lesson four healthy churches impact their community in positive ways
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10 Common Qualities of Healthy Churches
Volume 1:1. Offer Consistent Bible Truth2. Offer Loving Fellowship3. Make Prayer the Priority 4. Trust God to Do Supernatural Things5. Maintain Unity
10 Common Qualities of Healthy Churches
Volume 2:1. Develop a Culture of Generosity2. Offer Excellent Large Group Worship3. Create Small Group Relationships4. Impact Their Community in Positive Ways5. Welcome New People into Their Church Family
Key Truth: Healthy churches actively seek opportunities to bless the community around
them.
“…They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the
people…” Acts 2:42-47
Relationships are Central to the Gospel
1. The message of the Gospel is communicated through
RELATIONSHIPS.
• People come to CHURCH because of their friends.
• People come to CHRIST through their friends.
Two Parts to Reaching the Community for Christ
1. My Part is to SEEK Lost People and SHARE the
Good News. “Remember this: whoever turns a sinner
away from his error will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.”
James 5:20
Two Parts to Reaching the Community for Christ
2. God’s Part is to SAVE the Lost and GROW His
Church.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but
to save the world through him.” John 3:16-17
God’s Mathematics120 people prayed at Pentecost (Acts 1)
3000 came to Christ after Peter’s message (Acts 2)
The Lord added to their number daily (Acts 2:47)
The Church grew to 5000 men, not counting wives and children (Acts 4:4)
The Church grew to many thousands of members (Acts 21:20)
God’s Mathematics
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9
Sharing Your Testimony
•My life BEFORE Christ (fill in your key word: _____)
•HOW I came to know Christ(fill in your key word: _____)
•What DIFFERENCE He has made in my life
(fill in your key word: _____)
5 Ways Your Church Can Bless the Community
1. Collect food and clothing for needy people.
2. Offer free babysitting services for single parents.
3. Offer free help to widows who need assistance with household
chores.4. Clean the trash in a public park.
5. Distribute free cold water bottles on hot days.
Sharing Your Testimony
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither
do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on
its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16