Transcript 100-What About This Local Church

Three Recent Discussions
1. Whom may we allow to be members of this local
church?
2. Who may control (directly influence) the work of
this local church?
3. What may we do to increase the growth of this
local church?
Convicted People
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Acts 2:…37, pierced, cut
1. They were honest with Peter.
2. They were honest with themselves.
3. They allowed what they heard to influence
them. Jn. 12:37, 42
Conditioned People
1. They met certain conditions. 2:38, 41
– Repent, change of behavior
– Baptized, fully immersed, 8:38-39
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In the name of Jesus Christ, 19:2-5
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For the remission of sins, purpose!
2. They maintained certain conditions
– Be faithful until death… (Rv. 2:10, et al.)
– 5:1-10. (1 Co. 5:2)
Committed People
• 2:42, continually; 46, 47, day by day
– Pentecost: day by day would not be realistic
always; when they had opportunity.
– Ct. Hb. 10:24-25
Concerned People
• 2:44-45
– Some: “What can I get from this church?”
– These: “What can I give to this church?” most
when the gave their most.
Converted People
• Change
• 2:36, 38, 41, 42
Common People
• Misunderstood doctrine, 15:…7
• Made mistakes, 6:1
• In nature and ability, they were the same as we
are!
Conquering People
• 2:41, 47; 4:4; 5:14; 6:1
• Method
– 2:14, voice
– 2:40, words
– 4:2, teaching and proclaiming
• 1956 Revolution
“Bread and Circus”
• 123 BC, Gaius Gracchus, subsidized grain
• 49 BC, Julius Caesar, free grain
• 100 AD, Juvenal, public events
• 193 AD, Semptimius Severus, olive oil
• 270 AD, Lucious Aurelian, pork and wine
– Jn. 6:…14-15, 26
New Testament Evangelism
• The last record of involving food and preaching
– Proved the insincerity of attendants
– Jesus did not give them food again
• All but preaching is conspicuously absent from the
records of the church in Jerusalem.
• All but preaching is conspicuously absent from the
records of Peter’s preaching.