Aim: To aspire to always be a Christ-honoring, Holy Spirit-filled church.
Doctrine: Pentecost established the ideal pattern for the church in all ages. The Holy Spirit employs the preached word to gather, revive, and bless God's people.
Exegesis: The characteristics of the revived church: sinners take Christ, the gospel, and doctrine seriously (vv. 40-42); believers are united around Jesus (being in awe of Him) (vv. 43-45); worship, perspective, and joy are practiced and experienced (vv. 46-47).
Further application: What our response to this text should be today: we should pray for a great movement of the Spirit on Christ's church, all the while being faithful in Jesus (in good times, or in bad).
Key verses: vv. 46-47 ''So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.
