The Church, Community of the Consecrated

People of God
Day 1
 AS # 10

Subject: Christian Living Education Gr.9

Type of Activity: Context, Concept Notes
Activity Title: The Church, Community of the Consecrated
People of God
Learning Target: Discuss how the first Christian community
lived as a Church
Reference: The Church on the Move
Author: Josefina M. Manabat
Pages: 19 - 21
The First Christian Community
First, they devoted themselves to the
teaching of the apostles
Second, they devoted themselves to fellowship
(κοinonia)
 Third, they devoted themselves to
“breaking of bread.”
 Fourth, they devoted themselves to
prayers.
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The description of the life of the
Christians in Acts 2: 42 – 47
brings out the primary
characteristics of the early
Church which were inspired by
the Word of Christ and the work
of the Holy Spirit.

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“They devoted themselves to the
apostles’ instruction and communal life”
indicates that the members of the early
Church were made one by their constancy
in listening to the preaching of the apostles
and in gathering together in fellowship.

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The communal practice of the breaking of the
bread was a celebration of love centered in the
sharing of the body and blood of Christ. It was
a communion, a koinonia which means
fellowship in Christ, He who bound them in
faith, hope and love.

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DRILL
Answer the question.

What were the distinctive characteristics of the early

Church in Jerusalem that made it the exemplar of what
“being Church” really means?
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