NJ - We are The Church
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WELCOME:
WELCOME:
Good morning and welcome to Oasis Church! I am so glad you have made it here today, to experience the amazing presence of God.
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We believe in the church, Jesus is the answer for the world, people find Jesus through the local church.
1 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
We Are the Church—1
3 Mindsets for a Better Year
Read about Jesus - Nothing safe about him!
Touched lepers—Befriended prostitutes—Enlisted tax collectors.
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Some in church—Narrow-minded—Judgmental—Hypocritical.
Jesus - Loved those hated him!
Blessed those persecuted him.
Mission—To lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ.
Jesus didn’t come to condemn—Save world—Life & Life to full.
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As we seek to please God as his Church—New year—New series
We Are the Church—3 Mindsets for a Better Year (Pray) (Keys stop)
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Acts 2—After resurrection of J—Peter preached—3000 saved!
Everyone who hates megachurches—1st megachurch
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42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:42-47
Prob started—Read in Scripture—This is what I saw in church!
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Obviously—God has something better for his church.
Differ result—Differ mindset—3 Mindsets 4 our church in Acts 2
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We will be an intensely devoted church.
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42
1 of most import words—All of NT—Word translated “devoted.”
Pros—Car—Terry—O
Proskartereo—to live in a constant state of relentless pursuit; persistent, ongoing, obstinate devotion. (Imperfect tense/Ongoing action)
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You Pros—Car—Tereo—Kids/Career/Hobby—CF/PickB
Shoe game—Financial success—House—Vac—Taylor Swift tix!
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1st C Xians—Weren’t Casual—Comfort—Cultural Xians.
Full on—All in—Sold out—FDFX
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Started w/ 40 people Garage—Jerome! (Show)
Been in prison—Radically changed by Jesus! (Pros-Car-Tereo)
Drugs—Serving every service—Kids/Greet/Overhead!
Needed job—Resume—(Previous work)—Drug dealer!
Experienced salesmen—Strong negotiator—Strength 4 marketing.
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Met Shanna—Sex industry—Served—Memorize James 1.
57 chapters of the Bible!
Computer programmer—6 kids (3 adopted) (Show)
Homeschooled—Led over 1,000 to X.
How?—Why?—Pros-Car-Tereo—Devote, Word, Fellow, Prayer!
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Because of who J …
(1) We will be an intensely devoted church.
(2) We will be an irrationally generous church.
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We will be an irrationally generous church.
Remember—Sold possessions to give to anyone had need…
33 …And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. Acts 4:33-34
Not Gov meeting needs—Church
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1st wknd—Nothing—No office—Instruments—Church phone!
Saw guy—No coat—Homeless—Takeout—Jesus have us do!
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Free Resources—One Story
620,000 churches, 20 million free resources!
Can’t outgive God—Most debt—Debt free—44 camp—No mort.
This is what we do—We are the church!
We will lead the way with irrational generosity. (wall)
Because we truly believe it is more blessed to give than to receive.
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(1) We will be an intensely devoted church.
(2) We will be an irrationally generous church.
(3) We will unapologetically share the love of J.
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We will unapologetically share the love of Jesus.
See in Acts—Believers Pros-Car-Terrio!
And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:47
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1st Sunday—7 people!
Every week—Present gospel!
We will do anything short of sin to reach people who don’t know Christ.
To reach people no one is reaching, we will do things no one is doing.
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LC Online—YV Bible App!
Over 125—Raise budget of $35m. (Show)
Over ½ billion devices—Diya—(Where?)—Alive today—YV!
Next big celebration—Billion Diyas! (Slow down, Pastor)
We are faith-filled, big-thinking, bet-the-farm risk takers.
We’ll never insult God with small thinking or safe living.
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Too big?—Just getting started!—One person doesn’t know X!
Invite you to be a part—Join in! Do? Jerome!
Change object of your devotion—One thing toward Jesus!
Read God’s Word Be careful—God’s Word is alive! Serve in church Be careful—Serving is addictive! Join a LifeGroup Be careful—Visit sick—Local missions! Start tithing Be careful—Heart follows where you give! Pray daily Be careful—Miracles—See God move!
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Fall in love w/ work of God in his Church! (Keys)
We are not spiritual consumers. We are spiritual contributors.
The church doesn’t exist for us.
We are the church. And we exist for the world.
Church is not a place we go—Who we are! WATC! Body of X.
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What can we do together as God’s Church?
All believers together—No needy—Meet needs local community and around the world. Translate G’s Word into every language on earth Give it away—Eradicate Bible poverty in our generation. Start Life-Giving Churches cities world.
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Proclaim the good news … Jesus came to seek and save!
Come w/ doubts, fears, brokenness and sin …
Come to Jesus in his church—Safe place to believe before belong!
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Eph 3:20-21
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