The First Church (Part 4) The gospel is expansive and free. We as a church desire to lead our culture, but we can't lead it through violence and hostility. We must lead through building relationships and the breaking of bread. This morning we hear stories from others in our church about the importance of community, building relationships, and breaking bread together. (Acts 2:42-47, Matthew 26:26-28)
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"They Were Empowered" - Tim Mannin
The First Church (Part 3) We as a the Church have allowed ignorance to become acceptable. We have the ability to acknowledge and know God's power and presence, but we chose to remain ignorant and let other people dive into the deep things of God. We are empowered people of God and the Holy Spirit is with us every step of the way. (Acts 1:8, 2:1-8, 2:12-15, 3:7, 4:5)
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The First Church (Part 2) In the early church it is said that they could not stop speaking of what they had seen and heard. Far too often, we as a church are quiet about the things that matter and far too loud about everything else. If we believe the Gospel is the greatest story ever told, why would we waste our breath on any other story? (Acts 4:1-21)
Read More"They Were Generous" - Tim Mannin
The First Church (Part 1) This morning we begin a new teaching series on the early church. We discuss stories in scripture of generosity and what God calls us to be. Who in your life comes first? For many of us, we love God, but struggle to put Him first. The most important thing that we can derive from scripture is that God must come first. (Acts 2:42-46, 4:32-37, Ex. 23:19, Lev. 27:30, Gen. 4:3-5, I Cor. 9:6-8)
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