“A 2018 investigative article in The New York Times found that only 15% of people possess humility. Title: Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control Our corporate gatherings are intended to equip us for mission.ĪLL: We are the people of God, rescued by the Son, and empowered by the Spirit to live on mission in our homes, our community, and our world.ĪLL: We strive to love God, grow in community, and reach out with the love of Christ. Our corporate gatherings are intended to be a funnel into deeper community and sacrificial service. Our corporate gatherings are intended to help us draw near to God. 24)Ĥ) Don’t neglect to gather together (v. 23)ģ) Motivate one another to acts of love and good works (v.
And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.Ī pathway for recovering the vitality of the early church:Ģ) Cling tightly to the hope that is anchored in the promises of God (v. Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful.
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Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus-he has inaugurated for us a new and living way through the curtain (that is, through his flesh)-and since we have a great high priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. The first century church was overflowing with grace and generosity (vv. The first century church was committed to ongoing gospel proclamation (v. The first century church was united in friendship and purpose (v. This was then distributed to each person as any had need. For there was not a needy person among them because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of what was sold, and laid them at the apostles’ feet. With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them. Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common. “…I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.ĪLL: Welcome one another as God in Christ has welcomed you, to the glory of God (Romans 15:7) Take our gifts and multiply their effects for the sake of your kingdom.
Make us a people determined to grow in generosity until it can be said that there is no need among us. Loving God, form in us grateful and generous hearts. We bring before you our needs and the needs of others, and we ask for your provision. (Psalm 103:1.)ĪLL: “Generous Father, every good and perfect gift comes from you.Īll we have and all we need comes from your generous provision. With all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.Īll: Bless the Lord, oh my soul. Be ready to recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. And You’ll be transformed from the inside out. Don’t be conformed to the pattern of this world anymore.
So, in full view of the mercies of God: Take your everyday, ordinary life-your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life-and place it before God as a living sacrifice.