church is devoted
Sunday 9/13/2026 — Dan Nygaard
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Week two of our exploration of what church is. In the 1st century people did not attend church. Churches had no membership. Instead, believers were devoted … to the apostles teaching, to fellowship, to communal meals, and to prayer ~

Devoted
Intro: church or ekklesia
Question: is church a sort of social club?
Scripture: Acts 2.41-47
Principle: church of acts was devoted to gathering
Result: devotion made that church impactful
Proposition: church ought to mandate weekly common meal
Problem: first century church cannot be replicated today
Hope: Holy Spirit transforms a devoted church

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