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 “THE CHURCH FOR TODAY”

New sermon series title: “The Foundations of Faith”

     This series will be built around the core values and foundational beliefs of Faith Baptist Church and the Christian life.

INTRODUCTION:

     Today we are going to look at a picture of the very First Church in history. Three thousand people had just been “born again”. They became the charter members of the First Church.

     In this scripture we see the church as God

 _____________ it to be. This description of the First Church ought to cause us to ask some interesting questions about our own church.

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2)   _______________________________________

3)   _______________________________________

4)   _______________________________________

When people came to the First Church they experienced…

When people come to Faith Baptist Church they will experience…

I.  THE WORD OF GOD BEING P___________ (Vs. 42)

·   The First Church was b________ on the Word of God.  It was b___________ on the Word of God and thus it was b___________ because of the Word of God.

·   When a person comes to Faith Baptist Church, they will hear a sermon … b__________ on the Word of God; b______________ on the Word of God;

b______________ by the Lord of the Word of God.

“P____________ the W___________” II Timothy 4:2

II. THE FELLOWSHIP BEING P____________ (Vs. 42)

·      The Greek Word for fellowship is K____________. It means to _______________________________  ________________________________________

·      The First Church people S______________ with each other and C______________ for each other.

·      The Church is meant to be a f_______________ who C_____________ and S_______________.

·      The key to fellowship with others is to have fellowship with G_______.

·      Faith Baptist is to be a place for fellowship with O____________ and with G__________.

III. THE LORD BEING P_____________ (Verses 46-47)

• The First Church had an atmosphere of E____________ and E_____________.
• Faith Baptist Church is a place of E____________ and E___________ worship.

IV. The Gospel Being P____________ (Verse 41A; 47B)

• When people came to First Church they heard the G_______________.
• The Gospel being proclaimed is what _________

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• Everyone who comes to Faith Baptist Church should leave knowing how to become a C____________ F_______________.

     DO YOU WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF A CHURCH LIKE THIS?