More Than a Building
Dr. Anthony E. Neal
We Are the Church • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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· 4 viewsBIG IDEA: THE CHURCH IS NOT DEFINED BY WHERE WE GATHER, BUT BY HOW WE LIVE TOGETHER FOR CHRIST.
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42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
TODAY, WE BEGIN A NEW SERIES ENTITLED “WE ARE THE CHURCH.”
THE CHURCH IS MORE THAN A BUILDING, A SUNDAY SERVICE, OR A NAME ON A MEMBERSHIP ROLL.
THE CHURCH IS THE PEOPLE OF GOD
SAVED BY CHRIST, CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER, AND CALLED TO SERVE THE WORLD.
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS, WE WILL DISCOVER WHAT IT MEANS NOT JUST TO ATTEND CHURCH, BUT TO LIVE AS THE CHURCH.
BECAUSE THE CHURCH IS NOT SIMPLY WHERE WE GO.
THE CHURCH IS WHO WE ARE.
INTRODUCTION
GOOD MORNING, FRIENDSHIP!
HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT CHURCH,
THEY USUALLY TALK ABOUT A BUILDING?
THEY'LL SAY,
"I'M GOING TO CHURCH."
"THE CHURCH NEEDS A NEW ROOF."
”THE CHURCH IS ON THE CORNER."
BUT IF THIS BUILDING DISAPPEARED TOMORROW,
WOULD THE CHURCH DISAPPEAR?
NO.
BECAUSE THE CHURCH WAS NEVER MADE OF BRICKS.
THE CHURCH HAS ALWAYS BEEN MADE OF BELIEVERS.
BUILDINGS ARE WHERE THE CHURCH GATHERS.
PEOPLE ARE WHO THE CHURCH IS.
THAT TRUTH IS MORE IMPORTANT TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE.
OUR WORLD HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
THE COVID PANDEMIC RESHAPED HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT WORSHIP.
FOR MONTHS, CHURCHES WORSHIPED ONLINE BECAUSE THEY HAD TO.
TECHNOLOGY BECAME A BLESSING THAT ALLOWED US TO STAY
CONNECTED WHEN GATHERING WASN'T POSSIBLE.
BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY,
FOR MANY PEOPLE, CONVENIENCE
BEGAN TO REPLACE COMMITMENT.
SOME DISCOVERED THEY COULD WATCH WORSHIP FROM THE COUCH.
SOME DECIDED THAT ONLINE VIEWING WAS ENOUGH.
OTHERS BECAME DISCONNECTED ALTOGETHER.
NOW HEAR ME CLEARLY:
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN ONLINE WORSHIP IS A TREMENDOUS MINISTRY FOR THOSE WHO ARE
SICK, HOMEBOUND, TRAVELING, SERVING IN THE MILITARY, OR PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO ATTEND.
BUT VIRTUAL WORSHIP WAS NEVER INTENDED TO REPLACE THE BIBLICAL PATTERN OF BELIEVERS GATHERING TOGETHER.
YOU CANNOT FULLY PRACTICE ACTS 2 FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM.
YOU CANNOT ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER,
SERVE ONE ANOTHER,
BEAR ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS,
SHARE COMMUNION,
WELCOME NEW BELIEVERS,
OR EXPERIENCE BIBLICAL FELLOWSHIP THROUGH A SCREEN ALONE.
GOD DESIGNED HIS PEOPLE TO GATHER.
THAT'S WHY THIS NEW SERIES IS CALLED "WE ARE THE CHURCH."
BECAUSE BEFORE WE CAN GROW THE CHURCH...
BEFORE WE CAN STRENGTHEN MINISTRIES...
BEFORE WE CAN REACH DETROIT...
WE MUST REMEMBER WHO WE ARE.
ACTS CHAPTER 2 GIVES US THE ORIGINAL BLUEPRINT.
NO STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS.
NO CHOIRS.
NO CHURCH BUILDINGS.
NO COMMITTEES.
NO DENOMINATIONS.
JUST ORDINARY PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAD BEEN TRANSFORMED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY SAVIOR.
IF WE WANT TO BECOME THE CHURCH GOD DESIRES,
WE DON'T NEED TO INVENT SOMETHING NEW.
WE SIMPLY NEED TO RETURN TO GOD'S DESIGN.
TRANSITION
LUKE TELLS US EXACTLY WHAT MADE THE FIRST CHURCH SO POWERFUL.
IT WASN'T THEIR SIZE.
IT WASN'T THEIR BUDGET.
IT WASN'T THEIR INFLUENCE.
IT WAS THEIR DEVOTION.
THE FIRST MARK OF A HEALTHY CHURCH IS THIS…
I. WE ARE THE CHURCH WHEN WE ARE DEVOTED TO GOD'S WORD
42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
THE NIV SAYS IT THIS WAY……
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
"THEY DEVOTED THEMSELVES TO THE APOSTLES' TEACHING..."
NOTICE LUKE DOESN'T SIMPLY SAY THEY LISTENED.
HE SAYS THEY WERE DEVOTED.
THAT WORD MEANS STEADFAST.
PERSISTENT.
COMMITTED.
THEY WEREN'T CASUAL CHRISTIANS.
THEY BUILT THEIR LIVES UPON GOD'S TRUTH.
THE APOSTLES DIDN'T HAVE THE NEW TESTAMENT YET.
SO THEY FAITHFULLY TAUGHT EVERYTHING JESUS HAD TAUGHT THEM.
THEIR SPIRITUAL MATURITY WASN'T BUILT ON FEELINGS.
IT WAS BUILT ON TRUTH.
FAMILY, WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYBODY HAS AN OPINION.
SOCIAL MEDIA HAS OPINIONS.
NEWS CHANNELS HAVE OPINIONS.
POLITICIANS HAVE OPINIONS.
FRIENDS HAVE OPINIONS.
BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE VOICE THAT NEVER CHANGES…..THE WORD OF GOD.
CULTURE SHIFTS EVERY FEW YEARS.
GOD'S WORD STANDS FOREVER.
THE BIBLE ISN'T SIMPLY SOMETHING WE READ ON SUNDAY.
IT BECOMES THE FOUNDATION FOR HOW WE THINK.
HOW WE SPEAK.
HOW WE FORGIVE.
HOW WE LOVE.
HOW WE SERVE.
HOW WE RAISE OUR CHILDREN.
HOW WE HANDLE MONEY.
HOW WE FACE SUFFERING.
HEALTHY CHURCHES AREN'T BUILT ON PERSONALITIES.
THEY'RE BUILT ON BIBLICAL TRUTH.
THAT'S WHY BIBLE STUDY MATTERS.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MATTERS.
PERSONAL DEVOTION MATTERS.
READING SCRIPTURE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK MATTERS.
LISTEN……
IF SUNDAY MORNING IS THE ONLY MEAL YOU RECEIVE FROM GOD'S WORD, YOUR SOUL WILL REMAIN SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY.
GOD DESIRES DISCIPLES WHO FEED THEMSELVES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
ILLUSTRATION
A TREE SURVIVES STORMS BECAUSE ITS ROOTS GROW DEEPER THAN WHAT ANYONE CAN SEE.
THE STRENGTH ISN'T IN THE BRANCHES.
IT'S IN THE ROOTS.
LIKEWISE, WHEN TRIALS COME, BELIEVERS WHO HAVE BEEN ROOTED IN GOD'S WORD REMAIN STANDING.
THE STORM REVEALS WHAT THE ROOTS HAVE BEEN HOLDING ONTO ALL ALONG.
TRANSITION
BUT KNOWING SCRIPTURE ALONE DOES NOT MAKE US THE CHURCH.
GOD NEVER INTENDED FOR DISCIPLESHIP TO HAPPEN IN ISOLATION.
TRUTH ALWAYS LEADS US TOWARD COMMUNITY.
II. WE ARE THE CHURCH WHEN WE LIVE IN GENUINE FELLOWSHIP
42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,
"THEY DEVOTED THEMSELVES TO FELLOWSHIP..."
"ALL THE BELIEVERS WERE TOGETHER..."
THE WORD "FELLOWSHIP" IS MUCH RICHER THAN SHARING A MEAL AFTER CHURCH.
BIBLICAL FELLOWSHIP MEANS SHARING LIFE.
WALKING TOGETHER.
PRAYING TOGETHER.
ENCOURAGING ONE ANOTHER.
CELEBRATING VICTORIES TOGETHER.
CRYING TOGETHER.
BEARING ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS.
THE CHURCH IS NOT AN AUDIENCE.
THE CHURCH IS A FAMILY.
FAMILIES DON'T JUST GATHER FOR HOLIDAYS.
FAMILIES LIVE LIFE TOGETHER.
ONE OF THE GREATEST LIES THE ENEMY TELLS BELIEVERS IS THIS:
"I CAN FOLLOW JESUS ALL BY MYSELF."
BUT CHRISTIANITY HAS NEVER BEEN A SOLO SPORT.
WHEN SOMEONE IS HURTING, THE CHURCH SURROUNDS THEM.
WHEN SOMEONE REJOICES, THE CHURCH CELEBRATES WITH THEM.
WHEN SOMEONE FALLS, THE CHURCH HELPS RESTORE THEM.
WHEN SOMEONE IS LONELY, THE CHURCH WELCOMES THEM.
THIS IS WHY HEBREWS TELLS US NOT TO NEGLECT MEETING TOGETHER.
BECAUSE GATHERING ISN'T MERELY ABOUT ATTENDANCE.
IT'S ABOUT TRANSFORMATION.
THERE ARE BLESSINGS THAT ONLY HAPPEN WHEN GOD'S PEOPLE WORSHIP TOGETHER.
THERE IS ENCOURAGEMENT YOU RECEIVE FROM HEARING ANOTHER BELIEVER SING THROUGH TEARS.
THERE IS STRENGTH THAT COMES FROM PRAYING BESIDE SOMEONE WHOSE FAITH LIFTS YOURS.
THERE IS HEALING THAT COMES THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS.
ILLUSTRATION
HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU REMOVE ONE BURNING COAL FROM A FIRE?
BY ITSELF IT SLOWLY GROWS COLD.
BUT PLACE IT BACK WITH THE OTHERS...
AND IT BEGINS BURNING AGAIN.
SOME BELIEVERS ARE SPIRITUALLY COLD TODAY NOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T LOVE JESUS
BUT BECAUSE THEY'VE ISOLATED THEMSELVES FROM THE FAMILY OF GOD.
TRANSITION
THE EARLY CHURCH LOVED ONE ANOTHER SO DEEPLY THAT IT CHANGED HOW THEY VIEWED EVERYTHING THEY POSSESSED.
THEIR FELLOWSHIP MOVED BEYOND WORDS.
IT BECAME GENEROSITY.
III. WE ARE THE CHURCH WHEN WE CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER
45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
"THEY SOLD PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS TO GIVE TO ANYONE WHO HAD NEED."
THIS PASSAGE HAS OFTEN BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD.
THE EARLY CHURCH WASN'T FORCED TO GIVE.
NOBODY CONFISCATED THEIR POSSESSIONS.
NOBODY DEMANDED EQUAL WEALTH.
THEIR GENEROSITY FLOWED FROM TRANSFORMED HEARTS.
WHEN JESUS CHANGES YOUR HEART...
HE CHANGES YOUR HANDS.
SUDDENLY YOUR QUESTION CHANGES FROM...
"WHAT BELONGS TO ME?"
TO...
"LORD, HOW CAN YOU USE WHAT YOU'VE ENTRUSTED TO ME?"
HEALTHY CHURCHES NOTICE NEEDS.
HEALTHY CHURCHES RESPOND TO NEEDS.
THE EARLY CHURCH UNDERSTOOD SOMETHING WE SOMETIMES FORGET:
PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS MORE VALUABLE THAN POSSESSIONS.
SOMETIMES THE GREATEST GIFT ISN'T MONEY.
SOMETIMES IT'S A PHONE CALL.
A VISIT.
A RIDE TO AN APPOINTMENT.
A MEAL.
A PRAYER.
A LISTENING EAR.
A SHOULDER TO CRY ON.
GENEROSITY ISN'T MEASURED ONLY BY DOLLARS.
IT'S MEASURED BY LOVE.
THAT'S WHY I THANK GOD FOR CHURCHES THAT RALLY AROUND GRIEVING FAMILIES.
CHURCHES THAT VISIT THE SICK.
CHURCHES THAT FEED THE HUNGRY.
CHURCHES THAT MENTOR CHILDREN.
CHURCHES THAT PRAY FOR THE BROKEN.
THAT'S WHAT THE CHURCH LOOKS LIKE.
BECAUSE JESUS DIDN'T SIMPLY PREACH COMPASSION.
HE DEMONSTRATED COMPASSION.
AND HIS CHURCH SHOULD DO THE SAME.
ILLUSTRATION
WHEN THE GOOD SAMARITAN FOUND THE WOUNDED MAN, HE DIDN'T ASK,
"WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS THIS?"
HE ASKED,
"WHAT CAN I DO?"
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE TRANSFORMED HEARTS MAKE.
TRANSITION
WHEN A CHURCH IS DEVOTED TO GOD'S WORD...
WHEN A CHURCH GENUINELY LOVES ONE ANOTHER...
WHEN A CHURCH CARES FOR PEOPLE...
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL BEGINS TO HAPPEN.
THE COMMUNITY NOTICES.
IV. WE ARE THE CHURCH WHEN WE LIVE ON MISSION EVERY DAY
46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
"THEY ENJOYED THE FAVOR OF ALL THE PEOPLE."
"AND THE LORD ADDED TO THEIR NUMBER DAILY THOSE WHO WERE BEING SAVED."
NOTICE SOMETHING REMARKABLE.
THE EARLY CHURCH NEVER CHASED POPULARITY.
THEY PURSUED FAITHFULNESS.
GOD PRODUCED THE GROWTH.
SOMETIMES CHURCHES BECOME OBSESSED WITH NUMBERS.
BUT ACTS TEACHES US TO BECOME OBSESSED WITH OBEDIENCE.
GROWTH IS GOD'S RESPONSIBILITY.
FAITHFULNESS IS OURS.
THE FIRST BELIEVERS WORSHIPED TOGETHER DAILY.
THEY SHARED MEALS.
THEY PRAISED GOD.
THEY SERVED OTHERS.
AND BECAUSE THEIR LIVES REFLECTED JESUS...
PEOPLE WANTED TO KNOW JESUS.
THE GREATEST EVANGELISM STRATEGY HAS NEVER BEEN CLEVER MARKETING.
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN TRANSFORMED PEOPLE LIVING TRANSFORMED LIVES.
EVERY MONDAY WHEN YOU WALK INTO WORK...
YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE CHURCH.
EVERY TUESDAY WHEN YOU SHOP AT THE GROCERY STORE...
YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE CHURCH.
EVERY WEDNESDAY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD...
YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE CHURCH.
EVERY THURSDAY WHEN YOU GO TO GET YOUR HAIR DONE
YOU’RE REPRESENTING THE CHURCH
EVERY FRIDAY WHEN YOU GO TO GET SOME FISH
YOU’RE REPRESENTING THE CHURCH
EVERY SATURDAY WHEN YOU RUN YOUR ERRANDS
YOU’RE REPRESENTING THE CHURCH
THE CHURCH LEAVES THIS BUILDING EVERY SUNDAY.
YOU ARE THE CHURCH WHEREVER GOD SENDS YOU.
YOUR KINDNESS MAY INTRODUCE SOMEONE TO CHRIST.
YOUR FORGIVENESS MAY SOFTEN SOMEONE'S HEART.
YOUR INTEGRITY MAY OPEN A DOOR FOR THE GOSPEL.
YOUR TESTIMONY MAY BECOME SOMEONE'S INVITATION TO SALVATION.
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IS NOT CONFINED TO SUNDAY MORNING.
THE MISSION CONTINUES EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.
CONCLUSION
ACTS CHAPTER 2 GIVES US GOD'S BLUEPRINT.
A CHURCH DEVOTED TO HIS WORD.
A CHURCH COMMITTED TO AUTHENTIC FELLOWSHIP.
A CHURCH THAT SHOWED GENEROSITY.
A CHURCH LIVING ON MISSION EVERY DAY.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH...
THIS IS WHO GOD HAS CALLED US TO BE.
NOT MERELY PEOPLE WHO ATTEND WORSHIP.
BUT PEOPLE WHO BECOME WORSHIP.
NOT MERELY MEMBERS ON A ROLL.
BUT DISCIPLES ON A MISSION.
NOT MERELY OCCUPANTS OF A BUILDING.
BUT AMBASSADORS OF JESUS CHRIST.
IF WE BECOME THIS KIND OF CHURCH...
GOD WILL DO WHAT ONLY HE CAN DO.
HE WILL CHANGE LIVES.
RESTORE FAMILIES.
HEAL HEARTS.
SAVE SOULS.
AND BUILD HIS CHURCH.
CELEBRATION
FRIENDSHIP, CAN I TELL YOU WHY I STILL BELIEVE IN THE CHURCH?
BECAUSE KINGDOMS HAVE RISEN...
AND KINGDOMS HAVE FALLEN...
EMPIRES HAVE COME...
AND EMPIRES HAVE GONE...
BUT FOR MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND YEARS...
THE CHURCH HAS KEPT MARCHING!
THEY TRIED PERSECUTION...
BUT THE CHURCH KEPT PREACHING!
THEY TRIED PRISON...
BUT THE CHURCH KEPT PRAISING!
THEY TRIED DIVISION...
BUT THE CHURCH KEPT LOVING!
THEY TRIED HARDSHIP...
BUT THE CHURCH KEPT SERVING!
THEY TRIED TO SILENCE THE GOSPEL...
BUT EVERY GENERATION GOD RAISED UP ANOTHER WITNESS!
BECAUSE THIS CHURCH ISN'T BUILT ON PERSONALITIES.
IT ISN'T BUILT ON POLITICS.
IT ISN'T BUILT ON PROGRAMS.
IT IS BUILT UPON JESUS CHRIST!
JESUS DECLARED,
"UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, AND THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT!"
SO IF YOU'RE GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THE CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD...
STAND ON YOUR FEET!
LIFT YOUR HANDS!
OPEN YOUR MOUTH!
AND GIVE GOD PRAISE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO GO TO CHURCH...WE ARE THE CHURCH!
AND THE REASON WE CAN CALL OURSELVES THE CHURCH...
IS BECAUSE ONE FRIDAY ON A HILL CALLED CALVARY...
JESUS STRETCHED HIS HANDS WIDE...
HUNG HIS HEAD...
AND DIED FOR THE SINS OF THE WORLD.
THEY PLACED HIM IN A BORROWED TOMB.
BUT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
HE GOT UP WITH ALL POWER IN HIS HANDS!
BECAUSE HE LIVES...
THE CHURCH LIVES!
BECAUSE HE REIGNS...
THE CHURCH STANDS!
BECAUSE HE IS COMING AGAIN...
THE CHURCH HAS HOPE!
IF YOU'RE THANKFUL TO BE PART OF HIS CHURCH, GIVE THE LORD YOUR GREATEST PRAISE!
ALTAR CALL
PERHAPS TODAY YOU'VE BEEN ATTENDING CHURCH, BUT YOU'VE NEVER BECOME PART OF GOD'S FAMILY THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST.
THE CHURCH IS NOT FIRST ABOUT MEMBERSHIP IT IS ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST.
IF YOU'VE NEVER TRUSTED HIM AS YOUR SAVIOR, TODAY IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
PERHAPS YOU'VE DRIFTED FROM GOD AND NEED TO RECOMMIT YOUR LIFE.
PERHAPS GOD IS LEADING YOU TO UNITE WITH THIS CHURCH FAMILY AS WE SEEK TO BE THE CHURCH DESCRIBED IN ACTS 2.
WHEREVER YOU FIND YOURSELF TODAY, JESUS IS CALLING YOU.
THE DOORS OF THE CHURCH ARE OPEN, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE ARMS OF CHRIST ARE OPEN.
COME TODAY.
TRANSITION TO PRAYER
CHURCH FAMILY, BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS PLACE, LET US BOW OUR HEARTS TOGETHER. WHETHER YOU'RE STANDING AT THE ALTAR OR PRAYING FROM YOUR SEAT, LET'S ASK GOD TO MAKE US NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO ATTEND CHURCH, BUT PEOPLE WHO TRULY ARE THE CHURCH HE HAS CALLED US TO BE.
PASTORAL PRAYER
GRACIOUS AND ETERNAL GOD,
WE THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US TODAY THAT THE CHURCH IS NOT MADE OF BRICK AND MORTAR BUT OF REDEEMED MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED BY YOUR GRACE.
TEACH US TO LOVE YOUR WORD MORE DEEPLY. GIVE US HEARTS THAT HUNGER FOR TRUTH AND LIVES THAT ARE ROOTED IN SCRIPTURE.
BIND US TOGETHER IN GENUINE FELLOWSHIP. HELP US TO CARRY ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS, REJOICE WITH THOSE WHO REJOICE, AND COMFORT THOSE WHO GRIEVE.
FILL US WITH GENEROUS HEARTS THAT REFLECT THE COMPASSION OF JESUS CHRIST. OPEN OUR EYES TO THE NEEDS AROUND US AND GIVE US COURAGE TO RESPOND WITH LOVE.
SEND US INTO OUR HOMES, WORKPLACES, SCHOOLS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS AS FAITHFUL WITNESSES FOR CHRIST. LET OUR LIVES POINT OTHERS TO THE HOPE THAT IS FOUND ONLY IN HIM.
AND LORD, CONTINUE TO BUILD YOUR CHURCH HERE AT FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH. SAVE THE LOST, STRENGTHEN THE BELIEVER, RESTORE THE BROKEN, AND UNITE US AROUND THE MISSION YOU HAVE GIVEN US.
WE ASK THESE THINGS IN THE MIGHTY, MATCHLESS, AND VICTORIOUS NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR.
AMEN.
