Introduction – Happy the Lutzs are joining!
I. Institutional Life in Community, 42.
A. A response of faith to the preaching of the Gospel brought them together, 40-41.
B. They gathered around four things: Word, worship, sacrament, and prayers, 42.
II. Organic Life in Community, 44-46.
A. In a vibrant church, members are selflessly generous toward one another, 44-45.
B. In a vibrant church, members are in each other lives because they love each other, 46.
III. The result of Life in Community, 43, 47.
A. The world feared the church, 43.
B. Their love for one another instigated more praises to God, 47a.
C. Their winsome love for one another gained them favor even with unbelievers, 47b.
Conclusion – David Wells's No Place for Truth
"It is the Lord whose prerogative it is to add new members to His own community; it is the joyful duty of the community to welcome to their ranks those whom Christ has accepted." F.F. Bruce
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