Becky Hosts, Logan, and Chris join the discussion.

We are on lesson 9 ACTS 15: DEALING WITH DIFFERENCES

1. How does your church assimilate new people in the church?
2. Church membership in the 21st century is different than years ago.  
3. The culture of the CP Church and sectarianism. 
4. Circumcision and Jewish Law in the new Church
5. Inward focus of the Church
6. Church governments--Presbyterian
7. Accountability to one another--member to member, member to the church, church to the presbytery, presbytery to General Assembly. 
8. Jerusalem Council--people were committed to the authority of the Apostles. 
9. In "decent and in good order." A deliberative body discerning God's will.  
10. Change is hard. Differences are hard.
11. The Church is supposed to be a joyful, beloved community.