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Wow—it’s 2018!
As we look back, we can see the blessings of God in many ways:
-New staff member
-New members added—29
-POF—10
-Baptisms—10
-New Ministries
Discipleship Classes—Single Parenting, Divorce Care, Men’s
BASIC Bible Study Series by Francis Chan
2 New Bible Study Classes
-Parking lot repaired and re-striped
No, we didn’t get it ALL done!
We have lots left to do—
-18 in 2018
—Since we started praying and trusting, God has added 4 families
-we are still working on our Children’s wing
-Life Action Renewal Summit—
-More Connect Bible Study groups to start
-New Member Growth journey
As we approach the new year, we should want to
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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Faith and Works go together
Faith and Works go together
We should desire to be a church that is INTENTIONAL in our focus, desiring to “Make a Difference” that will bring glory to the name of Jesus Christ and offer hope to our community.
Changed People Serve People
Strong Families Impact Culture
Share the Message of Hope with a Hopeless World
Generous Giving Provides Kingdom Opportunities
Disciples Make Disciples
Be Present in His Presence
Faithful Pray-ers are Fruitful Partners
You may be thinking—“That’s not a big deal”—we can do that with no problem.
That is probably what the church in Corinth thought as well.
Corinth was a city noted for its wealth and indulgence.
While it was the Roman Capital of the province of Achaea, it was the richest port and largest city in Greece.
It actually became the meeting place for people all over the world.
At the height of its population, there were approximately 700,000 people living there.
You can imagine the array of nationalities and cultures in Corinth.
However, the people of the city considered themselves educated, refined and fluent.
Lust for fame, money and power was evident.
McComb may not be a Corinth, but I think we would do well to recognize what happened to the Church in Corinth and beware as we set our goal on “Making A Difference”.
1-They Were Compromised-
They compromised their ability to hear and receive Truth.
While Paul was trying to lead them to a more mature understanding of Scripture, they were unable to bear it.
Instead, he was forced to treat them as children in Christ, who could only be fed with spiritual “milk”.
They compromised their ability to hear and receive Truth.
While Paul was trying to lead them to a more mature understanding of Scripture, they were unable to bear it.
Instead, he was forced to treat them as children in Christ, who could only be fed with spiritual “milk”.
To equip them was a focus for Paul—enabling them to weather the storms of life; living by faith; sharing their faith; strong in their doctrine.
We must not be compromised by the world—in the family of God we should always have babes in Christ, but if they are to mature, we need adults ministering to them.
This year, you should set spiritual goals and work toward them.
Being faithful in attendance, faithful in prayer and faithful in giving would be a great place to start.
This year you should set goals to be involved in new ministries.
This year you should set personal goals for growth.
2- The Focus of Man became a Problem-
What started out as spiritual “preferences” soon became a “dividing mark” for the church.
We are not here to elevate one above another.
Jesus Christ alone must be the “focal” point of our thoughts and actions.
What started out as spiritual “preferences” soon became a “dividing mark” for the church.
We are not here to elevate one above another.
Jesus Christ alone must be the “focal” point of our thoughts and actions.
One ministry cannot be more important than the other.
When we come together, we are to live and function as the body of Christ, allowing no one person or program to be our focus—Jesus is our FOCUS.
3- Their Identity became Flawed-
While believing they were strong in themselves, the power of God had eluded them.
In doing this, they lost their heart for the lost.
In doing this, they lost their heart for the lost.
4- They Lost their Heart for the Poor—
They reached a point in which the poor and disadvantaged had no place among them.
They reached a point in which the poor and disadvantaged had no place among them.
1 Cor 11:23-24
The Church in Corinth ignored those for whom Christ had given His life due to their failure in following His servant example.
The Church in Corinth ignored those for whom Christ had given His life due to their failure in following His servant example.
Our Focus is to “Make A Difference”—
There is a story involving Yogi Berra, the well-known catcher for the New York Yankees, and Hank Aaron, who at that time was the chief power hitter for the Milwaukee Braves.
The teams were playng in the World Series, and as usual Yogi was keeping up his ceaseless chatter, intended to pep up his teammates on the one hand, and distract the Milwaukee batters on the other.
As Aaron came to the plate, Yogi tried to distract him by saying, "Henry, you're holding the bat wrong.
You're supposed to hold it so you can read the trademark."
Aaron didn't say anything, but when the next pitch came he hit it into the left-field bleachers.
After rounding the bases and tagging up at home plate, Aaron looked at Yogi Berra and said, "I didn't come up here to read."
J.
M. Boice, Learning to Lead, Revell, 1990, p. 38.
As a member of FBC McComb, I challenge you to step up— our FAITH and WORKS must go together.
Live a life focused on Jesus Christ—remembering that
-Changed People Serve People
-Strong Families Impact Culture
-Share the Message of Hope with a Hopeless World
-Generous Giving Provides Kingdom Opportunities
-Disciples Make Disciples
-Be Present in His Presence
-Faithful Pray-ers are Fruitful Partners
I Don’t want to be a Jonah
Jonah is a great example of what happens when a person knows what God is speaking but refuses to make the choice to live for others.
-God instructed Jonah to go to Nineveh and warn the people of judgment.
-Jonah didn’t want to go—most of us don’t like to go where we will be spent for others.
Nineveh is Northeast of Israel.
This would have been a trip of more than 500 miles, to go to the capital of the Assyrian Empire.
Nineveh was known for their cruelty to Israel and the world.
Jonah didn’t want to go and offer Adonai’s forgiveness to such a people.
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