Healthy Church Series
04 Healthy Churches have Godly Leaders and fruitful Structures
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon outline Organizations without Leaders flounder and fail Moses leadership Blunders (Ex 18:13-18) It is easy to think as a leader that it all rests upon you. Look at Moses He has just led the people out of Egypt, and…
03 Healthy Churches are Outwardly Missional (Acts 1:6-8, Micah 6:9)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon outline 03 Healthy Churches are Outwardly Missional: Evangelism, Transforming Communities, Globally Engaged (Acts 1:6-8, Micah 6:9) Churches without Outward Missions Die Church history is riddled with examples of churches that died as a result of not having an external focus…
A Healthy Church is Word-Center and Gospel-Focused
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon outline Introduction Our Vitality Context A Healthy Missional Church is Word-Centered and Gospel-focused Word-Centered Word-centered means the Bible is central to understanding and governing all of life. (Ps 119:105, 160, 169, Lk 8:11, Heb 4:12, Belgic Art. 5, 7) This…
Fruitful Organizational Structures in the Church (Numbers 2)
Bulletin Outline Fruitful Organizational Structures (Num 2:1-34, Exo 39:43, Lev 6:12, 1Chr 23:4-5, 28-31) Unfruitful Organizational Structures Moses and Jethro (Exo. 18:17-23) Lack of Deacons (Acts 6) Implication – No one man can perform all that is good. Fruitful Organizational Structures Marching and the Order of encampment after Exodus (Num 2:1-34) God is at the Center (Num 2:2) Implication: If the way we meet in committees in the body actually causes us to forget that our work is about furthering…
A Culture of Godly Leadership
Due to technical issues the first 10 minutes are missing. Please accept our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience. Sermon Outline A culture of Godly leadership begins with leaders of Godly Character, Competence and Conviction (Matthew 5;3-12, 1&2 Corinthians, Hebrews 13:7) 3 Character Qualities of Godly Leaders – Poor in Spirit, Meek, Pure in Heart Godly leaders are poor in Spirit (Mt 5:3) No room for own strength, power, wisdom (Luke 18:10-12. Isa 66:2) Application: Godly leaders are people of prayer Godly…
Global Perspective and Engagement
Bulletin Outline A Healthy Church has a Global Perspective and Engagement (Mt 28:19, Acts 1:8) God always intended his people to be globally minded – we are sojourners Eden (Gen 1:28) Babel (Gen 11) Abraham (Gen 12:3, 22:18, Dt 7:13-15) Christ commanded (Mt 28:19-20, Acts 1:8) History of the NT Church Acts 1-14 Pentecost a global event (Acts 2:5, 9-11) Apostles go down to Samaria (Acts 8:14) Peter to Cornelius (Acts 10:23) Jerusalem sends folks to Antioch (Acts 11:20-22) Antioch…
Transforming Communities through Compassion, Mercy & Justice
Healthy Churches Transform Communities through Compassion, Mercy & Justice Compassion, Mercy & Justice in the Bible Revealed in his laws Various Laws on compassion, mercy and justice (Ex 22:25, Lev 14:21, 19:9, 23:22, Prov 28:27, Ex 22:22-24) Law of the Tithe (Dt 26:12) A command (Dt 15:11) Reiterated by his prophets (Is 3:14-15, Jer 5:26-29, Amos 5:21-23, Micah 6:8 Jesus Condemns Pharisees for not practicing these (Mt 23:23-24) Acts Church practiced care for poor believers (Acts 9:36, 10:4, 11:29-30) Apostles…
Intentional Evangelism Acts 8;4-8, 26-40
Sermon Outline Evangelism Fears Evangelism is a normal part of Christian life (1Pet 2:9) Philip’s life, an example of intentional evangelism Wherever they went (Acts 8:4) they preached Preach the word (Acts 8:4) Tell the good news, announce, proclaim, declare The Word unites Jews, Samaritans, Gentiles, male/female, rich/poor, slave/free, Can it unite 1 Eunuch specifically excluded? (Acts 8:27, Dt 23:1, Isa 56:3-8) What is the Gospel Acts 2:22-24 for definition of “this word” Christ in all of Scripture (Acts 8:5,…
Sacrificial and Generous Living and Giving (Romans 12:1-8)
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” ― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, 1923 book of Prose poetry by Lebanese American Sacrifice is a response to the Gospel (Rom 12:1) Earnest appeal with affirmative response expected Sacrifice ought to be willing Holiness is possible Renouncing ourselves is implied Spiritual worship – only response that make any sense The opposite of sacrifice is worldliness (Rom 12:2) Don’t be pressed…
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