jesus makes church on the emmaus road
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Church in its simplest form is what Jesus created with the two disciples on the Emmaus Road in Luke 24. (10 slides)TRANSCRIPT
Church on the Emmaus Road
By Ken Howard
Luke 24:13-53
Church in its simplest form.
LoveGod
Love Others
MakeLearners
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Church in Its Simplest Form
• Two or more people.• Called into relationship by the Love of Christ.• To love God.• To love one another (and others).• To make disciples/learners*
* engage others in learning how to respond to the love of Christ, to love God, love others, and make disciples.
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Growing Church = More Complex
Growth requires organization, structure, process. We add:
1. Buildings.2. Staff.3. Programs.4. Budget. To pay for 1 – 3.
Which may be necessary to DO Church……but are not sufficient to BE Church.
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Growing Church = More Complex
Since Church in its simplest form happens anytime two or three are gathered in Christ’s name, loving God, loving one another, & making disciples/learners, there may be:
• Many simple Churches within an organized church.• Many simple Churches being born, living, and dying
over the lifespan of a organized church.
Growth only becomes a problem
when the necessities of DOING organized church…
…crowds out the essentials of BEING simple Church
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