Last Sunday I preached from Acts 2 on What is a Church? Scripture answered the question with, “The gathering of redeemed, followers of Jesus Christ!” This Sunday we will go back to Acts 2 to see What the Church Is Supposed To Do?
Last Sunday I preached from Act 2 on what is a church? Scripture answered the question with, “The gathering of redeemed, followers of Jesus Christ!” This Sunday we will go back to Acts 2 to see what the church is supposed to do?
Churches do any number of different things, with their own particular points of emphasis and even personalities. I’ve seen the “Cowboy Church” that sought to reach cowboys. Inner city churches tend to focus on the socio-economic needs of a disadvantaged aspect of society. There are churches that seek to appeal to a specific ethnic group. Just across the bridge is a Korean Baptist Church which we would assume is targeting people from a Korean background. Other churches place a strong emphasis on either Christian Education or missions. And then there is our church, located on an island, close to the beach with a population that is comprised of people from all over the eastern seaboard and from a wide variety of backgrounds. What’s a Church to Do? How do we know what is really important? How do we decide what we should do?
In Acts 2 we read about the very beginnings of the church, which provides for us first principles for the church. What the early church did and didn’t do becomes the foundation of what any church, in any culture and any time period should be doing. Sunday we will identify those fundamentals from Scripture. The amazing thing that God does for the local church is after they have made a commitment to the fundamental functions of the church, He gives each church flexibility in how we actually do church. That explains why there are so many different styles of churches. Therefore, each local church needs to wrestle with these fundamentals in light of the culture we live in, together with the people God has given to the church in that particular location to discern what they are to do. Join me this Sunday as we consider “What’s a Church to Do?” And more specifically, what is our Church supposed to do!