The Church is a Movement

The Church was never meant to be just a religious system.

The defining marks of the church were never meant to be buildings or "religious" stuff. 

The words "boring" and "irrelevant" weren't supposed to define the culture of the church.


From the inception of the Church it was a movement. 

It was a movement of people that were being radically changed by Jesus.

Passion, joy and love defined it's culture.

The church was a multiplying, growing and spreading group of Christ followers that were committed to loving each other, loving Jesus and helping other people know about Him.


As these bands of disciples (Christ followers) multiplied they would continue to spread the church throughout a region. 


Look closely at this verse.  This is the last thing Jesus said to His followers before He went back to heaven...


But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  Acts 1:8


This statement wasn't a command...at this point He wasn't telling them what to do.
This statement was prophetic...He was telling them what would happen.


The book of Acts traces this growth process from Jerusalem all the way to Rome.


Today, as we strive to be a part of "the Church" we continue this pattern that began 2,000 years ago.


We are the Church. We are a movement of Christ followers.




Ryan