Living Waters Church Talk 6 th July 2014 John K. Baw 6 July 2014 Page 1 of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH RECA#: Acts 2:42 - They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching an fellowship! to the breaking of bread an the prayers. Marks of a healthy church (!" Acts $%& Awe came u"on eve#yone! $ecause many wone#s an s%gns we#e $e%ng one $y the a"ostles A healthy chu#ch has A&' &este#n (hu#ch has lost th%s ) whe#e %s A&' * +AJ',T-. &e have: casual chu#ch cool chu#ch safe chu#ch chu#ch as usual /u# v%s%on of the K%ngom %s too ,mall ,afe 0omest%c Tame The K%ngom "#ouces A&' 1uge 0ange#ous &%l ' 2&he#eve# ,t. Paul went! the#e was a #%ot ) &he#eve# 3 go they se#ve tea4 5 6T &#%ght John K. Baw 6 July 2014 Page 2 of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH THE EARL( CHURCH HA) AWE 7..B'(A8,'......... +A6- s%gns an wone#s..... The#e was an in-breaking of the Supernatural Kingdom. 1(o# 4:20 - 9o# the :%ngom of ;o %s not in word *ut +, -o.er. 1 (o# 2:4!< - An my s"eech an my "#each%ng were not with persuasive words of human wisdom! $ut %n /e0o,strat+o, of the S-+r+t a,/ of -o.er1 that you# fa%th shoul not $e %n the wisdom of men $ut %n the power of God =om 1<:1>!1? - 9o# 3 w%ll not a#e to s"ea: of any of those th%ngs wh%ch (h#%st has not accom"l%she th#ough me! in word and deed! to ma:e the ;ent%les o$e%ent in mighty signs and wonders! *y the -o.er of the S-+r+t of Go/! so that f#om Je#usalem an #oun a$out to 3lly#%cum I have fully preached the gos"el of (h#%st. The weste#n gos"el:- 3n "e#suas%ve wo#s of human w%som (onv%nc%ng "eo"le w%th @/;3(*='A,/6 THE EARL( CHURCH HA) S2CIAL 3USTICE Acts $%%1 %4 All who $el%eve were together an ha all things in common; they woul sell the%# "ossess%ons an goos an %st#%$ute the "#ocees to all! as any ha nee. T13, 0/', 6/T @//K @3K' T1' 2A+'=3(A6 0='A+4 0/', 3T. 6ot a lot of 2+'4 - $ut a lot of 2&'4 ' 2To have a corporate expression %n a wo#l of %n%v%ual%ty %s %tself an act of #es%stance * #e$ell%on4 John K. Baw 6 July 2014 Page A of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH &e l%ve %n a soc%ety that em"has%ses the 3603B308A@ 1uman #%ghts 3n%v%ual #%ghts ,elf-eC"#ess%on * /"%n%ons * ,oc%al me%a 2vo%ces4 2+y4 vo%ce nees to $e hea# a$ove all othe#s 3snDt that Eust mo#e 2no%se4. THE EARL( CHURCH HA) #R2CESS" Acts $%5 Day by day! as they spent much time togethe# in the temple! they broke bread at home an ate the%# foo w%th glad and generous hearts! 4F "#a%s%ng ;o an hav%ng the goow%ll of all the "eo"le. An ay $y ay the @o# ae to the%# num$e# those who we#e $e%ng save. &e G(ha#%smat%c*Pentecostal t#a%t%onH l%ve fo# the 2'6(/86T'=4 &e th%n: GP3(T8=' 36 /8= +360,H - "owe# as.... an 'B'6TI an 'JP@/,3/6I ,ometh%ng B3,3B@'*TA6;3B@' ha""ensI &e somet%mes say*th%n: ,o an so "#aye fo# me A60 6/T136; 1APP'6'0 &e hel th%s =ev%val*'vangel%sm cam"a%gn A60 6/ /6' ;/T ,AB'0 0A- B- 0A- ,"ea:s of P=/(',, ;=/&T1 cannot $e seen ) my ch%lKs g#owth cannot $e seen Mk %$567 26 1e also sa%! LThe :%ngom of ;o %s as %f someone woul scatte# see on the g#oun! 2F an woul slee" an #%se n%ght an ay! an the see woul s"#out an g#ow! he oes not :now how. 2> The ea#th "#ouces of %tself! f%#st the stal:! then the hea! then the full g#a%n %n the hea. 2? But when the g#a%n %s #%"e! at once he goes %n w%th h%s s%c:le! $ecause the ha#vest has come.D John K. Baw 6 July 2014 Page 4 of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH ;#owth nees c%#cumstances ,lee" &a:%ng 6%ght Ga#:H t%mes 0ay Gl%ghtH t%mes &e o not :now 7. how %t g#ows The ea#th Genv%#onmentH "#ouces of %tself P=/(',, f%#st the stal:! then the hea! then the full g#a%n %n the hea THE EARL( CHURCH HA) TEM#LE6TIMES 8 H2ME6TIMES They s"ent 2much t%me4 togethe# 0%ffe#ent eC"e#%ences (o#"o#ate wo#sh%" 234 o not wo#sh%" - 2&e4 wo#sh%" 1ome-t%mes B#ea:%ng of $#ea ;laness an gene#os%ty John K. Baw 6 July 2014 Page < of 6 LIVING WATERS CHURCH #RA(ER #2INTS $ Acts %$9& 6ow when they saw the $olness of Pete# an John an #eal%Me that they we#e uneucate an o#%na#y men! they we#e amaMe an recognized them as companions of esus.