A Lame or Life changing Church

A Lame or Lifechanging Church
Acts 3:1-10

1. a. A lame church leaves you at the gate
b. A lifechanging church takes you into the church
vs. 2, Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.

2. a. A lame church doesn’t look good after you look closer
b. A lifechanging church looks even better the closer you look
vs. 4, Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”

3. a. A lame church refuses to leverage Jesus
b. A lifechanging church leverages Jesus
vs. 6, Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”

4. a. A lame church doesn’t lift you
b. A lifechanging church leads you
vs. 7, Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.

5. a. A lame church doesn’t elevate your thinking
b. A lifechanging church teaches you to think and talk life
vs. 8, He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.

6. a. A lame church leaves your language the same
b. A lifechanging church changes your language
vs. 8, He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.

7. a. A lame church has no joy
b. A lifechanging church gives you a new joy
vs. 9, When all the people saw him walking and praising God,

8. a. A lame church doesn’t challenge your lifestyle
b. A lifechanging church changes your style of life
vs. 10, they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

9. a. A lame church leaves you searching for people
b. A lifechanging church gives you new relationships
vs. 8, He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.

10. a. A lame church leaves your level of living unchanged
b. A lifechanging church raises your level of living
vs. 2, Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 10, they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.