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BIG CHURCH Small Church


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Acts 2:37-39• Now when they hear th!s"

they were cutheart an sa! to #eter an to the other a$“Brothers, what should we do?” #eter them" %Repent, and be baptized e&ery oyou !n the name o' (esus Chr!st so that your

may )e 'or*!&en+ an you w!ll rece!&e the *Holy S$!r!t, or the $rom!se !s 'or you" 'or ych!lren" an 'or all who are 'ar away" e&erywhom the .or our Go calls to h!m,/


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Acts 2:01+ 07

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%So those who welcome h!smessa*e were )a$t!e" an tha)out three thousan $ersons wae,/

• % An ay )y ay the .or athe!r num)er those who were )sa&e,/


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45c!t!n* early ays !n the church, It was*row!n* BIG6Greater reach an yet remsmall6'ellowsh!$ an commun!ty

• 8he $r!nc!$le o' !ncrease !s )u!lt !nto

44R8HING;• %Go )lesse them" an Go sa! to th

%Be 'ru!t'ul an mult!$ly" an


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>atthew 2?:10-3@• %or !t !s as !' a man" *o!n* on a ourney

summone h!s sla&es an entruste h!s$ro$erty to them one he *a&e


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Go" l!e any *oo 'armer" !s loo!n* 'or!ncrease" not a m!racle,

• Increase !s relat!&e to the see sown nos!e o' the nee,

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ID&e ne&er met a )us!ness man nor a 'arwho ho$e 'or a small har&est, But e&ernows the har&est !s !rectly connectesee sown,


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4&ery see sown !s small !n the sense ton a limited scaleEnot that !t !s !ns!*n!

• BU8 'or e&ery SMALL see !s a BI har

• “I did not shrin! "rom doin# anythin

help"ul, proclaimin# the messa#e toand teachin# you publicly and "romto house” Acts 2@:2@


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>yths 8hat Nee 8o B45$loe

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%Fe nee ual!ty not uant!ty• %Go !snDt !nto num)ers/

• %B!* churches are !m$ersonal

• %ou onDt ha&e to )e )!* to )e)lesse,,/


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FH G FAN8S HIS CHURCH

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Go wants e&eryone sa&e• 8here !s stren*th !n num)ers

• ou canDt !*nore nor can you

mar*!nal!e someth!n* )!*• B!* su$$ort comes 'rom )!* chu


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How a B!* Church Rema!ns Sm

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Must ma!e relationships a $'alue(

• “So deeply do we care "or yothat we are determined to swith you not only the #ospeod but also our own sel'esbecause you ha'e become '

dear to us)” * +hes) -.


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• Fe o BIG church on weeens

• Fe o small church weeays

• C!ty C!rcles are $erha$s the most !m$oas$ect o' C!ty #o!nt Church,

• In C!ty C!rcles: – ou can mae a real !Jerence !n some)o

– ItDs a $lace where you can *row

– ItDs a $lace where e&ery)oy nows your

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