How did God’s Church start? Why is it still around now? How is it still important? Tune in this week to see how God’s unshakable church is still impacting the world today and how you can be a part of it!

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UNSHAKABLE: THE STORY OF THE CHURCH

WHAT HAPPENED THEN (AT THE START)? 

(Matthew 16:18) And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

(Hebrews 12:28) Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

(Isaiah 55:11) So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me empty. But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

(Acts 1:8) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

HOW MANY RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT? ALL WHO SEEKS JESUS!

(Acts 2:1-4) When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. (2) Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. (3) They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. (4) All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

(Romans 8:9) You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.

HOW MANY PRAISE LANGUAGES?  CALL TO ALL PEOPLE TO COME AND WORSHIP!

(Acts 2:8) Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?

(Acts 2:17) In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

WHO CAN BE SAVED? ALL WHO BELIEVE!

(Acts 2:37-38, 41)  When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” (38) Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

WHAT DID THEY DO ON THE FIRST DAY? SERVED THE LORD WITH JOY!

(Acts 2:42)  "They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." 

(Acts 2:46-47)  Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, (47) praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW? THE "GOSPEL" GOING TO THE WHOLE WORLD

(Psalm 113:3) From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets the name of the Lord is to be praised.

(Isaiah 59:19) From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.

WHAT'S HAPPENING FUTURE? "ALL THE EARTH REACHED!"

(Habbakuk 2:14) For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

(Revelation 5:9 In heaven future) And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation."

(Revelation 7:9) … from every tribe and language and people and nation.

"SO HOW SHALL WE THEN LIVE?" UNSHAKABLE HEARTS GIVING THANKS

(Hebrews 12:28) Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

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Connect Group Questions:

• What does it mean that the church is built on a rock and cannot be overcome? (Matthew 16:18)
• How did the Holy Spirit empower the early believers, and what impact did it have? (Acts 1:8; 2:1-4)
• Why is it important that people from all nations can hear the Gospel in their own language?
• How can we live with unshakable hearts and give thanks in our daily lives? (Hebrews 12:28)
• Why is it important for the Gospel to reach the whole world?
• How can we help spread the Gospel today?

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