The book of Acts is a great place to find practical behavior to model

1. Patterns
Acts 2 1

2. Patterns
See that you make them after
the pattern for them, which was
shown to you on the mountain.Exodus 25:40 2

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;
1 Chronicles 28:11 3

4. Patterns (continued)
The counsel of the LORD
stands forever, The plans
of His heart from
generation to
generation.
Psalm 33:11 4

5. 5
Isaiah 25:1
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.
Patterns
(continued)

6. The Bible is full of patterns, plans and examples
we are to follow.
Prayer for the sick
Prayer
Lives of the men and women
Jesus himself
Pattern
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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.
Acts 2:1;4 7

8. The pattern
 Unity
 Prayer
 Spiritual
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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.
Acts 2:14 9

10. The pattern
 Unity
 Preaching
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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,
Acts 2:17–18 11

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.
Acts 2:17–18 12

13. The pattern
 The Bible
 Current context
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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.
Acts 2:38–39 14

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.
Acts 2:38–39 15

16. Thepattern
 Repentance to salvation
 Baptism in water
 Baptism in the Holy Spirit
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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.
Acts 2:41 17

18. Under the power of the Holy Spirit the Church
had explosive growth.
What might happen if we did the same?
Think
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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.
Acts 2:42 19

20. Pattern
 Apostles’ teaching
 Fellowship
 Breaking of bread
 Prayer
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21. Apostles’ teaching
• Continually
• Teaching of
Jesus
• Opening up
the OT
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22. Fellowship
Fellow participant
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23. Eating
2
3
Breaking bread
Meals together

24. Prayer
Daily
Corporately
Privately
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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,
Acts 2:46–47a 25

26. Look what developed
praising God and having favor with all
the people.
Acts 2:46–47a 26

27. Spiritual worship
You are blessed
So are others
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28. Daily devotion leads to
Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe;
and many wonders and signs were
taking place through the apostles.
Acts 2:43 28

29. Sense of awe
2
9
• 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;
Acts 2:44 30

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.
2:47b 32

33. Notice
This portion is focusing
on the believers not
the Apostles.
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34. Our take-away
1. Find biblical patterns and follow
2. Our 21st century church needs to
a little more 1st century.
3. We need to fellowship outside.
4. We need to gather more regularly
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