{"id":1277,"date":"2012-09-11T15:37:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T19:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2012-09-11T15:37:48","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T19:37:48","slug":"what-makes-us-tick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2012\/09\/what-makes-us-tick\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes Us Tick?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>SERIES: Closer Look<\/h1>\n

TITLE: What Makes Us Tick?<\/h2>\n

TEXT: Acts 2:42-47 (p.911)<\/h3>\n

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  1. OUR EXCLAMATION <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Why do we exist? What is the primary purpose of the church?<\/p>\n

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    The church was not put here (to make us happy<\/span><\/strong>). It was not put here to meet (our every whim<\/span><\/strong>). \u201cWhen we ask people what they want in church instead of giving them what they were created for, we play into the very idolatry that church was created to dismantle.\u201d MacDonald<\/p>\n

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    Primary purpose is found in I Cor.10:31- \u201cSo, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.\u201d The church\u2019s primary purpose is to (glorify God<\/span><\/strong>) in all we do.<\/p>\n

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    Our Purpose: We exist for the fame of His Name.<\/p>\n

    Look up Psalm 29:2\u2026Ps.71:12\u2026Ps.145:7<\/p>\n

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    \u201cAnd I will set a sign among them\u2026to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory.\u201d Is.66:19<\/p>\n

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    1. OUR ESSENTIALS <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      There are 4 essentials that we part of the early church\u2019s gatherings:<\/p>\n

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      1. Teaching<\/strong>– \u201cNo creed but Christ; no book but the Bible.\u201d See also Acts 6:2<\/li>\n
      2. Fellowship<\/strong>– Fellowship means we care for one another. True fellowship is that we (care about<\/span><\/strong>) and therefore (care for<\/span><\/strong>) one another.<\/li>\n
      3. Communion<\/strong>– The early church devoted themselves to two ordinances: baptism and communion. The first represents our (conversion to Christ<\/span><\/strong>), and second, our (lifelong commitment<\/span><\/strong>) with Him.<\/li>\n
      4. Prayer<\/strong>– Priority because they kindled a personal involvement with one another and sparked a desire to serve the Lord.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        What are the results of all these essentials?<\/p>\n

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        1. There will be (worship<\/span><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
        2. There will be (togetherness<\/span><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
        3. There will be (prayer<\/span><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          NEXT WEEK: What Do You See? Psalm 29:2; 72:17; 145:7; Is.66:19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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