A Well Balanced Church

A Well Balanced Church

Acts 2:44 - 47

1. A balanced diet leads to good health

A. The church is the Body of Christ

B. A healthy body naturally grows

C. A healthy body is not as succeptible to disease

D. If any one element is too dominant the body is out of balance

2. The elements that go into a healthy church diet

A. Evangelism

- We are the mouth of Christ

- We have been commanded to go and tell

B. Ministry

- We are the hands of Jesus

- Giving of ourselves to meet the needs of those around us

- Wherever, whenever and immediately

C. Discipleship

- Be transformed by the renewing of your mind

- Learning God’s will for your life

- Becoming more Christlike

D. Fellowship

- Identifies you as a member of the body of Christ

- Edifies each other.

- Builds each other up.

- Support, and encouragement

E. Worship

- Magnifies God

- Puts things into perspective

- We were made to worship

3. Everyday the Lord added to their number

A. God provided the growth

B. God’s plan is for growth