Title The Great Church / Acts 2:42-47
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Great Church / Acts 2:42-47
The churches on the earth can be roughly divided into two types. It is the church and the church like the church
It is an unfamiliar church. Being a church means a church that keeps the essence of the church, and it’s like a church
It means a church that deviates from the essence of the church.
Since the essence of the church is a theological proposition, it is difficult to say in a word this is it.
I did. But we do not know what kind of church a church is and what characteristics it has.
Something can be discovered through the Early Church.
Let's look for some principles in the appearance of the early church in the Bible.
1. The church was established by the Lord.
Matthew 16:18 says, "On this rock I will build my church." That
He said, "The powers of Hades will not prevail against it."
The fact that the Lord established it means that the Lord Jesus Christ is the owner of the church.
The Catholic Church sees the owner of the church as the Pope. Pope gives the keys to heaven from Peter
I believe I have been given it.
I believe in being the owner of the church. So they don't even pray in the name of Jesus
“I do it in the name of my true parents,” he says.
The more cults and cults, the more the Church's sovereignty is placed on people rather than on Christ
is. Currently, the total number of churches in Korea is 40,000. The number of Christians worldwide is
According to Retannicer, it's 1.7 billion.
Even if the number of churches exceeds tens of millions and the number of people who gather there exceeds billions, the church
There is only one owner who established .
For a church where people are the masters, there is no church that is healthy, there is no church that is reviving, and there is no peace.
There is not even a single church.
However, the church where the Lord is the Lord is peaceful, happy, and revitalized.
The reason is that all members of the church confess, "We are the servants of the Lord."
And more importantly, the church where the Lord is the Lord is not harmed by the powers of Hades
is that.
The devil destroyed Adam and Eve's home. The devil idolizes the nation of Israel
It caused a ship and a wave of unbelief, causing it to collapse. The devil overthrew Peter and Jesus
was denied three times.
Even today, the devil is using that momentum to destroy the church. God
They attack the church under the guise of a crane, disguising social justice, disguising church reform.
But the church established by Christ cannot be overthrown by the powers of Hades or the powers of Satan.
It is something that cannot be said.
Man-made denominations and missions organizations may disappear. But the church is eternal.
is.
The roots of the church begin with the house church of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Through the patriarchal church that leads to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and then to the National Church of Israel,
It has led to the church of today.
As East Germany became communist, each church had a nail on the door. Church in Russia for 70 years
has closed North Korea also built a church in only two places for display purposes. That
But the church does not die.
A door bar can be hung and a barbed can be struck, but it cannot kill the church itself.
Because the church is a living, breathing community, established by Christ.
2. Repentant people gathered.
In Acts 2:37-38, Peter was preaching to a group of people. that sermon
Those who heard it confessed, "We are pierced to the heart, what shall we do?" Peter said to them, "You
will repent and receive the world and forgiveness of sins in the name of Jesus Christ."
All.
The church is not a gathering place for innocent people. The church is a place where sinful people gather.
The difference is that they are people who have repented of their sins.
Everyone is guilty. But there are those who have repented of their sins and those who have not repented.
There is this. The church exposes all their sins, and repents of them gather to receive forgiveness of their sins.
And it is to praise and worship the Lord with that emotion.
The famous Austrian composer Schubert took out his pocket money when he ran out of money.
It is said that he hung his pants turned upside down outside the window. It's my pocket empty
It was said to have been a sign of falling.
Christians must expose everything as they are before God. There's nothing to hide
There is no way. Like Schubert's pockets, you have to reveal all the insides.
If you repent, you will be forgiven and become a new person, but if you hide it, you will be rejected.
Repentance is turning around. Change your direction, change your mind, change your purpose,
is to return to
Repentance is the return of those who have left. Those who leave God return to God
This means that those who have left the truth will return to the truth.
3. People who received the Holy Spirit gathered.
In Acts 1:5, when it says, “You will be baptized with the Holy Spirit,” 1:8 says, “The Holy Spirit will
If you come to him," he said.
In 2:4, it says, "We were all filled with the Holy Spirit" and in 2:33, it says, "They were poured out
And in 2:38 it says, "You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Another nickname for the book of Acts is 'Acts of the Holy Spirit'. There is the image of being filled with the Holy Spirit of the early church
It is showing as it is.
2:42 below explains what the life of the early church members who were filled with the Holy Spirit was like.
I did.
First, mature fellowship began. In verse 42, it says, “Communion with one another and the breaking of bread.”
And in verse 44 it says, "All those who believed were together, and all things were in common."
is.
And in verse 46, it says, “Be of the same mind every day.
We got together and met each day as one. When they gathered, they broke the rice cake and used the goods.
Acts 4:32 says, "The believers were of one mind and one mind, and had all things in common.
And no one claimed that any of my possessions were mine.”
Sociologists say that this lifestyle of the early church was primitive Christian communism.
All. However, communism, which has dominated the world for 70 years, is more powerful than the proletariat, the workers and the poor
When they made poor and followed the system of monopolizing and sharing wealth among those in power
The door eventually crashed into a wall and was ruined.
The better we get together, the better we meet
is.
A person's emotions can be hurtful and depend on how they feel. Yesterday was good, today is good.
may not. But the Spirit-filled person is not capricious.
As the English proverb says, "Make new friends, but don't forsake old friends, if new friends are silver.
There is such a thing as "old friends become gold".
Second, I was full of joy.
In verse 46 it says, “with joy and innocence of heart,” and in verse 47, “Praise God.”
said
When you receive an evil spirit, you feel restless and joyless. Facial muscles become stiff and the mind becomes hard
is. So the joy is gone and the hymns are gone. One day, I have no taste of rice and insomnia.
If you suffer from high blood pressure, lose weight, and experience heavy headaches every day, you can quickly improve your health.
You should check it out. This is because it is a signal that there is something wrong with some part of the body.
If at some point the taste of the word is lost, joy is gone, singing is dead, prayer is dead
It is proof that the soul is sick.
But when I am filled with the Holy Spirit, I am full of joy. The hymn is restored. spiritual health status
Partial diagnosis is possible even with external phenomena.
A person who sits blankly staring at the ceiling or the other side while singing a hymn, yawning during a sermon
Those who are asleep, those who cannot say an Amen to prayer, may be spiritually indifferent or exhausted.
will be
The early Christians who received the Holy Spirit were happy. The hymn never left.
Everyone, let's restore joy and praise.
Koreans are said to drink the most alcohol in the world. World liquor consumption
It's called the best. Alcohol consumption increased further after the IMF, which is one of the reasons for drinking alcohol.
A lot of people say it's "because I'm upset." But the surprising thing is that he was upset and drank
A person who takes medicine and is taken to the hospital because his stomach hurts and his stomach hurts, far from being cured.
that the number of has increased.
No matter how much alcohol you drink, it won't heal your broken feelings.
A housewife ran out of the house after a fierce marital quarrel with her husband and went to her parents' house. kinship
I couldn't stay for a day or two. Calling a friend who lives alone
He also traveled to the beach. The winter sea, as it was, was charming and stylish.
It started to snow heavily that afternoon. In the news, the road to Daegwallyeong is blocked and traffic is doubled.
I was told the news that it had been cut off. Tears spilled out. how do i get home
kids? and your husband? What is this, I called home. did your husband
All. "I'm sorry honey, I was wrong, I'll go home right away if I break the road." Husband is from Gyeongsang-do
It's a man. "Where are you now? Are you crazy? Did I tell you to leave the house? Forgiveness and Nabal.
i miss you They're coming in quickly." She wept bitterly at those words.
It was the confession of a housewife who had left.
How are broken emotions and deep wounds healed? We must receive the Holy Spirit and restore joy and praise.
All. The early church was such a church.
Today is the 44th anniversary of the founding of the Chungshin Church in Cheongpa-dong. 40,000 schools in Korea
You can stay as one ordinary church in the midst of the congregation, or you can become a great church.
To become such a church, we must identify and possess the original elements of the early church.
Let's give the Lord the position of the head of the church. Let us repent and restore a godly life. receive the Holy Spirit
Let's restore the lost joy, emotion, thanks and praise. So let's protect the great church
All.
Amen