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Core Characteristics Of The Church
Contributed by Galen Hackman on Mar 1, 2003 (message contributor)
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1. The Church As A Filled Community
Contributed on Mar 1, 2003
Second in a series of 5 sermons on the Core Characteristics of the Church. Acts 2:42-47 describes the nature of the Early Church and in this sermon we see how God filled their daily lives and how he desires to fill ours.
The Church as a Filled Community (Second in the series: The Core Characteristics of the Church) Acts 2:43 John 14:15-21 For our Lenten emphasis this year we are embarking on a journey that takes us inside the early community of believers, asking the question, “What made these people able to ...read more
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2. The Church As A Devoted Community
Contributed on Mar 1, 2003
First in a series of 5 sermons on the Core Characteristics of the Church basoed on Acts 2:42-47. In this sermon we explore what it means to be a devoted community.
The Church as a Devoted Community (Second in the series: The Core Characteristics of the Church) Acts 2:36-47 In Matthew 13 Jesus tells a series of stories (actually, parables) about the nature of the kingdom of heaven. One of them is called the Parable of the Mustard Seed and it goes like ...read more
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3. The Church As A Caring Community
Contributed on Mar 7, 2003
This is the 3rd in a series based on Acts 2:42-47 looking at the core characteristics of the church. This sermone deals with community.
The Church as a Caring Community Acts 2:45-46 Acts 4:32 – 5:11 (Third in the series “The Core Characteristics of the Church) I have just read the most riveting story in the Book of Acts. The traumatic and sudden death of Ananias and Sapphira has caused both the casual reader of the Bible and ...read more
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4. The Church As A Praising Community
Contributed on May 10, 2003
4th in a series of 5 sermons on the Core Characteristics of the Church. This sermon explores the church as a praising community.
The Church as a Praising Community Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 111 Acts 2:47 tells us that the early church was praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. Praising is a core characteristic of the church; an essential element in its DNA. Wherever the church exists, there will be ...read more
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5. The Church As A Growing Community
Contributed on May 10, 2003
5th and last in a series on the Core Characteristics of the Church. This sermon looks at the church as a growing community.
The Church as a Growing Community Acts 2:42-47 (vs. 47) Do you remember those little choruses we learned at Vacation Bible School? There were several little ditties that were brought out only at VBS time. One came to my mind as I was preparing this sermon: Deep and wide; Deep and ...read more