“One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always.“- A. W. Tozer
Common Mind and Purpose
vs 32-33
Unity
John 17:21 ESV
that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Common Mind and Purpose
vs 32-33
Boldness
Notice - not just preaching but meeting needs
grace = favor
Common Care and Vision
vs 34-35
Generosity
James 2:15–16 ESV
If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?
Common Care and Vision
vs 34-35
open handed faith
took all types to make the community
Above and Beyond
vs 36-37
inspires us
Sacrifice, commitment, encouraging
Be part of something bigger
"The church is the only institution supernaturally endowed by God. It is the one institution of which Jesus promised that the gates of hell will not prevail against it."
