God Has the Church Ready

Introduction
God will not leave his people powerless, incapable, directionless. God will work in and through his people. Has always been the case.

Isa. 54:2, enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.

Study as our example today, the first century church, the Jerusalem church as we see it in the early chapters of the book of Acts.

First, observe several principles from Acts 1:

I. The practices of the early church.

II. God's power and presence in the early church.

III. The results in the early church.

IV. Consider the contemporary church.
What is our focus? What is our life? What defines us? What can we not do without? What is it, that if taken away, would cause us to quit being church.

Frankly, in the life of most congregations, that is the public assembly. If we quit having public assemblies, we would quit being church. May show our institutional nature. If we were in a time of crisis relegated to meeting in homes, or less frequent public gathering, would we quit being church. Our culture/society has misdefined church. Church is no longer community. Church is just church. We can argue with the phrase, going to church, but it is an accurate description.

Conclusion
This is about the church, but this is about the church made up of individual members. This is about you. This is about me.

  • Are you grateful for having been chosen?
  • What is your level of commitment?
  • How well developed is your sense of commissioning?

    Have you a prayer list? Pray about those on your list.

    Do you have friends? Family. Invite.


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    Last updated March 20, 2005.