Church on Fire: Life Together - May 17, 2026 First Service

LIFE TOGETHER Acts 2.42-47 Gordon Dabbs, PhD At Pentecost, front and center, there was; • A community • A shared life MOVEMENT 1 - Devotion Over Casual Acts 2.42 (ESV) They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. We want spiritual depth… but we structure our lives for spiritual convenience. We want community… but we keep God’s people at arm’s length. A Spirit-filled church is not built on hype. It’s built on habits. MOVEMENT 2 - Awe That Changes Everything Acts 2.43 (ESV) Awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. When the Father’s grip on us is tight. . . our grip on the other stuff loosens. A Spirit-filled church is a generous church. MOVEMENT 3 - A Life That Speaks Acts 2.46 (ESV) Day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes. . . They didn’t just attend together. They did life together. THE EARLY CHURCH: Their shared life made the gospel visible. Not just something you hear. Something you see. We love the idea of Acts 2… until it asks something of us. Consumers attend. Committed people devote themselves. We think church is about what we get. God says it’s about who you become—together. Let’s lean in. Let’s devote ourselves. Let’s live this life together.