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More than just a list of names...
1. Includes a wide variety of people
– Jews and Gentiles
– men and women (9 women; 5 highly
commended)
– slaves, former slaves, wealthy patrons
More than just a list of names...
1. Includes a wide variety of people
2. Includes 3 home churches
3. Commends them for their service
– Pheobe: “servant... helper of many”
– Prisca & Aquila: “fellow workers... for my
life risked their own necks”
– Mary: “worked hard”
– Urbanus: “our fellow worker in Christ”
Marks of a healthy church
1. Full of selfless servants (v1-16)
Matthew 20:26–28
“...whoever wishes to become great
among you shall be your servant, and
whoever wishes to be first among you
shall be your slave; just as the Son of
Man did not come to be served, but to
serve, and to give His life a ransom for
many.”
Marks of a healthy church
1. Full of selfless servants (v1-16)
– Find a place to serve
– Praise people’s service
Danger of false teaching (v17-18)
Galatians 1:8
But even if we, or an angel from heaven,
should preach to you a gospel contrary to
what we have preached to you, he is to be
accursed!
Danger of false teaching (v17-18)
• Divides believers (v17)
• Deceives believers (v18)
Marks of a healthy church
1. Full of selfless servants (v1-16)
2. Devoted to essential doctrine (v17-20)
i. Determine what beliefs are essential
essential: One God, One Gospel (v25-27)
essential: truthfulness of scripture
essential: return of Christ; heaven & hell
non-essential: end-times details
non-essential: sign gifts (tongues)
www.grace-bible.org  About Grace  Who we Are  Doctrine
Marks of a healthy church
1. Full of selfless servants (v1-16)
2. Devoted to essential doctrine (v17-20)
i. Determine what beliefs are essential
ii. Know the essentials by heart
www.grace-bible.org  Downloads  Bible Studies  Essentials
Marks of a healthy church
1. Full of selfless servants (v1-16)
2. Devoted to essential doctrine (v17-20)
i. Determine what issues are essential
ii. Know the essentials by heart
iii. Beware teaching that contradicts the
essentials
Marks of a healthy church
1. Full of selfless servants (v1-16)
2. Devoted to essential doctrine (v17-20)