What Kind Of Church Are We?<\/em><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
The Church, The Greatest Group Of People On The Earth<\/h3>\nActs 2:41-47<\/h3>\n
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Acts 2:40-47 (NASB)
\n<\/strong>40 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”
\n41 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
\n42 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
\n43 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.
\n44 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common;
\n45 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and they began<\/i> selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.
\n46 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Day 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,
\n47 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
5 Words That Best Describe Why The Church Is The Greatest Group Of People On The Earth<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
1. Open to CHANGE … Acts 2:41<\/strong><\/h3>\nJohn 9:1-17, 24-25\u00a0(NASB)
\n<\/strong>1 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.
\n2 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
\n3 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Jesus answered, “It was<\/i> neither that<\/i> this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was<\/i> so that the works of God might be displayed in him.<\/span>
\n4 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0“<\/span>We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.<\/span>
\n5 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0“<\/span>While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”<\/span>
\n6 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,
\n7 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam”<\/span> (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back<\/i> seeing.
\n8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”
\n9 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Others were saying, “This is he,” still<\/i> others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one.”
\n10 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?”
\n11 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’<\/span>; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
\n12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0They said to him, “Where is He?” He *said, “I do not know.”
\n13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0They *brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind.
\n14 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
\n15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Then 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.”
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore 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.
\n17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So 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.” <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJohn 9:24-25 (NASB)
\n<\/strong>24 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So 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.”
\n25 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n2. Willing to take the CHALLENGE … Acts 2:42<\/strong><\/h3>\nStart to grow…<\/strong>Continue to grow.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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3. Committed to COMPANIONSHIP … Acts 2:44<\/strong><\/h3>\nRick Warren’s Four Reasons People Don’t\u00a0Go To Church:<\/strong><\/p>\n– Sermons\u00a0were boring and not relevant to life.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Churches were interested more in\u00a0money than in people.<\/p>\n
– Churches did not provide quality childcare.<\/p>\n
– Churches were unfriendly to visiting guests.<\/p>\n
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To Be Committed to COMPANIONSHIP:<\/strong><\/p>\nL<\/strong>isten<\/p>\nO<\/strong>pen<\/p>\nV<\/strong>alue<\/p>\nE<\/strong>xample<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
4. Express And Reveal Genuine COMPASSION … Acts 2:45<\/strong><\/h3>\nReal Compassion Gives, Serves, and Sacrifices.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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5. Embrace The Spirit \/ Attitude Of CELEBRATION … Acts 2:47<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
We, the church, are the greatest people on the face of the earth!<\/h3>\n
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Message by Dr. David Drake rec0424-102141 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 \u00a0And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept … Continue reading
Acts 2:41-47<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>40 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”
\n41 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
\n42 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
\n43 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.
\n44 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common;
\n45 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and they began<\/i> selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.
\n46 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Day 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,
\n47 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. <\/span><\/p>\n
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5 Words That Best Describe Why The Church Is The Greatest Group Of People On The Earth<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
1. Open to CHANGE … Acts 2:41<\/strong><\/h3>\nJohn 9:1-17, 24-25\u00a0(NASB)
\n<\/strong>1 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.
\n2 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
\n3 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Jesus answered, “It was<\/i> neither that<\/i> this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was<\/i> so that the works of God might be displayed in him.<\/span>
\n4 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0“<\/span>We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.<\/span>
\n5 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0“<\/span>While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”<\/span>
\n6 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,
\n7 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam”<\/span> (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back<\/i> seeing.
\n8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”
\n9 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Others were saying, “This is he,” still<\/i> others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one.”
\n10 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?”
\n11 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’<\/span>; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
\n12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0They said to him, “Where is He?” He *said, “I do not know.”
\n13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0They *brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind.
\n14 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
\n15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Then 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.”
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore 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.
\n17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So 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.” <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nJohn 9:24-25 (NASB)
\n<\/strong>24 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So 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.”
\n25 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n2. Willing to take the CHALLENGE … Acts 2:42<\/strong><\/h3>\nStart to grow…<\/strong>Continue to grow.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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3. Committed to COMPANIONSHIP … Acts 2:44<\/strong><\/h3>\nRick Warren’s Four Reasons People Don’t\u00a0Go To Church:<\/strong><\/p>\n– Sermons\u00a0were boring and not relevant to life.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Churches were interested more in\u00a0money than in people.<\/p>\n
– Churches did not provide quality childcare.<\/p>\n
– Churches were unfriendly to visiting guests.<\/p>\n
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To Be Committed to COMPANIONSHIP:<\/strong><\/p>\nL<\/strong>isten<\/p>\nO<\/strong>pen<\/p>\nV<\/strong>alue<\/p>\nE<\/strong>xample<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
4. Express And Reveal Genuine COMPASSION … Acts 2:45<\/strong><\/h3>\nReal Compassion Gives, Serves, and Sacrifices.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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5. Embrace The Spirit \/ Attitude Of CELEBRATION … Acts 2:47<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
We, the church, are the greatest people on the face of the earth!<\/h3>\n
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Message by Dr. David Drake rec0424-102141 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 \u00a0And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept … Continue reading
John 9:1-17, 24-25\u00a0(NASB) John 9:24-25 (NASB) <\/p>\n Start to grow…<\/strong>Continue to grow.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rick Warren’s Four Reasons People Don’t\u00a0Go To Church:<\/strong><\/p>\n – Sermons\u00a0were boring and not relevant to life.<\/p>\n –\u00a0Churches were interested more in\u00a0money than in people.<\/p>\n – Churches did not provide quality childcare.<\/p>\n – Churches were unfriendly to visiting guests.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To Be Committed to COMPANIONSHIP:<\/strong><\/p>\n L<\/strong>isten<\/p>\n O<\/strong>pen<\/p>\n V<\/strong>alue<\/p>\n E<\/strong>xample<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Real Compassion Gives, Serves, and Sacrifices.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Message by Dr. David Drake rec0424-102141 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 \u00a0And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept … Continue reading
\n<\/strong>1 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.
\n2 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
\n3 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Jesus answered, “It was<\/i> neither that<\/i> this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was<\/i> so that the works of God might be displayed in him.<\/span>
\n4 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0“<\/span>We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.<\/span>
\n5 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0“<\/span>While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”<\/span>
\n6 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,
\n7 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam”<\/span> (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back<\/i> seeing.
\n8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”
\n9 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Others were saying, “This is he,” still<\/i> others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one.”
\n10 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?”
\n11 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’<\/span>; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
\n12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0They said to him, “Where is He?” He *said, “I do not know.”
\n13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0They *brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind.
\n14 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
\n15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Then 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.”
\n16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Therefore 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.
\n17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So 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.” <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>24 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So 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.”
\n25 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”<\/p>\n
\n2. Willing to take the CHALLENGE … Acts 2:42<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/a><\/p>\n3. Committed to COMPANIONSHIP … Acts 2:44<\/strong><\/h3>\n
4. Express And Reveal Genuine COMPASSION … Acts 2:45<\/strong><\/h3>\n
5. Embrace The Spirit \/ Attitude Of CELEBRATION … Acts 2:47<\/strong><\/h3>\n
We, the church, are the greatest people on the face of the earth!<\/h3>\n