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A Five-Star Church

Acts 2:46 46 …They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

Acts 2:47 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 2:42 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

S 1 H 2 I 3 N 4 E 5

S 1 eeking the lost: Evangelism

Acts 2:47 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 2:47 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 1:8 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 2:47 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

H 2 elping to build up the church: Ministry

Acts 2:45 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.

This is a story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.

Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when actually Nobody asked Anybody.

I 3 nvesting our lives into Others: Fellowship

Acts 2:42 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

N 4 urturing to be a disciple of Christ: Discipleship

Acts 2:42 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

WWJD

E 5 xalting God in all we do: Worship

Acts 2:42 42 They devoted themselves to…the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Acts 2:47 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 2:46 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,

Seeking the Lost Evangelism Helping to build up the Church Ministry Investing our lives into Others Fellowship Nurturing to be a disciple of Christ Discipleship Exalting God in all we do Worship 1 2 3 4 5