Text: 1 Timothy 5:16 What God has Charged the Church to Do: Evangelism – 1 Timothy 3:15 Edification – Ephesians 4:11-16 Benevolence – Acts 4:32-35; 11:27-30 What Men Charge the Church with (examples): Expanded benevolence (to include non-Christians) Recreation Common Meals Education Daycare Most Things are not Bad in Themselves –
Money
Our Attitude – James 1:17; Philippians 4:10-12; 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Our Responsibility Care for self – 2 Thessalonians 3:8-10 Care for our own – 1 Timothy 5:8 Help the needy – Ephesians 4:28; Galatians 6:10 Give to local church – 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 Help support preachers – Galatians 6:6 Pay taxes – […]
What is a Christian?
Text: Acts 11:26 A Disciple – Acts 11:26 Called Christians – Acts 11:26 Accepting of Others – Acts 11:20-21 Willing to Help – Acts 11:28-29 Different from the World – Acts 26:28; 1 Peter 4:12,16
Benevolence
What is Benevolence? Church Benevolence – Acts 4:32-35; 11:29-30 Individual Benevolence – Galatians 6:10 Some Things We Need to Remember: All of our blessings come from God – James 1:17 We need to be willing to share, do good – 1 Timothy 6:18 The things of this life are temporary – Matthew 6:19 Spiritual things […]








