Matthew 16:18 NKJV And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
1 Peter 2:5 NKJV you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house…
1. Marked by
Acts 6:8 KJV And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
2. Fueled by
Romans 16:5-9 NLT Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home. Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person from the province of Asia to become a follower of Christ. 6 Give my greetings to Mary, who has worked so hard for your benefit. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews, who were in prison with me. They are highly respected among the apostles and became followers of Christ before I did. 8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.
3. Energized to
Acts 1:8 NLT But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
4. Compelled with
1 Peter 3:8 NKJV Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous
5. Given to
Acts 4:32-33 NLT All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. 33 The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all.
Acts 4:34 NKJV Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,