Title: Model of the Church
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model of the church
Acts 2:43-47
What kind of church do we dream of?
Is it a church that builds churches quickly? Or is it a fast-growing church?
It is good to build quickly and revive quickly, but the church we truly dream of and move forward is to return to the early church and resemble the church.
The church must be overflowing with the presence and love of God. The church is not a company. not a company. The revival was achieved quickly because of the quick and quick tenacity of the Korean people, but there are also side effects associated with it. There are many things that the church is missing out on. We need to restore it again, and that model is the Early Church. We must go back to the early church. Only then can the church be restored. So, what kind of church was the early church?
First - the church where knights and miracles appear
One of the characteristics of the early church is that many movings and miracles must appear.
It is for the glory of God.
Jesus performed many moves and miracles during his life together. It was with compassion for their souls, and out of love for them, Jesus generously healed them, so that the glory of God was revealed and the power of the gospel was further revealed.
Even in this age, the power of the gospel must be revealed.
A church that remains only in form has no power. If there is a church, but the church is just taking up seats without any power, there is a problem. So the church should surprise people.
- Verse 43 says, "Many wonders and signs appeared because of the apostles."
A wonderful change took place, from an evil person to a good person, an unclean person to a clean life, and a wolf to become like a sheep. A person who was sick and suffering was healed and returned to health. The demons were cast out and he became a perfect man. When our church is filled with the Holy Spirit, these amazing changes will happen to us.
Weak spirits become strong, anxious hearts feel peace, hateful hearts overflow with love, thirsty souls overflow with rivers of living water, weary spirits find refreshment, and the souls who live in sighs and sighs give thanks and praise will be overflowing with The soul that was lost in finding the meaning of life will find meaning and reward, and the person who harmed the world will become the most needed person in the world. This is a miracle and the work of the Holy Spirit.
Second - the church that saves
The light and salt of the world are not done in the church. It must be the salt outside the church and the light outside the church.
That is the mission of Christians.
We always pray to God! "God! Bless your business! Please help me prosper!” Those who believe in Jesus must prosper. Those who believe in Jesus must be blessed. But most importantly, there is a clear reason to receive that blessing. It is because of sharing.
If Christians do well and live happily alone, God will take the blessing. However, if the blessing we earned is used toward the marginalized, poor, and weak in the world, God will bless the business and use the church more preciously and beautifully.
In Genesis, when Jacob prayed for a blessing to Joseph, he prayed like this. Genesis 49:22 “Joseph is a lush branch by a spring. The branch crosses the wall.” Joseph's blessing is not a blessing alone, but a blessing shared. It will soon become a source of blessing. This is the blessing we Christians deserve. It means that the blessings you receive from God by being near the fountain, that is, by God, are the blessings you share with your neighbors beyond the wall. This is what Christians are also to do with the church. So, entrepreneurs should do social work as their businesses prosper, and the church should become a church that takes care of the marginalized through the gifts that the saints have been blessed with and donated. You cannot take care of only my church and my members.
A church that gives salvation and serves... That is the mission that the Church of Jesus Life must do!
Third - A church that strives to gather
Also, if we get together every day and gather together diligently, but our hearts do not become one, and we fight or disagree because our hearts are different, it may not be as good as not getting together. And what we do together is important. The early church met every day. When we gather together like this, it becomes a blessing. Our church should be a church that gathers diligently. At that time, God will see it with joy and will add more people who are being saved every day.
- The church should only have fellowship. Envy, jealousy, and strife outside of fellowship are bad habits of Gentiles. If you believe, but your heart is not united, and if you slander, slander, or have an uncomfortable relationship, your life is not yet born again. A person with the faith of an ungodly beginner.
The life of the church is full communion in the Lord. The secret to the revival of the church is to have casual fellowship among believers. There is no reason why believers cannot become one. If there is a reason, division is the work of the devil.
That is why we need to have a meeting where we gather, but not a meeting that causes division, but a meeting and fellowship where we practice love. Therefore, within the church, we need to build a community of faith that does not spare compliments and does not stop serving each other.
Fourth - The Church Recognized by God and Man
Who are the most difficult people to get recognition for? It's family.
A wife recognized by her husband is a successful wife. A husband who is recognized by his wife is a successful husband.
A disciple recognized by a master is a successful disciple. Also, a teacher recognized by a disciple is a successful teacher. But when a wife sees her husband, when a husband sees his wife, that person is wrong.. And how bitter it would be if the teacher saw the disciple and the disciple looked at the teacher, saying that it was false.
The church is the same. It is God that the church needs to be acknowledged first. A church that is recognized by God A church that is praised by God becomes a church that is recognized and praised by the world.
Right now, the Korean church is suffering a lot. Growing disease and I am groaning for some reason. Now the church needs surgery. Through the operation of the Holy Spirit, the church must become more like the church and the saints must become saints.
A church where God turns its back on it and people turn its back on it has lost its purpose of existence.
A church where God does not turn his back on us We believe that we should build a church that God cares about, watches over and cares for, and a church that recognizes it.