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INTRO:
Read Amazon Story
pg 1-4
God’s Power at Work
Read section:
“Hopeful ones were in the minority, but they were a God-powered minority.”
Read 10-11 story
God is powerful!
He has all the resources of the universe
He can meet our needs and do whatever needs done.
6 Incredible Transitions
To turn around, Scrappy churches had to change.
You can’t just accept the status quo.
You can’t just passively hope something happens
That is what this book study is going to show us.
We looked at deceased churches in autopsy of a deceased church
We examined possible causes of their demise:
The slow fade
The past is the hero
Refused to look like the community
Budget moved inwardly
Great commission became the great omission
Preference driven church
Pastoral tenure decreased
Rarely prayed together
No clear purpose
Obsessed over facilities
Churches had to change, to be transformed in order to turn the decline into incline.
First: Excuses to Ownership
Remember Fred-
He thought he was better and could work the church better and thus they would grow
WRONG
He turned to excuses
Read pg 13
Do we make excuses?
Second: Obstacles to Allies
read bottom of 13
we are to love them
They are not obstacles, they are allies
many church divisions start with getting this wrong
“Us and Them” mentality begins to set it
We feel we must overcome objections rather than loving to consensus.
read 14
Third: Limitations to Abundance
read pg 15
Fourth: Despair to Joy
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Read bottom of 16
Fifth: Fear to Courage
Read 17-18
Sixth: Impossible to Possible
Phil 4:13
read 19
With God, all things are possible
Do you believe that?
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