Being the Apostolic Church Part 3
by Rev. Kirby Williams
Striving to emulate the activities and attributes of the pristine Apostolic church.
Text: Acts 2:41-42
Date: 10/10/2021, the Combined service.
Series: "Your Word is Truth"
Description:
One of the greatest events in the history and development of the church occurred on the day of Pentecost, just 10 days after the Ascension of Christ. On that momentous day, the Holy Spirit descended upon the fledgling church with power and glory and 3,000 souls were saved. The verses that follow in chapters 2-4 of Acts give us one of the few glimpses of the Apostolic church in its pristine state-- before external persecution and internal corruption set in. In our text for this lesson, Dr. Luke describes four attributes of this body of believers, as they set about to worship Christ and advance the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. In this message we will concentrate on the third of these attributes-- "the breaking of bread". After determining what Luke means by the phrase, we will focus in on the true meaning of the Lord's Supper and culminate our study by observing the sacrament-- as we enjoy an object lesson of what it means to "be the Apostolic church".
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I. Introduction. John 6:47-59.
II. Exposition of the text, Acts 2:41-42.
A. Context
B. The breaking of bread.
1. Probing the meaning.
a. A normal meal, Acts 2:46, Luke 9:16, 24:30.
b. A deeper meaning, Luke 22:19.
i. The argument for just a meal, Acts 2:46.
ii. The argument for Communion, 1Cor. 10:16.
iii. The argument for both.
c. Forming our own opinion.
2. The Koinonia and the Eucharist.
a. The bond with Christ, Luke 22:14.
i. Visualizing the first Communion, Luke 23:15.
ii. The sacrificial love of Jesus, John 13:1, 3-5.
iii. Looking forward as well as backwards, Luke 22:16, Rev 21:2-4, 19:6-9.
b. The bond with each other.
i. A bond of love, John 13:14-15, 34-35.
ii. A solemn and serious bond, 1Cor. 11:27-30.
iii. A universal bond, Rev. 1:12-20.
III. Observing the Eucharist, Luke 22:17-20.
