November 26, 2023
Beyond 2023: Week 2
What does it look like to be devoted to God?
Acts 2:41
So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Acts 2:42
And they devoted themselves…
Devoted- given over to the display, study, or discussion of; ongoing
You will always take
What does it look like to be devoted to God?
Acts 2:42
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching
We must be devoted to the
The Word of God shows us who we are.
Hebrews 4:12 • For the word of God is living and active, discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
The Word of God shows us who God is.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 • All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
You will only know
The Word of God is our weapon
1 Timothy 4:2 • preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 1 1 Timothy 4:2-4 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
Hebrews 5:12–14 • Although by this time, you ought to be teachers. You need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food. Everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness because he is an infant, but solid food is for the mature, for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.
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Acts 2:42 • And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship,
1 John 1:3 • We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
v.46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people.
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread
We must be devoted to
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
We must be devoted to
Acts 4:29 • Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.
44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
We must devote ourselves to
And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
We must be devoted to seeing people
43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
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