The First Church Pt. 1

Outline

1. The Call to Christ

2. The Reasonable Response

Study Questions

1. How does the response of the new believers in 2:37-40 help us understand the nature of the new fellowship in 2:42-47?

2. What does the word “devoted” mean, and why is it important to consider as we think about what it means to be a part of the local church?

3. What does it mean to be devoted to the Word of God?

4. What does it mean to be devoted to fellowship?

5. Why is it important that the ordinances of communion and baptism are a normal part of church life?

6. How were these believers devoted to prayer?

7. How did the evangelism of the early apostles contribute to the nature of the early church, and how does that compare with much of what passes as evangelism today?