Stronger Together

Stronger Together  23

c. Connect – If you want to know God and experience his presence in your life, you should be worshipping in a church weekly.

d. Illustration – Some of us are hungry and wondering why we are out of food, but we haven’t been to the store in 3 months. If you don’t go, you can’t expect to have food.

3. The Power of Seeing the Wonders of God

a. Acts 2.43 – 44 (ESV) And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. [44] And all who believed were together and had all things in common. b. Point: Seeing the wonders of God together (his transforming and redeeming power) breaks the enslaving cycles of sin and frees us to live a new life. c. Connect – We overcome by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of our testimony! The testimony and experience of others is essential for your life in Christ. d. Illustration – It is frustrating to try to do a job or work a device when you have no idea what you are doing. You feel in way over your head. It is nice to have help from someone with experience.

4. The Power of Reaching the World

a. Acts 2.46 (ESV) And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, [47] praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to