Remember

Revelation 3:1 NIV

1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.

750 Engaging Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers and Writers 645: Sleep

On the afternoon of August 2, 1997, James Aliff, a thirty-nine-year-old unemployed construction worker, woke up and found himself in a tough spot: He was lying face down between the rails of a railroad bed.

According to the Chicago Tribune news service, “Police believe Aliff might have been drinking and passed out on the track. Aliff said he slipped on a rock while walking his dog and was knocked out.”

Whatever the cause, when Aliff woke up, he quickly realized he was not alone. Passing over him was a 109-car freight train.

“I got a headache, let me tell you,” he later said from his Oak Hill, Florida, hospital bed. “About every three or four seconds an axle would come along and crack me upside the head. It’s a good thing I wasn’t on my back, or that train would have torn my face off.”

If you are asleep in a dangerous place, you never know what can come upon you. Stay alert, and stay out of danger.

Revelation 3:2 NIV

2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.

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Don’t get caught Sleeping!

You may never know where you wake up.

Chandler God knows our deeds. God knows our hearts, our struggles, and even our successes.

Our Reputation even proceeds us!!! We are a church that has done great things in the past. I often hear about them in hallways!!!

Question? Is our past in the past?

Have we

Football friends still stuck in the past!!!

Revelation 3:3 NIV

3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.

WAKE UP CHURCH!!!

We are apathetic!

We

We are pessimistic!

Proof?

One of the greatest days of church happened this Saturday!!!

What is missing?

A Church that Parties together Stays together!!!

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We have so much yet to do!!!

The story of no hope with a young

A church has a natural life cycle!!!

Birth and Death!!!

Is this the beginning of the end, the end, or is this just a nap that we need to wake up from!!!

Here is my answer!!!

We have so much yet to do!!!

The story of the young man and no hope!!!

Remember!!!!

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Who are we?

A Child of God

What are we called to do?

Matthew 28:16–20 NIV

16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

It does not matter what program it is called: Flock 99, Food Bank, Committees, Mens Ministry, Break the Trend, Women’s Ministry, Sunday School, ETC., No matter what the program is we are children of God called reach the world for and to Jesus. We need to remember who we were, this is the road paved by those who have gone before us, and we need to remember who we are, because this is will pave the road for future generations to come!!!

Sharing Time: Share something from who we were!

Sharing Time: Share something of who we are!!!