people, it isn’t just a lesson in a room from a book. It was a way of living; it touches every area of life.
• The gospel is not only information, it’s application that leads to transformation.

A Transformational Community

• God reveals himself when and how he wants to.
• Without the presence of the Holy Spirit, we don’t get a transformational community.

A Generous Community

• Being generous reflects the very heart of God, who was generous enough to send Jesus and give us full rights and inheritance as his adopted sons and daughters.

A Growing Community

• God grows the church through a healthy community.

The early church was gospel centered, transformational, generous, and growing.

Discussion Questions:

• How have you seen transformation happen in other people around you? What are some examples?
• Why is gospel fluency more challenging to learn and teach than Bible literacy?
• Why do you think the kind of community the early church had was so impactful for so many people?
• What do you think are some of the obstacles we face when trying to foster healthy community in the church (Sunday mornings, MC’s, or DNA’s)

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