Looking into Looking into Mark’s GospelMark’s Gospel

They committed themselves to the They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles, the life teaching of the apostles, the life together, the common meal, and together, the common meal, and the prayers. Everyone around was the prayers. Everyone around was in awe - all those wonders and in awe - all those wonders and signs done through the apostles! signs done through the apostles! And all the believers lived in a And all the believers lived in a wonderful harmony, holding wonderful harmony, holding everything in common. They sold everything in common. They sold whatever they owned and pooled whatever they owned and pooled their resources so that each their resources so that each person's need was met. They person's need was met. They followed a daily discipline of followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful, celebration, exuberant and joyful, as they praised God. People in as they praised God. People in general liked what they saw. Every general liked what they saw. Every day their number grew as God day their number grew as God added those who were saved. (Acts added those who were saved. (Acts 2:42-47)2:42-47)

The whole congregation of The whole congregation of believers was united as one - one believers was united as one - one heart, one mind! They didn't even heart, one mind! They didn't even claim ownership of their own claim ownership of their own possessions. No one said, "That's possessions. No one said, "That's mine; you can't have it." They mine; you can't have it." They shared everything. The apostles shared everything. The apostles gave powerful witness to the gave powerful witness to the resurrection of the Master Jesus, resurrection of the Master Jesus, and grace was on all of them. And and grace was on all of them. And so it turned out that not a person so it turned out that not a person among them was needy. Those who among them was needy. Those who owned fields or houses sold them owned fields or houses sold them and brought the price of the sale to and brought the price of the sale to the apostles and made an offering the apostles and made an offering of it. The apostles then distributed of it. The apostles then distributed it according to each person's need. it according to each person's need. (Acts 4:32-36)(Acts 4:32-36)

Passion vs Passion vs SkillSkill

I would always go I would always go with Passion with Passion

Some of Paul’s Some of Paul’s Passions:Passions:1. Killing Christians and then 1. Killing Christians and then

loving themloving them

2. The Church2. The ChurchAlways praying Always praying EncouragementEncouragementCalling to order Calling to order Serving Serving

3. Living a holy life 3. Living a holy life Bring Peter into line Bring Peter into line Handing Handing people over to Satan people over to Satan

Some of Paul’s Some of Paul’s Passions:Passions:4. Writing 4. Writing

5. His view on marriage and 5. His view on marriage and women women

6. Growing people 6. Growing people

7. Modeling how we should 7. Modeling how we should walkwalk

We make disciples by helping someone:We make disciples by helping someone:

Jesus as Jesus as SaviourSaviour

We are passionate about helping teens… We are passionate about helping teens…

We make disciples by helping someone:We make disciples by helping someone:

with other with other believersbelievers

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with other with other believersbelievers

to maturity in to maturity in JesusJesus

We are passionate about helping teens …We are passionate about helping teens …

their friends for their friends for JesusJesus

We are passionate about helping teens… We are passionate about helping teens…

their world for their world for JesusJesus

We are passionate about helping teens…We are passionate about helping teens…

The early church devoted The early church devoted themselves to the apostles themselves to the apostles

teaching, fellowship, teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, prayer, breaking of bread, prayer,

sharing possessions, caring sharing possessions, caring for the poor, evangelising for the poor, evangelising the lost, etc. (Acts 2:42)the lost, etc. (Acts 2:42)

What will your What will your ministry be devoted ministry be devoted

to?to?

Small Group Exercise:Small Group Exercise:Create a list of 7 ministry Create a list of 7 ministry

prioritiesprioritiesand an action plan for each and an action plan for each

one.one.

The Results of The Results of Passionate MinistryPassionate MinistryThey were filled with awe They were filled with awe

(43)(43)They saw miraculous signs They saw miraculous signs

(43)(43)They shared their They shared their

possessions (44-45)possessions (44-45)They experienced unity (46)They experienced unity (46)

They were joyful and They were joyful and humble (46)humble (46)

They had favour with They had favour with people (47)people (47)

They grew numerically (47)They grew numerically (47)

Acts 2Acts 2