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ETERNAL IMPACT

ETERNAL IMPACT. Eternal Impact. What is the church? To whom does it belong? What is its purpose? How does the church relate to my eternal impact?. United in Prayer and Empowered by the Spirit. Acts 1:14

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ETERNAL IMPACT

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  1. ETERNAL IMPACT

  2. Eternal Impact • What is the church? • To whom does it belong? • What is its purpose? • How does the church relate to my eternal impact?

  3. United in Prayerand Empowered by the Spirit • Acts 1:14 “All these were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.”

  4. Teaches Sound Doctrine • Acts 2:42 “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers.”

  5. Teaches Sound Doctrine • Acts 11:26 “…and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught large numbers, and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.”

  6. Expands Worship to the Ends of the Earth • Acts 2:46 “And every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart…”

  7. Expands Worship to the Ends of the Earth • Acts 13.2 “As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work that I have called them to.” ”

  8. Intentionally Evangelistic • Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

  9. Nurtures Biblical Fellowship • “And they devoted themselves…to fellowship” Acts 2:42 • “Now all the believers were together” Acts 2:44

  10. Nurtures Biblical Fellowship • “So they sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.” Acts 2:45 • “For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things which were sold…” Acts 4:34

  11. Practices Generous Stewardship • “For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold…” Acts 4:34

  12. Embraces a Global Mission Strategy • “Those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one except Jews. But some of them, Cypriot and Cyrenian men, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Hellenists, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.” Acts 11:19-20

  13. Works Cooperatively for Kingdom Advance • We must discover like-minded partners and develop a strategic plan that enables every church to participate according to its ability for maximum eternal impact.

  14. United in Prayerand Empowered by the Spirit • Acts 4:31 “When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s new message with boldness.”

  15. United in Prayerand Empowered by the Spirit • Acts 2:1 “When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place.”

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