Focus on The Simple Things

What should a church focus on?

Essential
1. Worship
2. Small Groups
3. Missions
4. Emphasizing Spiritual Disciplines

These next two are essential once the church is doing the previous four well or excellent
5. Children Ministry
6. Youth Ministry

The problem is that too many churches are going in 50 different directions with no goal in mind. We see in Acts 2 the founding of the early church and the early church was united in purpose and united in the process, which were the first four. Loving God through Worship, Loving people through vibrant relationships in small groups and ministering and sharing each other burdens, and witnessing to those around as they sought to save the world.

As you look at verses 44-47 in Acts 2, you see the people worshipping in large groups in the temple, enjoying fellowship and studying together in small groups (they met in homes which were 2 to 3 room buildings and were very small) and they grew in number because they showed that they loved one another.

Churches need to get back to the basics and see the big picture.