God Will Build His Church

GOD WILL BUILD HIS CHURCH
9/8/2024
Acts 2:1-8:1

Sermon Theme: Through the faithful, Spirit-empowered preaching of the good news of Jesus' death, burial, resurrection, and ascension, God will build His church, adding to their number day by day those being saved, resulting in a community that demonstrates a radical, divinely given, love one another.

 I. PREACHING THE GOSPEL
   A. Pouring Out of the Spirit – (Acts 2:1-13)
      1. Context is Pentecost – (v.1)
      2. Reversal of Babel – (vv.2-4)
      3. Offer is Universal – (vv.5-13)
   B. Preaching of the Gospel – (Acts 2:14-47)
      1. Promise of the Holy Spirit – (vv.14-21)
      2. Fulfillment in Christ – (vv.22-36)
      3. Creation of the Church – (vv.37-42)
      4. Community of Believers – (vv.43-47)

II. BUILDING THE CHURCH
   A. Preaching Continues – (Acts 4:1-4; 5:42; 6:7)
   B. Community Continues – (Acts 4:32-35)
   C. Persecution Spreads the Gospel – (Acts 8:1)

III. FURTHERING THE MISSION
   A. Love the Gospel – (Acts 2:36)
   B. Love One Another – (Acts 2:44-45)
   C. Love the Lost – (Acts 4:12)