The church that Jesus intended!

The church that Jesus intended!

Who are we as a church? Who does God want us to be? 80% of the churches in America fall into the entertainment category and there is no real call for their members to be sold out for Christ!

Jesus has to be Lord of my life! I need to call my brothers to be committed to the decision that they made to make Jesus lord of their lives! Church should be a breeding ground of convictions and encouragement to stand firm. We need to stop being so comfortable with each other's weaknesses and sin. To truly love each other we need to call each other higher!

What is my vision and dreams do I have for the church? Do I want to be apart of the church that Jesus intended?

Acts 2:41-47

These 7 verses show the characteristics of the first church. The church that God intended. Baptisms, devoted to teaching, unified believers, abundant giving, meet daily, shared meals, and praised God continually!

How to be a faithful church that God intended:

1.) live by Gods word and through his will!

Everything should evolve around Gods word!

Matthew 28:18-20....Teach and obey! God expects us to teach his Word and then obey it. The church is not perfect but we need to strive to be! There is a lot of teach with no real commitment to obey in most churches!

2.) be family through genuine fellowship!

Acts 2:42

The word fellowship is based of a definition of brotherly love! There is no color or race. We are all Gods children and racism should never be found in Gods church.

3.) Honor and practice communion!

Acts 2:42

Remembering the cross and my personal salvation helps me reset my focus to be the church that God intends!

4.) Prayer

Mark 11:25; Luke 6:12 there is a need in our churches for more people to be committed to pray! There is tremendous power in prayer!

5.) complete unity!

Acts 2:44

Satan wants to divide and conquer. We need to be unified on Gods word. We cannot allow mans agenda to nullify what Gods word says!