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5 min read“Those Christians, they’re weird. They’re kooky. They’re like a cult. But man, those guys really love each other.” That’s what critics of the early church said during its first 300 years, according to Pastor Rick Warren. In this message, part two of Real Christianity: The Model of the First Church, Warren argues that the explosive growth of the first church—from 120 people to dominating the Roman Empire in three centuries—was not an accident. It was the result of a specific, replicable model of authentic faith that modern churches often abandon. The central question he presses on his congregation is: what made the first church so powerful, and what would it take to recover that today?
Everybody’s Language, Everybody’s Gifts
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:30) **Everyone Speaks a Unique “Language”** - Rick introduces the idea that every person has a unique “language” (e.g., mother of preschoolers, hip-hop, CEO) that allows them to reach people no one else can.
- 2 (01:58) **Real Christianity Uses Everyone’s Gifts** - Rick explains that in the early church, there were no spectators, only participants; every member was a contributor.
- 3 (02:47) **Peter’s Sermon: The Holy Spirit Is for Everyone** - Rick walks through Acts 2:14-21, highlighting that God pours out His Spirit on all people—sons, daughters, young, old, men, and women.
- 4 (04:57) **Mobilization, Not Passivity** - Rick issues a direct challenge: if you want to passively sit and waste your life, you won’t be comfortable at this church.
- 5 (06:04) **Real Christianity Offers Life-Changing Truth** - Rick pivots to the fourth characteristic: authentic faith offers transforming truth, not pop psychology or self-help.
- 6 (07:43) **Peter’s First Christian Sermon: “This Is That”** - Rick summarizes Peter’s sermon in Acts 2:14-40, where Peter explains the Pentecost events by quoting the prophet Joel.
- 7 (11:10) **The Eight Parts of the Gospel** - Rick outlines the core of Peter’s sermon: Jesus is God (proven by miracles), died for your sins, was raised, ascended, sent the Spirit, and calls for repentance and baptism.
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God wants everyone in the church to be part of proclaiming his message. In this message, Pastor Rick will help you see how God can use you, no matter who you are.
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