Join the Join the

Movement!Movement!

Acts 2Acts 2

Do Do you see Christianity at its you see Christianity at its core as a MOVEMENT to be core as a MOVEMENT to be

advanced or as an advanced or as an INSTITUTION to be INSTITUTION to be

maintained?maintained?

I. CHRISTIANITY IS A I. CHRISTIANITY IS A MOVEMENT:MOVEMENT:

Acts 2:41 (Acts as a Whole)Acts 2:41 (Acts as a Whole)

Institutions Matter:Institutions Matter:The HOME, the CHURCH, The HOME, the CHURCH,

the GOVERNMENTthe GOVERNMENT

But, they are NOT THE But, they are NOT THE POINTPOINT

Institution:Institution:We GO to We GO to ChurchChurch

Movement:Movement:We ARE We ARE the the ChurchChurch

Institution:Institution:The The church is church is a a hotel hotel for saintsfor saints

Movement:Movement:The The church is church is a a hospital hospital for for sinnerssinners

Around the world today God is MOVING!

II. Christianity is a II. Christianity is a FOCUSSED FOCUSSED MOVEMENT MOVEMENT Acts 2:42Acts 2:42

Institution:Institution: Everything Everything

depends on depends on techniquetechnique

(PROGRAMS(PROGRAMS))

Movement:Movement: Everything Everything

flows from flows from TRUTHTRUTH

(A PERSON)(A PERSON)

Truth does not change EVERTruth does not change EVER

How we present truth changes How we present truth changes OFTENOFTEN

CREATIVITY:CREATIVITY:

Servant Servant

Evangelism Evangelism

Music and EvangelismMusic and Evangelism

SBC EvangelismSBC Evangelism

Global EvangelismGlobal Evangelism

Entrepreneurial Evangelism…Entrepreneurial Evangelism…

III. Christianity is a God-III. Christianity is a God-sized MOVEMENTsized MOVEMENT

Acts 2:43Acts 2:43 Tozer: “If the Holy Spirit left Tozer: “If the Holy Spirit left

most churches today, 95% of most churches today, 95% of what we do would continue…if what we do would continue…if the Holy Spirit left the early the Holy Spirit left the early church, 95% of what they did church, 95% of what they did would fail!”would fail!”

IV. Christianity Is a Life-IV. Christianity Is a Life-Changing MovementChanging MovementA. Changes one’s WALK vv. A. Changes one’s WALK vv. 44-4544-45

B. Changes one’s WORSHIPB. Changes one’s WORSHIPv. 46-47bv. 46-47b

C. Changes one’s WITNESS C. Changes one’s WITNESS

v. 47bv. 47b