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Two January Sundays that opened 2023 with Acts 2:42 and the ordinary people Jesus chose.
UnLOCK opened 2023 at New Hope, anchored in the early church described in Acts 2:42. Over two January Sundays, Pastor Mark Addis preached the first messages of the year. The first looked at the four things the first believers devoted themselves to, the apostles' teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread and prayer, and at what happens to a church when any one of them is let go.
The second turned to the people Jesus chose. Working through the twelve named in Matthew 10:2-4 and what became of each of them, Pastor Mark looked at why Acts 4:13 says Jerusalem was astonished by how ordinary they were. UnLOCK also gave its name to New Hope's whole year of teaching in 2023.
January 2023 · 2 Weeks
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”
Acts 2:42
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What does a church actually need to stay healthy? Pastor Mark Addis opens the year on Acts 2:42, the four things the first believers devoted themselves to, and why letting any one of them go flat is like driving at speed on an underinflated tyre.
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Matthew 10:2-4
Who did Jesus actually pick? Pastor Mark Addis works through the twelve named in Matthew 10:2-4, what became of each of them, and why Acts 4:13 says the thing that astonished Jerusalem was how unremarkable they were.
Watch the messageUnLOCK is one of several series we walked through in 2023, the year of UnLOCK. Browse the rest of the year, or join us in person on a Sunday.
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