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Can The Church Grow Today?

Terry Francis
12/02/12 - Sunday 9:00 a.m.

 

They preached the Gospel as good news.
Acts 8:30–35
Sometimes we preach the gospel without preaching it as good news.
Romans 10:13–15
They loved one another.
The early church displayed a strong pattern of care for each other (Acts 2:44–47).
What does the world see in us (John 13:34–35)?
They multiplied workers.
Acts 8:4
Acts 11:20, 22, 25; 13:1
They took the Great Commission personally.
Mark 16:15–16; 1 Thessalonians 1:6–8
What is our reputation?
They boldly challenged sin.
Romans 12:1–2
1 Corinthians 5:1–5
They offered only spiritual incentives.
1 Corinthians 1:22–24; 2 Corinthians 2:1–5
What are we offering?

“They did not love their life to the death.”
Revelation 12:11
Are we willing to suffer as a soldier (2 Timothy 2:3)?