A HEALTHY CHURCH - PART 2
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A HEALTHY CHURCH - PART 2
A HEALTHY CHURCH - PART 2
Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,
and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
PT 1 —— Main Idea: A healthy church honors God and seeks to reach the lost.
PT 1 —— Main Idea: A healthy church honors God and seeks to reach the lost.
Main Idea: A healthy church equips believers and encourages one another.
Main Idea: A healthy church equips believers and encourages one another.
Key Question: Are you helping SBCR fulfill these two objectives?
Key Question: Are you helping SBCR fulfill these two objectives?
1. A healthy church equips believers for ministry. (v. 42)
1. A healthy church equips believers for ministry. (v. 42)
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
PT 1 —— Keys to Win!
PT 1 —— Keys to Win!
Bring your Bible to church.
Bring your Bible to church.
Be engage during singing.
Be engage during singing.
Three rules of engagement
Three rules of engagement
· A person alone is an emergency.
· A person alone is an emergency.
· Friends can wait.
· Friends can wait.
· Introduce a newcomer to someone else.
· Introduce a newcomer to someone else.
Keys to Win!
Keys to Win!
Sit front and center.
Sit front and center.
Come early and ready.
Come early and ready.
Look to invite and influence people to church.
Look to invite and influence people to church.
2. A healthy church encourages one another. (v. 42, 46)
2. A healthy church encourages one another. (v. 42, 46)
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
PROMOTE: Love, Unity and Forgiveness