- Introduction
- 1. Companies evaluate employees
- A. Some companies ask exployees to evaluate self
- 2. Evaluation important in every field
- 3. Strengths and weaknesses present challenge to people of God
- 4. We are looking at the challenges to the local congregation
- 5. Acts 11:19-30
- A. How does this apply to us?
- I. All of Us at Times Need Help
- A. Physical
- B. Spiritual
- C. Emotional
- D. Spiritual needs and spiritual things
- II. Acts 11 Two Kinds of Christians:
- A. Those in need
- B. Those who can help
- C. Two simple applications:
- 1. Important to know about each other
- 2. To be there for each other
- III. Another Application
- A. We need to be concerned about brethren in other places
- IV. Important Principles
- A. Christians help others by sending to elders
- B. Benevolence is not a business
- C. Judgment must always be exercised
- D. Antioch did what they could
- E. Sent directly to the church
- F. Receiving church properly cared for the problem
- G. God's plan works -- follow pattern
- H. Tremendous blessing to be member of local congregation
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