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To Live on Purpose

January 7, 2024 • Nathan Logsdon • Acts 2:42–47

Acts 2:42-47 gives us a snapshot of how the early church practiced faith in Jesus Christ. These elemental practices have shaped the Church for 2,000 years. The gospel of Jesus Christ has the flexibility to address each culture's connections and corrections. Acts 15 is a story that fundamentally accelerated the growth of the church outside its normal (accepted?) constraints. The accelerated growth led the leadership to hold tightly to the gospel’s salvation and not let the church drift from purpose. Three drifts to avoid [1] towards insiders and away from outsiders, [2] towards rules and away from grace, [3] toward preserving instead of advancing.

To Be in Relationship

January 14, 2024 • Kevin Brimner • Acts 2:45–47

Acts 2:45-47 speaks to how needs were met initially in the early church (Acts 4:32-37 reflects a change of greater trust in the church.). The positive spiritual change we want in our lives will never happen outside of other people in your life. Their responsibilities are to encourage you, challenge you, pray for you, hold you accountable, and so much more. God’s wisdom is so good – His wisdom is that you are that other person for someone too!

To Engage Your ONE

January 21, 2024 • Nathan Logsdon • Acts 2:47, Luke 15

The Acts 2:47 speaks to how needs were met initially in the early church. When we lose something of great value, we go to great lengths to find it. God’s view of everyone in your relational reach zone is of the highest value. There are a couple of internal dangers to keep in mind when it comes to this invitation or rather saying ‘no’ to this invitation: [1] you forget or don’t remember how lost you once were. What’s your salvation story? And the next danger, [2] you haven’t cultivated any relationships with those who are far from God (Acts 2:39).

To Holy Spirit Partnership

January 28, 2024 • Kevin Brimner • Acts 1:8, Acts 2:1–4, 2 Timothy 3:16–17

We are invited to do something great. However the voices that swirl in our heads may not be the most useful/productive voices. Truthfully, some of the thoughts we think are in reality counter-productive. Negative self-talk can likely distort our view of reality. Our partnership in doing something great relies on partnering with God’s Holy Spirit to accomplish life-transformation. Grounding our transformation in the help of a Wisdom source outside of us implies we turn to Him often. “Doing well under the circumstances,” has to be shifted so that we are living above our circumstances. Not every season of life will be easy so cultivating the practice of prayer becomes essential. Here are [#] ways to foster your partnership in Spirit’s transformative work in and through you: [1] acknowledge your deficiency and need for help; [2] bring everything to God in prayer, but don’t make this primarily about you (ONE); [3] look and listen for opportunities to actively help someone grow their belief.