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Point to a healthy church and more than likely, its led by healthy leaders. But even healthy leaders can have set-backs, which can lead to stress and anxiety. If that leader’s not careful, burnout can be right around the corner. And that burnout can impact the entire congregation. How can we prevent ministry burnout? How do we restore someone who has burnt out? Today we look at the Acts account of John Mark, a leader who was burnt out but thankfully, restored.

Passage: Acts 2:42-47. Aaron Roeck looks at the life of the early church and helps us to find that a healthy church is a learning, loving, worshipping, and evangelistic community.

Acts Series #19 Back to the Beginning: When Church was Church What Makes a Great Church? Acts 11:26 Let's remember, last week Peter got word from God that not only could he eat whatever he wanted and all the Lobster lovers said "amen" - and the Pork Chop lovers too! But also that the Gospel was for EVERYONE…

A HEALTHY CHURCH part 3 ACTS 2:41-47 Many years ago, Thomas K. Beecher once substituted for his famous brother, Henry Ward Beecher, at the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York. Many curiosity seekers had come to hear the renowned Henry Beecher speak. Therefore, when Thomas Beecher appeared in the pulpit…

A HEALTHY CHURCH part 4 ACTS 2:41-47 Dr. Thom Rainer was the founding Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Church Growth at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. While there he wrote a book entitled The Unchurched Next Door. "Most of the unchurched are your neighbors, your coworkers…

A HEALTHY CHURCH ACTS 2:41-47 Today, it seems that everywhere you turn people are talking about getting fit. Almost every single night on the news, we get a report about the bad health that Americans find themselves in. Just in the past several months, there has been two television shows to help those…

1 Thessalonians 2:1-20 A Suicidal Church Our hearts are very heavy when someone takes their own lives. Undoubtedly the most difficult funeral services to conduct are those where someone chooses to terminate his or her own life. Suicides always seem so senseless and they are difficult for everyone. There…