1. The Benefits of Community
Pastor Dave Jansen
September 16, 2018
Series: Created for Community

3. and shared the money with those in need.
All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. A deep sense of
awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions
and shared the money with those in need.
--Acts 2:42-45 (NLT)

5. to participating in community...
Three benefits
to participating in community...

6. Three benefits to participating in community...

7. 1. You can sense God at work
Three benefits to participating in community...
1. You can sense God at work

8. ...as the believers devoted themselves
to community, a deep sense of awe came over them all...
--Acts 2:43 (NLT)

9. 1. You can sense God at work
Three benefits to participating in community...
1. You can sense God at work

10. Three benefits to participating in community...

11. 2. You can serve others using your gifts
Three benefits to participating in community...
2. You can serve others using your gifts

12. A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed
many miraculous signs and wonders.
--Acts 2:43 (NLT)

13. 2. You can serve others using your gifts
Three benefits to participating in community...
2. You can serve others using your gifts

14. Jesus called together his twelve disciples
and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases.
Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
--Luke 9:1-2 (NLT)

15. 2. You can serve others using your gifts
Three benefits to participating in community...
2. You can serve others using your gifts

16. to serve one another. Do you have the gift
God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well
to serve one another. Do you have the gift
of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with
all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ.
--1 Peter 4:10-11 (NLT)

17. 2. You can serve others using your gifts
Three benefits to participating in community...
2. You can serve others using your gifts

19. 2. You can serve others using your gifts
Three benefits to participating in community...
2. You can serve others using your gifts

20. Three benefits to participating in community...

21. 3. You can share with others in need
Three benefits to participating in community...
3. You can share with others in need

22. And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need.
--Acts 2:44-45 (NLT)

23. 3. You can share with others in need
Three benefits to participating in community...
3. You can share with others in need

24. All the believers were united in heart and mind
All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. The apostles testified powerfully to
the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all. There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need.
--Acts 4:32-35 (NLT)

25. 3. You can share with others in need
Three benefits to participating in community...
3. You can share with others in need

26. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus:
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
--Acts 20:35 (NLT)

27. 3. You can share with others in need
Three benefits to participating in community...
3. You can share with others in need

28. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple.
If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s
Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great
you won’t have enough room to take it in!
Try it! Put me to the test!
--Malachi 3:10 (NLT)

30. The Benefits of Community
Pastor Dave Jansen
September 16, 2018
Series: Created for Community