This PowerPoint accompanies a message delivered 1/11/15 at Plymouth Meeting E.C. Church by Pastor Bob Brown.

1. Is Church still
relevant?
(Acts 2:1-47)

2. Introduction.

3. Purposes of the Church
•To glorify God
•To give corporate thanks
and praise to God
•To equip and edify the
saints
•To help us become holy
•To make disciples in the
world

4. 1. The church is
relevant because it is
the community of
JESUS CHRIST

5. Jesus is the one who
created the CHURCH.

6. He is the HEAD
of the church

7. He gave it a MISSION.

8. 2. The church is
relevant because it is
the community of the
HOLY SPIRIT.

9. The church’s mission
did not START until
Jesus sent the Holy
Spirit

10. The Holy Spirit is
Jesus’ GIFT to the
church.

11. He brings SPIRITUAL
gifts and power.

12. 3. The church is
relevant because it is
a MISSIONAL
community

13. When the Holy Spirit
came, the church
began to GROW.

14. The church reached
out to ALL cultures
and languages

15. The church is the
beginning of God’s
new SOCIETY.

16. Every church is
engaged in a MISSION.

17. 4. The church is
relevant because it is
a REDEMPTIVE
community

18. When the first sermon
was preached, 3,000
people were ADDED to
the church.

19. The church is the
community of the
SAVED.

20. The church is a
community that
demonstrates God’s
LOVE.

21. 5. The church is
relevant because it is
a LEARNING
community

22. EDUCATION is an
essential ministry!

23. Due to the necessity
of having our minds
RENEWED.

24. Due to Bible
ILLITERACY and a loss
of Christian MIND and
character.

25. 6. The church is
relevant because it is
a WORSHIPING
community

26. They worshiped
together and PRAYED
together

27. Worship remains a
CENTRAL focus.

28. We should move
beyond ATTENDING
worship to actually
worshiping!

29. 7. The church is
relevant because it is
a HEAVENLY
community

30. Death does not END
our membership in the
Church of Jesus
Christ.

31. For now, we only see
the VISIBLE church;

32. The church on earth is
the church MILITANT;
the church in heaven
is the church
TRIUMPHANT.

33. In heaven, the
heavenly community
will worship for
ETERNITY.

34. Conclusion