We’ve discovered the formula to growing a
without growing a
& the damage is all around us.
The Lower Room is for
. The Upper Room is for
.
Attenders’ expectations, according to Will Mancini, are:
1. Perfect
2. Perfect
3. Perfect
4. Perfect
Acts 2:42-47
may draw people in, but the
of Scripture draws people up.
Acts 2:42, 46
“Where no attention is given to teaching, and to constant, lifelong Christian learning, people quickly revert to the worldview or mindset of the surrounding culture, and end up with their minds shaped by whichever social pressures are most persuasive, with Jesus somewhere around as a pale influence or memory.” —N.T. Wright
may draw people in, but the
of Jesus draws people up.
Acts 2:42, 44-46
“Tribalism seems like a way to restore the bonds of community. It certainly does bind people together. But it is actually the dark twin of community. Community is connection based on mutual affection. Tribalism, in the sense I’m using it here, is connection based on mutual hatred.” —David Brooks
Acts 2:45
Acts 2:42, 46
may draw people in, but the
of Jesus draw people up.
may draw people in, but the
of God draws people up.
We block the Holy Spirit when we walk in a
We block the Holy Spirit when we walk in a