Get To The Point Wk. 1
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INTERVIEW: 1) What do you feel for the kids of Grand Point Church. What’s your vision for this ministry?
2) PRACTICALLY, what is a story of life change you’ve seen happen in your area?
3) PURPOSE, why are you choosing to serve in this capacity?
each week INTERVIEWS; // First Steps CLASS.
Attending church. Some of the best moments of my life are centered around church.
Attending church. Some of the best moments of my life are centered around church.
Dating in church - Numbers. // Youth group // Kids Ministry // My acting debut
Dating in church - Numbers. // Youth group // Kids Ministry // My acting debut
The most prominent moments of my life have been formed in church
The most prominent moments of my life have been formed in church
formation of my faith- WHAT WE’RE LEANING INTO THIS YEAR AS A FAMILY FOCUS
CAN YOU IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO GATHER?
CAN YOU IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO GATHER?
North Korea- <1%. “Like everyone else, Christians in North Korea must worship the nation's leader, and belonging to another religion makes you an enemy of the state. Thousands of Christians are imprisoned, and many have reportedly been tortured and executed. Believers meet secretly, and risk arrest and death by doing so.”
North Korea- <1%. “Like everyone else, Christians in North Korea must worship the nation's leader, and belonging to another religion makes you an enemy of the state. Thousands of Christians are imprisoned, and many have reportedly been tortured and executed. Believers meet secretly, and risk arrest and death by doing so.”
Somalia- <1% “Islam is the state religion, and converting to another religion is illegal. The Islamist group al-Shabaab has stated that it wants to rid Somalia of all Christians, and people suspected of following the faith are likely to be killed on the spot. Many meet in secret, or don't meet at all, and cannot own Bibles.”
Somalia- <1% “Islam is the state religion, and converting to another religion is illegal. The Islamist group al-Shabaab has stated that it wants to rid Somalia of all Christians, and people suspected of following the faith are likely to be killed on the spot. Many meet in secret, or don't meet at all, and cannot own Bibles.”
Iraq- <1%, “As Islamic State has taken control of large parts of the country, Christians and other minorities have been forced to convert, pay a punitive tax or be killed. An estimated 100,000 people fled their homes in Mosul, a city in a largely Christian region in northern Iraq, as Isis advanced on the region in late 2014. There have been public execution-style killings of Christians by Isis, some of them recorded and broadcast for propaganda purposes, and most churches have been demolished.”
Iraq- <1%, “As Islamic State has taken control of large parts of the country, Christians and other minorities have been forced to convert, pay a punitive tax or be killed. An estimated 100,000 people fled their homes in Mosul, a city in a largely Christian region in northern Iraq, as Isis advanced on the region in late 2014. There have been public execution-style killings of Christians by Isis, some of them recorded and broadcast for propaganda purposes, and most churches have been demolished.”
Afghanistan- <1% “There are few Christian believers in Afghanistan, where Christianity is seen as a western religion. Those that exist must keep their faith secret or risk being rejected by their families, or even killed. There are no churches except for secret ones. While Afghan Christians are at greatest risk, foreigners are also in danger. In 2014, several Christian aid workers were killed in the country.”
Sudan - <1% “Converting from Islam to another religion is punishable by death. Sudan also has blasphemy laws under which many Christians have been imprisoned. There are reports that the government has attacked Christians with targeted bombings, and turned a blind eye to the killings of Christians by others.”
Sudan - <1% “Converting from Islam to another religion is punishable by death. Sudan also has blasphemy laws under which many Christians have been imprisoned. There are reports that the government has attacked Christians with targeted bombings, and turned a blind eye to the killings of Christians by others.”
Lybia - <1% “Migrant workers are allowed to maintain churches, but converts from Islam risk being killed if their new religion becomes known. Evangelism is illegal, as is taking Bibles in Arabic into the country, and there are reports of violence against Christians being carried out with impunity.”
Lybia - <1% “Migrant workers are allowed to maintain churches, but converts from Islam risk being killed if their new religion becomes known. Evangelism is illegal, as is taking Bibles in Arabic into the country, and there are reports of violence against Christians being carried out with impunity.”
The attack on truth by making it illegal is the most effective form of control.
The attack on truth by making it illegal is the most effective form of control.
We have never seen that sort of persecution, problem or threat in our country and mostly because of what our country was founded upon- religious freedom.
Think of all the things/places you do as you go?
Think of all the things/places you do as you go?
ONE OF THE AMAZING PRIVILEGES WE HAVE IS TO GO TO CHURCH WHERE WE CAN WORSHIP AND FULFILL WHAT I WOULD INDICATE ARE THE THREE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF THE CHURCH ENCOURAGE, EDIFY AND EVANGELIZE
ONE OF THE AMAZING PRIVILEGES WE HAVE IS TO GO TO CHURCH WHERE WE CAN WORSHIP AND FULFILL WHAT I WOULD INDICATE ARE THE THREE PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF THE CHURCH ENCOURAGE, EDIFY AND EVANGELIZE
Gen.7- God told Noah to “go into the ark” // GEN12- He told Abraham to “go to the land I will show you”
Ex. 3 – He told Moses “go, I am sending you to Pharaoh // Jer. 2 told J “go and proclaim
Jonah 1 – told Jonah to “go to the great city of Ninevah” // MT28 – “go and make disciples
Psalm 122
Psalm 122
This would have been a traditional pilgrimage event where people would go, as they could, to Jerusalem for various festivals that would take place throughout the year. They were designed to keep people in focus of the amazing events that the Lord did in the past.
This would have been a traditional pilgrimage event where people would go, as they could, to Jerusalem for various festivals that would take place throughout the year. They were designed to keep people in focus of the amazing events that the Lord did in the past.
feast of Passover- remembrance of what the Lord did for his people as he passed over them.
feast of unleavened bread. Remembering that the Lord constantly provided for his people as they passed through the wilderness.
OF SHELTERS-
Psalm 122David, overjoyed with the idea that God would go to such lengths and generosity to choose David in the way that he did. You can find out specifically about this story in 2Sam 7.
The only thing I can imagine with this from Psalm 122 is that David is imagining what will eventually be coming in the future.
<<KEYS BEGINNING>>
<<KEYS BEGINNING>>
EDIFY
ENCOURAGE
EVANGELIZE
1Thess 4:13-18, 5:9-22:, Paul is outlining the end times in a very simple fashion in encouragement to the church in how they should be living, acting and responding to the way culture around them is in panic, much the same as we are seeing and facing our world today.
Hebrews 10:19-25. The author of Hebrews is writing to define the change between what was to what is now when it comes to our relationship with Christ.
“THE WAR ON HUMANITY IS WON BY THE CHURCHES INDIFFERENCE”
“THE WAR ON HUMANITY IS WON BY THE CHURCHES INDIFFERENCE”
And when it comes to EVANGELISM, “the most profound determination the church can make is simply to make known the most powerful hope-filled message the world can hear.”
And when it comes to EVANGELISM, “the most profound determination the church can make is simply to make known the most powerful hope-filled message the world can hear.”