Here’s a summary of this week’s sermon:

• The book of Acts is the second part of a two-part story, written by Luke. It records the life and work of Jesus continued through the church by the power of the Holy Spirit.

• The disciples are commissioned to preach the gospel and make disciples, first in Jerusalem, then Judea, Samaria, and finally to the ends of Earth. And that they will receive power from the Holy Spirit to replicate and imitate Jesus.

• Luke records the history of the early church, from Jesus' death to just before the destruction of the temple in 70 AD. His purpose for writing Acts was to create a legal defense for Paul, who was awaiting trial in Rome.

• In Acts, Christianity is shown to be rooted in Judaism, demonstrating that it should be considered a legal religion.

• The book of Acts models normal Christian life and highlights our need for the Holy Spirit.

• Church life is shown throughout Acts as meeting in homes and being witnesses and disciple-makers.

• The kingdom of God is built by caring for the poor and breaking down racial barriers.

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Matt + Sharon talk about

• The fact that the Book of Acts was written was to mount a legal defense for Paul who was in jail in Rome awaiting trial at the time.

• The importance of community in the church and how the community has supported them in difficult times.

• How the Holy Spirit works through people and what it means to do things by God’s power.

• The early church wasn’t building a church but making disciples.

• Discipleship and what it means to make disciples.

• The Holy Spirit - the third person of the Trinity of God.

• Persecution of the early church and how in the midst of it, God shines through.

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