Being the Apostolic Church Part 3; Acts 2:41-42

Delivered during the Sunday morning worship service, 10/10/2021. One of the greatest events in the history and development of the church occurred on the day of Pentecost, just 10 days after the Ascension of Christ. On that momentous day, the Holy Spirit descended upon the fledgling church with power and glory and 3,000 souls were saved. The verses that follow in chapters 2-4 of Acts give us one of the few glimpses of the Apostolic church in its pristine state-- before external persecution and internal corruption set in. In our text for this lesson, Dr. Luke describes four attributes of this body of believers, as they set about to worship Christ and advance the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. In this message we will concentrate on the third of these attributes-- "the breaking of bread". After determining what Luke means by the phrase, we will focus in on the true meaning of the Lord's Supper and culminate our study by observing the sacrament-- as we enjoy an object lesson of what it means to "be the Apostolic church".