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Characteristics of a Growing Church - What church should really look like

Tony Uddin
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Here’s a summary of this week’s sermon:

  • Our modern day cultural mindset places self at the center whereas the Church provides connection to something beyond ourselves.

  • The early church was made up of people who had encountered Jesus and whose lives had been forever changed.

  • They maintained a strong sense of community, being devoted to the Apostles' teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer.

  • They crossed social and ethnic boundaries by recognizing their responsibilities to one another, showing generosity and hospitality to marginalised people.

  • They prioritised growing in their knowledge of God's truth and love for one another.

💬 CONVERSATION STREET --

Matt + Dave discuss:

  • The scripture portion for today’s talk from Acts 2 seems so simple when one reads it. Have we overcomplicated church today?

  • If Acts 2 were written today, the verses probably would have read “they were devoted to their own teaching and their own truth”. Why do you think we have become so individualistic today?

  • How does today’s passage teach us humility and why has it never been popular to be a Christian?

  • How do these scriptures from Acts 2 remind us of what’s going on in Asbury University in the present day?

  • How has the modern day church become consumeristic? 

  • What are some ways to put today’s passage into practice in our daily lives?

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