Patterns of the Day of Pentecost

1. Patterns
Following success Acts 2

2. Patterns
See that you make them after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.

3. Patterns (continued)
Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan of the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms and the room for the mercy seat;

4. Patterns (continued)
The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation.

5. Patterns (continued)
O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

6. Pattern
pray
7. Power
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place…And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

8. The pattern
 Unity
 Prayer
 Spiritual

9. First church service
Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.

10. The pattern
 Unity
 Preaching

11. The Word
And it shall be in the last days,’ God says, ‘That I will pour forth of My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions,


12. The Word (continued)
And your old men shall dream dreams; Even on My bondslaves, both men and women, I will in those days pour forth of My Spirit And they shall prophesy.

13. The pattern
 The Bible
 Current context

14. Application
Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

15. Application (continued)
For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.

16. The pattern
 Repentance to salvation
 Baptism in water
 Baptism in the Holy Spirit

17. Results of the following the pattern
So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.

18. Think
Under the power of the Holy Spirit the Church had explosive growth.
What might happen if we did the same?

19. The Church in action
They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

20. Pattern
 Apostles’ teaching
 Fellowship
 Breaking of bread
 Prayer
21. Apostles’ teaching
• Continually
• Teaching of Jesus
• Opening up the OT

22. Fellowship
Fellow participant

23. Eating
Breaking bread
Meals together

24. Prayer
Daily
Corporately
Privately

25. Look what developed
Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,

26. Look what developed
praising God and having favor with all the people.

27. Spiritual worship
You are blessed
So are others

28. Daily devotion leads to
Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.

29. Sense of awe
• What’s going to happen next?
• Expectation exceeded

30. Now you’re getting fanatical
And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common;

31. No offerings
• Shared what they had
• Sold off property
• Cared for needy

32. The results
And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.
33. Notice
This portion is focusing on the believers not the Apostles.

34. Our take-away
• Find biblical patterns and follow
• Our 21st century church needs to a little more 1st century.
• We need to fellowship outside.
• We need to gather more regularly