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The Beauty and the Danger Within The Church (Acts 4:32-5:11)

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A Sermon preached by Pastor Nayan Narzary, Gospel Community Church, Guwahati. The early church is often admired and praised by many preachers, and I myself have spoken many times about how biblical the early church was. And that is true. However, the early church was not a perfect church either. In the history of the Christian church, we see both beauty and also the problem of sin within the church. So far in the book of Acts, from chapter 1 through chapter 4, everything seemed to be going well in the church at Jerusalem. People were genuinely converted through faith and repentance. They devoted themselves to God, to the apostles’ teaching, and to one another. There was unity, generosity, love, prayer, and bold witness. But in today’s text, we see both beauty and danger existing side by side within the church. On one hand, we see believers sacrificially loving and serving one another. On the other hand, we also see sin, hypocrisy, and spiritual deception entering the church through Ana...
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HOW TO DEAL WITH OPPOSITION (ACTS 4:1-31)

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A Sermon Preached By Alvin C. Narzary On 26th April, 2026 at Gospel Community Church, Guwahati Alvin has been a faithful member of Gospel Community Church, Guwahati. He is a graduate of Cotton University, Guwahati. He has been actively involved in the EU ministry, serving and leading college students in and around the city. Soon, he will be moving on from Guwahati to pursue theological studies. Introduction On January 4, 2026, a pastor in Odisha named Bipin Bihari Naik was dragged from his home, beaten by a mob of about 40 people, humiliated, and paraded around his village for two hours. He was even forced to consume the remains of a cow. Even when the police arrived, they were unable to stop the crowd. The accusation against him was that he was converting people. Incidents like this are not isolated. Similar opposition happens in places like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and even Assam. In 2025, reports indicated that nearly 7,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria within a short period of...
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The Evangelism Manual of Gospel Light Community Church

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  Table of Contents Introduction . 3 I. ...... Theology of Evangelism .. 4 What is Evangelism? . 4 The Motive of Evangelism .. 6 God's Sovereignty as Motivation, Not Excuse . 6 II. ..... Building a Culture of Personal Evangelism at GLCC .. 7 GLCC will be Cautious about The Modern-day Gospels . 8 GLCC Approach to Evangelism .. 9 GLCC Steps in One-on-One Gospel Conversations . 10 GLCC Member’s Posture in Evangelism .. 10 III. ... Building a Culture of Corporate Evangelism at GLCC .. 11 Steps to GLCC Corporate Evangelism .. 11 What Corporate Evangelism will do to GLCC? . 13 Becoming Intentional Evangelists . 14 Conclusion . 16 Introduction Evangelism is both God’s power and our responsibility, and it lies at the very heart of Gospel Light Community Church’s vision. Scripture shows us that God sovereignly rules over salvation, yet He commands His people to proclaim Christ. This is not a contradiction but a divine partnership: His sove...
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