They Devoted Themselves / Acts 2:42-47
Mark Vucekovich
Acts 2:42-47
Key Verse: 2:42, “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.“
-
Read verse 42. Who are these people (41)? What four things do they do? What is “the apostles’ teaching”?[1] Why is it mentioned first? What is “the fellowship”?[2] “The breaking of bread”?[3]“The prayers”?[4] Why should we all be “devoted” to these things?
-
What happens to these people (43a), and what does this mean? What does God do through the apostles and why (43b)?
-
How are these first believers described (44–45), and what is the significance of this?[5]
-
What else is said about these people (46a; compare with 1:14), and why are they doing this?[6]What effect does it have on them (46b), and what can we learn from them?[7]
-
How does their fellowship affect them and those around them (47a)? What does God do (47b)? How is this kind of community possible today?
[1] 4:2; 5:20,42; see also Matt.28:20a.
[2] Cf. 1 Cor.1:9; 2 Cor.13:14; 1 John 1:3,7.
[3] Cf. Luke 22:19.
[4] Cf. Luke 11:2–4; Eph.6:18.
[5] Cf. 1 Tim.6:18; Heb.13:16.
[6] Cf. Heb.3:13; 10:25;
[7] Cf. Rom.14:17.
No upcoming studies scheduled.