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Evangelical. Sacramental. Pentecostal. Christian communities tend to identify with one of these labels over the other two. Evangelical churches emphasize the importance of Scripture and preaching. Sacramental churches emphasize the importance of the eucharistic table. And pentecostal churches emphasize the immediate presence and power of the Holy Spirit. But must we choose between them? Could...

church. Acts 2 is a foundational chapter in Holy Scripture, with Peter’s Pentecost day sermon after the outpouring of the Spirit and the outline of the basics of Christian initiation in Acts 2:38 and following. The chapter includes the intriguing reference in Acts 2:42 that those who responded to the preached Word that day committed themselves to fundamental practices: “They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” I remember as a
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