The early church was faithful. Faithfulness means relationships, success, productivity, risk taking. The church is continual, Acts 2 Daily fellowship, daily teaching, daily worship, daily sharing, daily additions 6. The church is Christ's presence in this world. Summary Commitment and continuity brings spiritual vitality.
Compassionate community brings unity of heart and spirit.
Credible creativity brings aggressive caring evangelism. Christ centeredness bring gracious attitudes. Today we live in a religious world with an emphasis on church growth. In our text is key. Church growth occurs with power of the HS, prayer, preaching, planning and purpose, to develop a people of God.