Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
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Handout
What does a healthy church look like?
What does a healthy church look like?
Why talk about this at all?
Why talk about this at all?
When we can rightly assume that most of those within a church are regenerated and that they are committed to the church, then the New Testament image of the church as a body and as a family can become a living, vital reality.
Dever, Mark. Nine Marks of a Healthy Church (4th Edition) (p. 298). Crossway. Kindle Edition.
The church is the body of Christ and, as such, is charged to carry out His work in the world.
The church is the body of Christ and, as such, is charged to carry out His work in the world.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
A large church is not always a healthy church.
A large church is not always a healthy church.
A small church is not always an unhealthy church.
A small church is not always an unhealthy church.
Over the next 9 weeks we will take a look at these “Marks” of a healthy church.
Over the next 9 weeks we will take a look at these “Marks” of a healthy church.
Expositional Preaching
Expositional Preaching
Eisegesis vs Exegesis
Gospel Doctrine
Gospel Doctrine
The Gospel centered on the finished work of Jesus Christ
A Firm Biblical Understanding of Conversion and Evangelism
A Firm Biblical Understanding of Conversion and Evangelism
God extends the olive branch first.
Successful evangelism is witnessing about Christ.
A Biblical Understanding of Church Membership.
A Biblical Understanding of Church Membership.
Intentional and unintentional bottlenecks
Biblical Church Discipline
Biblical Church Discipline
Mandatory for true discipleship to occur
Biblical Concern for Discipleship and Growth
Biblical Concern for Discipleship and Growth
Growth in number is never as good as growth into the fullness of Christ.
Biblical Church Leadership
Biblical Church Leadership
What does a biblical leader look like?
Biblical Understanding and Practice of Prayer
Biblical Understanding and Practice of Prayer
How is your prayer life?
Biblical Understanding and Practice of Missions
Biblical Understanding and Practice of Missions
Missions are not optional but they can be targeted.
15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,
16 to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
The church cannot smell pretty to everyone.