The Bridge Church
The Church on Mission
February 20, 2022
Locations & Times
Englewood SKY Academy
871 S River Rd, Englewood, FL 34223, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Core Value: We Grow in Community
5 MARKS OF A HEALTHY CHURCH:
1. A healthy church is devoted to God’s Word
1. A healthy church is devoted to God’s Word
2. A healthy church is devoted to sharing life together
"It is grace, nothing but grace, that we are allowed to live in community with Christian brothers and sisters." —Dietrich Bonhoeffer
3. A healthy church is devoted to prayer
4. A healthy church is devoted to radical generosity
5. A healthy church is devoted to the mission
What you are devoted to, shapes you.
- Don’t just go, BELONG
- Don’t just watch, PARTICIPATE
- Don’t just consume, CONTRIBUTE
- Don’t just go, BELONG
- Don’t just watch, PARTICIPATE
- Don’t just consume, CONTRIBUTE
MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS:
I need to receive Jesus Christ as my personal Savior for the first time
I need to be baptized on April 3
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/baptism
I need to attend Starting Point
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/starting-point
I need to join a small group
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/small-groups
I need to join a serve team
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/starting-point
I need to receive Jesus Christ as my personal Savior for the first time
I need to be baptized on April 3
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/baptism
I need to attend Starting Point
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/starting-point
I need to join a small group
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/small-groups
I need to join a serve team
https://www.thebridgevenice.com/starting-point
Dig Deeper
1. What is the most challenging aspect of this text for you? Why?
2. What’s the most encouraging aspect of this text? Explain your answer.
3. What are some contemporary challenges we face in imitating this early Christian community?
4. Which of these ten descriptions most resonated with you? Why?
5. Regarding the four vital signs, which is TBC’s greatest strength?
6. Regarding the four vital signs, which is TBC’s greatest weakness?
7. What are some changes you can make and steps you can take to address some of these weaknesses personally?
8. What is the biggest obstacle standing between you and deep, genuine relationships with other believers?
9. Do you think outsiders observing TBC would be attracted to the faith because of it? Why or why not?
10. How mighty you more fully devote yourself to the study of the Scripture and prayer?
11. God “added to their number day by day” because of the sharing and caring exhibited by the group. How can we love others in a way that God would send disciples our way? In what ways may our groups be more open to receiving those who God sends? Is there a desire among us to see movements of multiplication?
12. How do the Forward Initiative components of Reaching People for Christ, Building Healthy Families, and Serving the World help us live differently and devote ourselves to God, His mission, and His church?
13. Examine the Giving Chart on the inside back page and, with leading from the Holy Spirit, commit to your next step in bold faith by starting up, stepping up, or staying in.
14. Other than supporting the Forward Initiative financially, what other tangible ways can you be involved in this vision?
Reading Plan
Monday – Acts 2:42-47
Tuesday – Ephesians 2:19-22
Wednesday – 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Thursday – 1 Timothy 3:14-15; Romans 6:3-4
Friday – Matthew 16:15-19
Saturday – Ephesians 4:11-13
Suggested Resources
“Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Acts,” Tony Merida
“The Wiersbe Bible Study Series: Acts: Put Your Faith Where the Action Is,” Warren W. Wiersbe
1. What is the most challenging aspect of this text for you? Why?
2. What’s the most encouraging aspect of this text? Explain your answer.
3. What are some contemporary challenges we face in imitating this early Christian community?
4. Which of these ten descriptions most resonated with you? Why?
5. Regarding the four vital signs, which is TBC’s greatest strength?
6. Regarding the four vital signs, which is TBC’s greatest weakness?
7. What are some changes you can make and steps you can take to address some of these weaknesses personally?
8. What is the biggest obstacle standing between you and deep, genuine relationships with other believers?
9. Do you think outsiders observing TBC would be attracted to the faith because of it? Why or why not?
10. How mighty you more fully devote yourself to the study of the Scripture and prayer?
11. God “added to their number day by day” because of the sharing and caring exhibited by the group. How can we love others in a way that God would send disciples our way? In what ways may our groups be more open to receiving those who God sends? Is there a desire among us to see movements of multiplication?
12. How do the Forward Initiative components of Reaching People for Christ, Building Healthy Families, and Serving the World help us live differently and devote ourselves to God, His mission, and His church?
13. Examine the Giving Chart on the inside back page and, with leading from the Holy Spirit, commit to your next step in bold faith by starting up, stepping up, or staying in.
14. Other than supporting the Forward Initiative financially, what other tangible ways can you be involved in this vision?
Reading Plan
Monday – Acts 2:42-47
Tuesday – Ephesians 2:19-22
Wednesday – 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Thursday – 1 Timothy 3:14-15; Romans 6:3-4
Friday – Matthew 16:15-19
Saturday – Ephesians 4:11-13
Suggested Resources
“Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Acts,” Tony Merida
“The Wiersbe Bible Study Series: Acts: Put Your Faith Where the Action Is,” Warren W. Wiersbe