Centuries ago, Christianity spread like wildfire through much of the known world in a relatively short amount of time. Significant physical and spiritual needs began to be met on an enormous scale. The Gospel and the fame of Jesus was made known to millions who had never heard of his name. By the grace of God, the church—though small and seemingly insignificant—made a huge impact. When did this revival occur? It actually came about in the earliest days of the church beginning in Acts 2:42-47. What characterized the church that God was blessing in such a huge way?
Sacrificial Investment
Beginning in Acts 2:42-47 and continuing throughout the book, we see the church invest sacrificially in three ways:
1. Cultivating Worship of God
2. Building up the Church
3. Reaching out to the World
God multiplied this investment numerous times over for his glory and the good of the world. The physical and spiritual needs of the church and the world at large were being met in ways previously unimaginable to the earliest disciples.
We live in a city that has overwhelming physical and spiritual needs, and God wants to use his church to meet those needs by multiplying their sacrificial investment.
At the Gallery Church, our leaders have spent significant time in self-examination to consider where God is calling us to sacrificially invest. So over the coming year, we are going to sacrificially invest through…
1. Passionate Participation
2. Devoted Prayer
3. Intentional Discipleship
4. Strategic Mission
… so that God would multiply it for the fame of Jesus and the good of our city. (Check out our fall goals here)
If you are part of Gallery, join us by investing in these ways. If not, consider how God is calling you and your church to sacrificially invest for the fame of Jesus.
Just imagine what God might do in our cities if we sacrificially invest as the church did in Acts.
Brandon Moore 