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Marks of a healthy church (!"


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
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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
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&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
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;#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
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#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.

John K. Baw 6 July 2014 Page 6 of 6

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