ETS ACADEMY · LESSON 6

When the Church Is Devoted, the Church Grows

Teaching points

Acts 2 shows growth as the fruit of a people devoted to Jesus' way of life, not as the result of chasing numbers.
The early church was recognizable because its teaching, relationships, table, prayer, generosity, and joy belonged together.
We are responsible for devotion and faithfulness. God is responsible for the increase, timing, and harvest.
A devoted church becomes a witness: people see a community where the risen Jesus is changing how ordinary people live together.

What kind of growth are you asking God for: attendance, activity, or transformed people?
Which of the four devotions needs to become more visible in your community?
What faithful step can you take without trying to control the outcome?

Write a one-paragraph vision for a devoted church in your context.
Share the four Acts 2 devotions with your group and choose one practice together.
Celebrate one sign of spiritual growth that God has already produced.

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