Garden Valley Community Church
Pastor Shane Moffitt
January 4th 2015
“The
Church on Fire” series
PART 1: When a Church
follows God sermon
KEY VERSE:
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.
And
you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere
in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 NLT
Luke
Records the spread of the church
Acts
1-7 the church witnessing in Jerusalem
Acts
8-12 the church witnessing Judea, Samaria
Acts
13-28 the church witnessing to all the earth
The book of Acts tells us about the birth
and
growth of the Church ~ AD 61-63
REMEMBER:
The church is not a business
the church is a body
~ Man does not build the church ~
~ God builds the church ~
#1. The
Main Person of the Church (1:1-3)
v the main person of
the church is Jesus
v if Jesus is not the main person of a church then it is NOT a true church
“God has put all things under the
authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of
the church.” Ephesians 1:22 NLT
#2. The Mighty Power of the Church (1:4-5)
v The Power of the
Church is the Spirit
v 1:5 is a reference to
Acts chapter 2
v READ: Acts 1:8
“And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good
News that God saves you. And when you
believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit,
whom he promised long ago.” Ephesians 1:13 NLT
#3. The
Major Purpose of the Church (1:6-8)
v The #1 person of the
church is the Savior
v The power of the
church is the Spirit
v The purpose of the
church is Souls
He replied, “The
Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times,
and they are not for you to know.” Acts
1:7 NLT
v The study of prophecy
is not the church’s
major
purpose ~ what is the major
purpose?
~ Acts 1:8 ~ Evangelism
“You
shall be my witnesses” is Jesus Christ’s
expectation
of you
v Acts 1:8 command
starts in Jerusalem ~
WHY? It was their home town
(song lyrics)
“I would love to tell you what I think of
Jesus”
I would love to tell you what I think of Jesus
since I found in Him a friend so strong and true
I would tell you how He changed my life completely
He did something that no other friend could do
CHORUS
No one ever cared for me like Jesus
There’s no other friend so kind as He
No one else could take the sin and darkness from me
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