Church Vision Intro
Acts 2:42-47 42And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
As a church we hope to become a worshipping community of missional theologians. But what does that mean?
This week as we introduced this series, we answered that question - at least in brief. We see in this passage that the 1st church was devoted to:
Worship - celebrating communion together, attending the temple together, and praising God together. Worship was a way of life, not a weekly event.
Community - the first church "did life together." They were devoted to fellowship, koinonia fellowship. They shared their lives - their money, possessions, sorrow, joy...
Missional - By missional I mean that we will be a church engaging in Jesus' mission as we go through life. The first church had favor with all the people, favor with their city. They had favor (at least in part) because they not only told people about Jesus, they also lived like Jesus, and loved like Jesus. And the Lord added to their number daily.
Theologians - The 1st church was devoted to the Apostle's teaching. God desires that we know Him. He makes himself known through nature (general revelation) but perhaps more so, he has revealed himself through His Word. He has done so, so that we might know Him. Theology is simply the study of God. Like the 1st Church, NCCd will be a church of theologians - mommy theologians, daddy theologians, banker theologians, doctor theologians...
In the coming weeks we will unpack each of those essentials to personal spiritual health, and corporate personal health.
