Bible Perspective Of A Successful Church
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God's plan for our lives is to live in the greatest mindset and heart-set known to mankind.
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This is why He gave us the church.
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His perception of the church is not the same as the common one.
The church is not a building or a denomination.
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It's the body of believers, one family, one love shared among all, one body in Christ.
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The benefits are many. Call this the most rewarding society pattern ever.
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- great relationship built on the knowledge and love of God
- each individual gives love and receives love through fellowship with others
- all on the same page pursuing together God's ultimate plan of wholeness
- unity and understanding on the same page
- the ultimate mindset (very positive) shared together for living in every blessing
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Everything we need is supplied richly in the one body.
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God's people must be more than Bible thumpers. We must be skilled at life.
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How the church of the one body works is a vital part of God's wholeness plan for us.
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The book of Acts sets forth the pattern for how everyone in the church can be most successful.
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No one can be ultimately successful without great love.
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Where there is no engagement with others, there is no love.
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This is why the Bible fellowship in the home is so vital.
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The family of God must live.
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Only a group united, can have the love.
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God set up the physical family to establish a happy life with dad, mom, and kids.
He also set up the spiritual family to be small like that for exactly the same reason.
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In the book of Acts, the church gathered in small home fellowships as much as daily.
They also met in larger groups less frequently.
They also met as one very large group less frequently but the entire church was well connected and well organized.
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Small to large gatherings were a great blessing.
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In Acts, the home-based Bible fellowship was the foundation to happy people in a happy group.
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With the workings of the family in small groups, everyone can receive personal attention as brothers and sisters in one love-family with no one left behind.
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This is much different than being a part of a large congregation where the person sitting next to you in church, may be a complete stranger with no engagement.
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The daily fellowship would indicate a strong love and excitement for everything God is.
The quality of the teachings must be able to meet all needs. This is good reason for frequent fellowship.
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Acts 2:47 “Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”
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They built their lives around the same belief system taught in Christian doctrine.
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The spiritual family was the life-center for all believers.
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As the church grew in wisdom and conviction, the church multiplied.
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Acts 9:31 31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
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Hot Bible blesses in every way rather than in just some ways.
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This puts fire into relationships. Individual needs are better met in small personal groups.
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We have the same God today that they had then. We also have the same hot Bible.
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There is no reason why we can't repeat the same today by improving the conditions for blessings in every way.
Mark Dean
The Bible Teacher
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320-795-253five