This Is Us-4-We Are Community

As Pastor Brad is in Africa on a missions trip, Pastor Seth delivers the message "We Are Community" this morning.

Pastor Seth's Notes:

Acts 2:42-47 NKJV
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Facts About Community
1. It’s Important to God.

We are not designed as human being to be by ourselves yet alone walk out our faith by ourselves. From creation to Jesus walking this earth as a human, community has been a huge factor in the equation.
It was God’s plan from the beginning.

2. It’s Crucial For This Next Generation.

This is a brand new generation. The Last millennial graduated in 2018. We’re now ushering in Gen Z.
The millennial generation thrives in communities. They are more productive, excited, and consistent when they are immersed in a community. When there is a common goal this generation will jump on the boat and work (with coffee or without coffee)
This next generation, Gen Z, requires community. Without community they will be lost. If they can’t find community here, they will find it somewhere else. There is a community For everything under the sun and the church should be the biggest and best one.

Benefits Of Belonging To This Community

Teaching (verse 42)
Food (verse 42)
Prayer (verse 42)
Signs and Wonders (verse 43
Unity (verse 44)
Generosity (verse 45)
Daily Fellowship (verse 46)

Conclusion
Our hope is that everybody realizes that small groups aren’t us grasping for straws as a desperation attempt to reach this generation and the next. It’s the church reverting back to the way of doing church the way God designed it and modeled it in the book of Acts.
“The best shot we have of walking out our faith is if we do it together.”