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Marks of a Healthy Church Romans 16

Marks of a Healthy Church Romans 16. More than just a list of names. Includes a wide variety of people Jews and Gentiles men and women (9 women; 5 highly commended) slaves, former slaves, wealthy patrons. More than just a list of names. Includes a wide variety of people

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Marks of a Healthy Church Romans 16

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  1. Marks of a Healthy Church Romans 16

  2. More than just a list of names... • Includes a wide variety of people • Jews and Gentiles • men and women (9 women; 5 highly commended) • slaves, former slaves, wealthy patrons

  3. More than just a list of names... • Includes a wide variety of people • Includes 3 home churches • Commends them for their service • Pheobe: “servant... helper of many” • Prisca & Aquila: “fellow workers... for my life risked their own necks” • Mary: “worked hard” • Urbanus: “our fellow worker in Christ”

  4. Marks of a healthy church Matthew 20:26–28 “...whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” • Full of selfless servants (v1-16)

  5. Marks of a healthy church • Full of selfless servants (v1-16) • Find a place to serve • Praise people’s service

  6. Danger of false teaching (v17-18) Galatians 1:8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!

  7. Danger of false teaching (v17-18) Divides believers (v17) Deceives believers (v18)

  8. Marks of a healthy church • Full of selfless servants (v1-16) • Devoted to essential doctrine (v17-20) • Determine what beliefs are essential essential: One God, One Gospel (v25-27) essential: truthfulness of scripture essential: return of Christ; heaven & hell non-essential: end-times details non-essential: sign gifts (tongues)

  9. www.grace-bible.org  About Grace  Who we Are  Doctrine

  10. Marks of a healthy church • Full of selfless servants (v1-16) • Devoted to essential doctrine (v17-20) • Determine what beliefs are essential • Know the essentials by heart

  11. www.grace-bible.org  Downloads  Bible Studies  Essentials

  12. Marks of a healthy church • Full of selfless servants (v1-16) • Devoted to essential doctrine (v17-20) • Determine what issues are essential • Know the essentials by heart • Beware teaching that contradicts the essentials

  13. Marks of a healthy church Full of selfless servants (v1-16) Devoted to essential doctrine (v17-20)

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