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What is the Church?
— “a body of believers” “Christians” “Those who believe in God” “A group that worships together”....
What makes a successful church?
— love, grace, mercy, people doing God’s work, serving, changed lives....
What causes those things to happen?
That is the question we have to answer.
That’s the 10 million dollar question…
— What makes a church a life changing… transformational… entity within a community?
Look at Acts 2:42-47
That’s an awesome church isn’t it?!
— That’s a life-changing… transformational… church, isn’t it?
Can we be that church?
I believe that Bonham Community Church can BE that church!
I. What made this church special?
A. They were devoted.
Acts 2:42 (NIV)
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
— to discipleship
— to living life together
— to Prayer
B. They were GIVING
Acts 2:44–45 (NIV)
44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.
45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.
— not just to what they related to, but to those in need --- EVERY need!
C.
They worshipped daily.
Acts 2:46–47 (NIV)
46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.
They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.
And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
— They lived a lifestyle of praise and worship!
II.
What is the ONE — outstanding — characteristic of this church?
— Jesus said, “Where 2 or more gather in my name, there I will be also.”
— So, we know it isn’t the building
— It’s not the property, or what we can do on it
— It’s not the programs
So… What is it?
(love, unity, devotion,…)
Those are all good, but can I tell you what I see?
What I see, woven throughout this story, is JOY…
— They are filled with JOY…
Acts 2:46 (NIV)
46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.
They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
— They were blown away by what God was doing!
Are you “blown away” by what God is doing in your life… in this church… ?
What do you think would happen if we got so excited about God — about what He is doing right here in this church — that we couldn’t help but talk about it OUT THERE… in our daily lives?!
…
Look at Acts 2:42
Acts 2:42 (NIV)
42 They devoted themselves to… the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
NO!
— It is easy for us to get apathetic in our lives…
Apathetic — “to show a lack of interest or concern… to be indifferent… to be passionless.”
When we become apathetic, we start just “going through the motions”
Have you ever been there?
Maybe you’re there now?
That is NOT what God wants!
— God wants us to experience the same awe … wonder… and joy that these early Christians experienced!
III.
Where did their JOY come from?
— They found pure joy in what God was doing… Do You?
(I want you to see something)
IV.
This is the same Peter who just 2 months prior to this event was so lost… so discouraged… so apathetic… that all he could think to do was “go fishing”.
— to return to the old familiar… the old mundane life…
Church… We are not stuck there!
— Jesus went to Peter… He restored him…
— He’ll do the same for us!
That is Sanctifying Grace!
I need Sanctifying Grace!
That’s what we declare every time we receive communion.
(Communion)
Take home:
What would happen if we got so excited about what God is doing… right here… in Bonham Community Church… that we couldn’t help but tell EVERYONE?
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