Fusion: week of 5/2

FAMILY THEME: THE CHURCH HAS A PURPOSE

Acts 2:1-47

As people from all over the world flocked to Jerusalem for Pentecost,

the Holy Spirit fell on God's people and the crowds understood the

gospel.

✞   The Holy Spirit Empowers the Church

     (Acts 2:1-13)

     In a supernatural way, the Holy Spirit empowered the

     believers in Jerusalem to share the gospel with thousands

     at Pentecost.

✞   The Church Proclaims the Gospel

     (Acts 2:14-41)

     Peter preached a powerful sermon, and 3,000 people

     responded in repentance and baptism.

✞   The Church Lives Out the Gospel

     (Acts 2:42-47)

     Through the teaching of the apostles, the fellowship and

     brotherly love of the believers, and the blessings of the 

     Lord, the early church grew daily.