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Upholding Our Purpose
ð Article – Great news!
Encouraging to know!
What I find interesting is phrase “/demand high commitment/.”
ð Tells me we need to be dedicated to our */purpose/*!
As encouraging as news is, look closer.
Some not-so-great news: According to bro.
Flavil Yeakley, in GA of Feb 2002, Lord’s church in 1990 – 1,681,013.
2000 – 1,645,584.
Church loosing ground!
Over 35K!
If avg.
cong is 200 – not sure too big – then that’s 175 congs in 10 years.So, then - What is purpose?
See details in Script.
What it’s NOT – be here!
Part of it - but much more!
ð We need to go back to drawing board to redefine our purpose.1
Cor 1:18 (RD).
Message of cross is the power of God.
With declining #s, can we honestly say we’re upholding our purpose?
What Paul mean “message”?
o *Message of cross is love, sacrifice and hope.
Therefore, the message of church s~/b same!
If our focus is cross, we’ll see our purpose as love, hope, and sacrifice!*
o Our purpose, focus must be on message of cross – purpose given by love, surrender shown at Calvary.
Focusing on cross put all in perspective.
Worked for early church.
May have heard Acts 4:20 (RD).
We also must regain purpose of cross.
ð We’ll look this PM for specifics in fulfilling our purpose; discuss some barriers; wrap up w~/ summation of purpose.
° *T** – *Work from inside out.
Turn to 1 Tim 3:14-15.
Paul gives Tim a 2-phrase purpose (RD)
!! I. To be a Pillar and Support of the Truth
A. Look at “ground” 1st – some say “support.”
“Support” is equivalent to our word “foundation.”
When we teach truth within 4 walls – being a support – providing foundation for truth!
B. What “pillar” do?
Pillars lift things up; separates from what’s below.
They are also /more visible/.
As pillars, church needs to hold truth up and make it known throughout area.
C. When a cong allows teaching outside of Script., that church has checked out!
Reason Xians leave or uncomfortable - not church anymore - foundation gone!
1.
New Herms have taken away our foundation!
Like Jesus says in Matt 7:24 – wise man will build on what Jesus says and withstand rain, every wind of doctrine!
Have to stand – to LOVE truth!
2. If we are to fulfill GC, we have to also be pillars – we have to take truth “into all world!” (More in a minute.)
Are we church of Christ?
If not pillar and support of truth – we are NOT!!
° *T* – To be foundation and holdup truth – well, may imply that we have some work to do.
2nd purpose…
!!! II.
To Work and Allow God to do Great Things
A. Gen 37:19, Joseph’s brothers see him approaching – (KJV) “Behold, dreamer cometh.”
Too often we are limited by what we envision or what we see.
Joseph had seen what God would do!
1.
Another passage you may have or will hear me refer to often found in Eph 3:20-21 – verses we use to emphasize great power God has to accomplish great things.
Listen (RD).
2. God WILL do great things.
But, effort, Bible studies & teaching comes from US! What he says!
(Power at work IN US!) /We just have to be people of faith and look beyond what we have or what we do see!
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B. Most familiar w~/ account of RMS Titanic.
Apr 14, 1912 Titanic hit iceberg and tore a 12 sq.
ft.
hole in hull – sunk!
Used to wonder: how ice sink huge boat?
Familiar w~/ iceberg – large mass floating on surface.
But, because ice slightly less dense than water, 1~/9 of mass above water.
Thus term “tip of iceberg.”
1. Perspective – Largest is B-15A area of 3000 sq.
km.
90% of it is unseen, tho that seen is huge!
2. That’s our work in church.
1.6 mil of us – large number.
But, our work just tip of iceberg.
Beneath the visible surface, behind us, on our side is the Almighty Jehovah God!
C. What power do I have?
None!
You have?
None!
But it is God’s power that works IN us!
We just have to be on same page as God.
What can little cong in Meridian, ID do for Lord?
Uphold our purpose and let God work!
1. Are we? Are upholding the purpose God had in mind?
Does Christ look at us, all churches and say, “THIS is exactly what I died for?”
Tough question!
Reality is maybe not!
2. Don’t we believe God can start w~/ people-influence many?
Believe God is great?
See all thru Bible.
Don’t we serve God parted sea, brought fire on Mt.
Carmel; Christ that walked on water, raised dead!
3. What did He QUIT!?
Is He off duty now?
Sure He works differently, but is He not the same God?
Rom 1:16-17 (RD) – the gospel is God’s POWER!
We have to wield it!
And have faith that God will work.
° *T* – Brings us to next purpose found in Scripture.
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