Announcement: Acting like an Acts Church is actually asking for Acts like Growth IV
Yes, it is I, the phantom faith blogger. It has been far too long. It is one of those situations where it went to long, then it just kept getting longer, then you start feeling bad, but you keep pushing it off, then it gets almost laughable, then you feel even more bad, then you finally get back to it. So here I am.
Over the next few weeks, I will finish out this series. One more after this one at least. And I will also update you on the church planting front.
If you remember way back to the first article in this series, the third element of the Acts church was meeting the needs of others. More specifically, they were living communally, and if a need came up within their church family, they met it. However, I imagine, because they were following Christ, I believe they would be caring for orphans and widows.
See aside from all the other things God wants us to do, He has boiled it down to just two commandments. Do you remember Mark 12:29-31? The most important commands are to love your Lord and love your neighbor. This is all we have to worry about. If you adhere to these, all the other commands will take care of themselves.
So if we act like the Acts church and truly start loving each other and loving our neighbors, what would this do to our church? Would we see dying churches? Would we see a world heading to hell in a handbasket? Probably a lot less so.
I know we have talked about it before, but I cannot say it enough, start loving.
And finally, let me be the first to say, “Welcome Back.” To myself. 
I guess I wonder what this looks like? I know I talked to you about this earlier, but with the example of nobody except 2 people showing up and helping out with cleaning up after nic@nite, isn’t showing love getting off your butt and helping as well? Is loving your neighbor just being directly in contact with that person or is it helping out with a ministry (in its totality) that could directly affect that person?
Is loving your neighbor giving more to the church so that it can reach more people?
Is it mowing your neighbor’s lawn?
Is it baking them cookies?
Is it giving them a hug when you see them?
Is it telling them they need Jesus, even though they don’t want to hear?
Is lovig your neighbor spending your money better so you have more to give?
Maybe it’s all of them, maybe some of those aren’t legit. Maybe I missed something. I’m interested to hear comments.
No, I think that you pretty much hit the nail on the head. I think all are part of it including helping clean up with Nic@Nite. That is why more people, including myself, should have helped out.
oooh, I feel the love already