Bible Study, Wednesday Ocotober 13, 2010Pastor A. L. Harris, Facilitator
Acts 2:37-41
Romans 6:11
“So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.”
If you die to self there is nothing you will not have victory in. Paul says to die daily. Paul admonishes us to be dead to self and dead to our own desires. God will give you the desires of your heart when your desires become His desires. When you die to self you are dead to: flesh, your will, and your desires.
What do you need to do to die to self?
Eat God’s word. Build the Spirit man and starve the flesh.
When you don’t have food and water in the natural you can die. This is the same for the Spirit, when you fail to eat the word and thirst after righteousness you are spiritually dying.
Why did Peter say be baptized in Jesus name?
Baptism publicly identifies you with a movement. In this case it was identifying people with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.
Who was Peter talking to? Jewish people
Were these believing Jewish people? No
Why are they non believing? They have not embraced Jesus Christ.
Acts 2:37 “Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
Prick: To hit violently.
Baptism: dying to the old man. Being buried in a liquid grave and risen as Christ was. Identifying with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.
Repent: to turn away from; literally a change of mind. When you change your mind, your actions will follow.
Acts 2:41
"So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added."
When was the first church established?
Exodus 5:1
"...Let my people go, so that they may celebrate a festival to me in the wilderness."
They were called out of Egypt, into the wilderness to go and worship.
Church: Ekklesia in the Greek; Gathering, those who are called out.
Why did God tell them to go and get silver and gold? To present as an offering to the Lord. God wanted to be worshipped.
Homework question:
Acts 2:41-47
What four levels did the Church connect on?
Romans 6:11
“So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.”
If you die to self there is nothing you will not have victory in. Paul says to die daily. Paul admonishes us to be dead to self and dead to our own desires. God will give you the desires of your heart when your desires become His desires. When you die to self you are dead to: flesh, your will, and your desires.
What do you need to do to die to self?
Eat God’s word. Build the Spirit man and starve the flesh.
When you don’t have food and water in the natural you can die. This is the same for the Spirit, when you fail to eat the word and thirst after righteousness you are spiritually dying.
Why did Peter say be baptized in Jesus name?
Baptism publicly identifies you with a movement. In this case it was identifying people with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.
Who was Peter talking to? Jewish people
Were these believing Jewish people? No
Why are they non believing? They have not embraced Jesus Christ.
Acts 2:37 “Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
Prick: To hit violently.
Baptism: dying to the old man. Being buried in a liquid grave and risen as Christ was. Identifying with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.
Repent: to turn away from; literally a change of mind. When you change your mind, your actions will follow.
Acts 2:41
"So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added."
When was the first church established?
Exodus 5:1
"...Let my people go, so that they may celebrate a festival to me in the wilderness."
They were called out of Egypt, into the wilderness to go and worship.
Church: Ekklesia in the Greek; Gathering, those who are called out.
Why did God tell them to go and get silver and gold? To present as an offering to the Lord. God wanted to be worshipped.
Homework question:
Acts 2:41-47
What four levels did the Church connect on?
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