The Awe of the Church

The Acts of the Apostles
The Growth and Expansion of the Church in Jerusalem


The Day of Pentecost: The Age of the Spirit (2:1-46) (13)


The Spirit’s Work in the Hearts of Men (2:37-47) (6)


II.The Growth and Expansion of the Church in Jerusalem (1:9-8:3)
A.The Prelude to Pentecost (1:9-26)
B.The Day of Pentecost: The Age of the Spirit (2:1-46)
1.The Advent of the Holy Spirit (2:1-13)
2.The Explanation of the Spirit’s Advent (2:14-36)
3.The Consequence of the Spirit’s Advent (2:37-40)
4.The Response to the Spirit’s Advent (2:41-47a)
a.Immediate (2:41-42)
b.Explained (2:43-47a)
●2:42a — 2:43

●2:42b — 2:44-47a
1)The Manifestation of Biblical Commitment (2:43)
a)Its Disposition (2:43a)
●sense of awereverential awe
b)Its Validation (2:43b)
2)The Manifestation of Christian Fellowship (2:44-47b)
a)Their Care for Each Other (2:44-45)
b)Their Participation with Each Other (2:46-47a)
(1)Their Worship was Authentic (2:46a)
●continuingto stay by, to persist at, to remain with
●with one minda unanimity that transcended differences of any kind
(2)Their Relationships were Authentic (2:46b)
●gladnessa joyful pride
●sinceritysingleness or simplicity
(3)Their Impact was Authentic (2:47a)