Blood vein connection assembling together, the church!

1. Acts 2:1-->

When the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place.

All Jesus’ followers were all together in one place, the church!

2. Acts 2:41-42-->

They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added (unto them)

in that day about three thousand souls.

They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship

in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

3. Acts 20:7-->

Upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread,

Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow;

and prolonged his speech until midnight.

4. Acts 20:28-->

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock,…

to feed the church of Christ which he purchased with his own blood.

5. Matt.26:28-->

For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.

6. 1 Cor.11:23-->

For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you,

that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;

and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body,

which is for you: this do in remembrance of me.

In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying,

This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink (it),

in remembrance of me.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup,

ye proclaim the Lord's death till he come.

Wherefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner,

shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and

if he discern not the body.

or this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

7. Ro.6:23-->

For the wages of sin is death;

but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

8. Ro.12:5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ,

and severally members one of another.

9. Conclusion: Heb.10:25-29

Not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is,

but exhorting (one another); and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.

For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth,

there remain no more a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment,

and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.

A man that hath set at naught Moses law die without mercy on two or three witnesses:

of how much sorer punishment,

think ye, shall he be judged worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God,

and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing,

and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

(1) “Our own assembling together” is a blood vein connection.

It is a life and death connection! It is to in the one body of Christ!

(2) When one forsakes the laws of Moses he is to die without mercy!

(3) When one forsakes “our own assembling together” his punishment is sorer!

Sorer than die without mercy!a. Because it is a willful disobey the Lord’s will! Acts 2:47

b. Because it is a trodden under foot the Son of God,

and counted the blood of the covenant as an unholy thing, a despite unto the Spirit of grace!

c. Consider Jesus came from heaven to establish the church! Matt.16:18

d. Consider Christ purchase the church with his own blood! Acts 20:28

e. Consider Jesus died for the church, the “our own assembling together”!

May the Lord bless you and keep you always. Preach this on June 19, 2011.

Video: English Cantonese – Recorded 6/19/11

Blood vein connection assembling together, the church!

Video: English Cantonese – Recorded 6/19/11

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