The Church, The Greatest Group Of People On The Earth

Message by Dr. David Drake

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What Kind Of Church Are We?

 

The Church, The Greatest Group Of People On The Earth

Acts 2:41-47

 

Acts 2:40-47 (NASB)
40  And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”
41  So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
42  They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
43  Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.
44  And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common;
45  and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.
46  Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,
47  praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

 

5 Words That Best Describe Why The Church Is The Greatest Group Of People On The Earth

 

1. Open to CHANGE … Acts 2:41

John 9:1-17, 24-25 (NASB)
1  As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.
2  And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
3  Jesus answered, It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
4  We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.
5  While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”
6  When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,
7  and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.
8  Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”
9  Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one.”
10  So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?”
11  He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
12  They said to him, “Where is He?” He *said, “I do not know.”
13  They *brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind.
14  Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
15  Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
16  Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.
17  So they *said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”

John 9:24-25 (NASB)
24  So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.”
25  He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”

 


2. Willing to take the CHALLENGE … Acts 2:42

Start to grow…Continue to grow.

 

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3. Committed to COMPANIONSHIP … Acts 2:44

Rick Warren’s Four Reasons People Don’t Go To Church:

– Sermons were boring and not relevant to life.

– Churches were interested more in money than in people.

– Churches did not provide quality childcare.

– Churches were unfriendly to visiting guests.

 

To Be Committed to COMPANIONSHIP:

Listen

Open

Value

Example

 

4. Express And Reveal Genuine COMPASSION … Acts 2:45

Real Compassion Gives, Serves, and Sacrifices.

 

 

5. Embrace The Spirit / Attitude Of CELEBRATION … Acts 2:47

 

We, the church, are the greatest people on the face of the earth!

 

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