Hope for the Church

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Philippians 4:4

Philippians 4:4 ESV
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

Do you have hope for this church?

What do you love about our church?

Do you ever hear statemnts of hoplessness?
“We cant reach young families becasue they wll just drive to Lubbock”
“People will only got to the church that they group up attending”
“They have been too hurt by someone”

God is not done at FBC Ralls

Meaning new ideas. (The young believers will not run the church into the ground)

Most people that look at our church will make a prediction that we will continue to decline.

What will kill a church faster new ideas or old ideas?

What come to mind when you hear the word scrappy?

Rudy

Synonyms for Scrappy Fiesty, tenacious, determind, dogged, persistent.

We have scrappy church members.

God wants to do big things in this church.

Excuss to Ownership

How many people did we baptize in 2020? 0. Lets make some excusses.

You are here for a reason. Own your mission field.

Obsticals to Allies

The people in this church are not obsticals!

“We will be able to do that in a few years.” “We could do that but that person will be upset.”

God has placed us together and who are we to question God?

Limitations to Abundance

We have everything we need.

Despair to Joy

Sometimes the church can be very negitave. We must not dwell on the bad.
2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Fear to Courage

Will we act out of fear? or courage? Lets storm the gates. Lets get crazy and change West Texas.

Impossible to possible

I dare you to tell God he cant do something.
Philippians 4:13 ESV
13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Will we be a scrappy church?

Matthew 16:13–20 ESV
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
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