Cultivating Authentic Community

“Doing Life Together”30 Day Challenge, Acts 2:42-47, Ps 133

Cross Creek Community Church, Pastor Dave Martin – April 12, 2015

I. The POWER of a Challenge“Challenge” – A call to take part

in something… activity, involvement

II. The PURPOSE of the Church

Acts 2:42-47 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44

All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he 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.

Five Purposes of the Church…

Today Cultivate authentic community

Experience worship as part of your daily lifestyleTake successive steps of spiritual growthPractice personal stewardshipReach out to the world around us

III. LIFEgroups – “Doing Life Together”

III. LIFEgroups – “Doing Life Together”

Proverbs 27:17 17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

III. LIFEgroups – “Doing Life Together”

Hebrews 10:24 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and

good deeds.

The INVESTMENT for Authentic Community

1. You carve-out time for it

The INVESTMENT for Authentic Community

1. You carve-out time for it

2. You contribute to it

The INVESTMENT for Authentic Community

1. You carve-out time for it

2. You contribute to it

3. You construct a genuine interest in others

The IMPACT of Authentic Community

Authentic Community is SWEET!

Psalms 133:1 1 How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

Authentic Community is JOYOUS!

Psalms 133:2 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down upon the collar

of his robes.

Authentic Community is LIFE!

Psalms 133:3 3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord

bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.

Mt Hermon

NOW WHAT?Be Faithful attending

weekend services

NOW WHAT?Be Faithful attending

weekend servicesBe Daily reading scripture

passage and Prayer

NOW WHAT?Be Faithful attending

weekend servicesBe Daily reading scripture

passage and PrayerBe Connecting into a

LIFEgroup - “Doing Life Together”