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So we’ve been looking at church revitalization.
Revitalization is something that is needed in a church that has existed for a for decades.
Over the course of time a church sort of loses its focus.
It loses its purpose and direction.
What revitalization does, is it helps the church sort of go back to the vital areas or to go back to the heart of the church and its purpose.
And so we’ve been asking ourselves…or rather we’ve been being assessed by the Great Physician, concerning our condition.
Some of the questions that we’ve asked so far is:
Are we governed increasingly by God’s Word?
In the following weeks we’ll look at questions like:
Are we more loving?
Are we more loving?
Are we more sensitive to God’s presence?
Are we more sensitive to God’s presence?
Do we have a growing concern for the Spiritual and Temporal needs of others?
Do we have a growing concern for the Spiritual and Temporal needs of others?
As the life of a church passes through time some of these major, life lines to a church body begin to be cut off.
Do we delight in the bride of Christ?
For if you’ve had ministers that saw the church like a business and weren’t so much concerned with the authority of Scripture in the life of a church, chances are you were led down a road of pragmatism.
Are the Spiritual disciplines increasingly important to us?
Are the Spiritual disciplines increasingly important to us?
If it works, it must be of God (whether it’s biblical or not is irrelevant because look at all these people here!
It must be of God!!
Do we still grieve over sin?
Do we still grieve over sin?
If there’s been a younger congregation, chances are there wasn’t really the commitment to holiness and perhaps were bit worldly.
Are we quick to forgive?
Are we quick to forgive?
Or if there’s been an older congregation, chances are there are a lot of traditions that have become idols that we sin to get or sin if we don’t get them.
Do we yearn for heaven and to be with Jesus?
Do we yearn for heaven and to be with Jesus?
And in all the shuffle of all these different paradigms, some of the life lines of the church dry up.
Who’s in charge here?
(Authority)
Who’s in charge here?
(Authority)
If we stop the pragmatism and began to have a concern that we’re not really being governed by God’s Word, that’s a problem that leaves long term consequences.
Who is the congregation following?
(Leadership)
Who is the congregation following?
(Leadership)
If there’s worldliness in the church, they’ll not be tolerating preaching against sin!
To whom are you accountable?
(Membership)
To whom are you accountable?
(Membership)
If traditionalism is dominating the church, then they’ll be many-a-problem when we start to push for making disciples.
Who is your brother or sister?
(Unity)
Who is your brother or sister?
(Unity)
And of these changes are really a getting back to the book and living for Christ in 2018, seeking to maintain biblical fidelity and yet being winsome to the lost culture around us!
Why do we gather together?
(Worship)
Why do we gather together?
(Worship)
So as God’s Word marches in the forefront and probes around us tonight we’re asked:
Does First Baptist Church of Roselawn have a growing concern for the Spiritual and Temporal needs of others?
What would happen if the government shrunk and no longer gave out food stamps and the churches stopped giving to the food pantry.
What would happen to the area churches?
We’d be flooded with a whole slew of people with a lot of temporal needs.
Are we able to love one another enough to be concerned for the needs that people have in our church body?
We are surrounded with a culture that gets a lot of their temporary needs met through some type of government assistance.
If that were take from them, are we as a church ready and willing to open up our bowels of mercy?
Let’s consider for a moment the heart of Christ.
Remember to catch a glimpse of Christ is to see God and His heart.
36 "When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd.”
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sheep without a shepherd is OT imagery for a lack of a good king to lead and protect them.
Everyone needs the Good Shepherd, Jesus who saves and gathers His sheep (, ).
There was a lack of a
14 "When he went ashore, he saw a large crowd, had compassion on them, and healed their sick.”
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This is the tension isn’t it Renfrow’s?
We feel the need to get away and seek the Lord in quietness, yet there are needs all around us.
But contrast the disciples’ wish in v15, “Send the crowds away...” With Jesus’ reaction (v14).
vv32-37 we see a picture of the believer’s sharing their possessions.
This is another summary statement of the growth and witness of the church (see 2:42–47 and note).
While mentioning the apostles’ powerful witness (v.
33), this focuses primarily on the community’s unity and generosity with one another (vv.
32–35).
The positive example of Barnabas (vv.
36–37) and the negative one of Ananias and Sapphira (5:1–11) illustrate this.
33 "With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.
34 "For there was not a needy person among them because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of what was sold,” ()
Carson, D. A. (2015).
The Gospels and Acts.
In D. A. Carson (Ed.), NIV Zondervan Study Bible: Built on the Truth of Scripture and Centered on the Gospel Message (p.
2225).
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.33
"With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.
34 "For there was not a needy person among them because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of what was sold,” ()
33 "With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.
34 "For there was not a needy person among them because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of what was sold,” ()
As we love Christ above all, so we love His likeness in others.
So we love believers above outward things.
And if a brother or sister is in need, we are going to part with something in order to help.
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This sincere love for others is a wonderful sign of our spiritual condition.
14 "We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters.
The one who does not love remains in death.”
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How is love defined?
Action and in the context of 1 John it’s sacrifice.
Listen...
16 "This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life for us.
We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
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