Marks of a christian community

Marks of a Christian community

Monday, 21 October 13

What does your ideal Christian community

look like?


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Acts 2:42-47Acts 4: 32-37


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Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians

Acts 2 :9-11


Learning

Praying

Eating

Sharing


The early churchwas a Learning

community


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Mary sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.

All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.


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Question 1:How can we become a

better Learning community?


A Christian communityis a Learning community


The early churchwas a Praying community


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http://uk.24-7prayer.com/prayer-rhythms/

“Hear O Israelthe LORD our God, the LORD is one”

Deuteronomy 6:4



Question 2:How do we recover

Praying as our central rhythm?


http://www.24-7prayer.com/ancientpaths/rhythms








Prayer Week3-10 November


A Christian communityis a Praying community


The early churchwas an Eating

community


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Question 3:Could you build deeper

relationships by Eating together?


A Christian communityis an Eating community


The early churchwas a Sharing

community


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This challenges our whole attitude towards stuff



Question 4:In what practical

ways can we Share more?


A Christian communityis a Sharing community


Learning

Praying

Eating

Sharing


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gratefulness

favour

power

gracecause or effect?


“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Jesus Christ (John 13:35)


What next?


Question 1:How can we become a

better Learning community?


Question 2:How do we recover

Praying as our central rhythm?


Question 3:Could you build deeper

relationships by Eating together?


Question 4:In what practical

ways can we Share more?


Spiritual

Marks of a christian community