Working Together
- Bezalel and Oholiab - filled with the Spirit, worked together with others
- The tabernacle was built by the entire congregation - skills and offerings
Mark 6:7, Luke 10:1 - Jesus sends out disciples in pairs - never alone
Acts 1 - 120 people together awaiting the Holy Spirit
Acts 2 - Peter preached, but all the apostles were present
Acts shows the communal work of the Church
Paul's letters - he didn't do the work or write alone, but always with others
Charles Finney and Daniel Nash - Second Great Awakening in the early 1800s
Daniel Nash's last recorded words - "I am now convinced, it is my duty and privilege, and the duty of every other Christian, to pray for as much of the Holy Spirit as came down on the day of Pentecost, and a great deal more…"
Table questions
- 01 What do we miss out on by relying on our cultural individualism?
- 02 How have you seen collaborative work move the kingdom forward?
- 03 How is God calling you to rely on the Holy Spirit, together as a body, to do His work?