Autopsy of a Deceased Church Matthew 16:18 Thom Rainer Perspective: Healthy Churches: 10% Symptoms of Sickness: 40% Very Sick: 40% Dying: 10% As many as 100,000 churches in America are showing signs of decline toward death. Early Symptoms of Sickness: Ministries and...
Four Reasons to Not Be Afraid Matthew 28:1-20 Rev. 1:17-18 Jesus Christ Is All-Powerful and Gentle One Day Soon, You and I will see what John saw Face to Face The Bible constantly shows Jesus with people who are lonely & tired & rejected, people who are...
My Relationship to the Lost Romans 1:13–20 13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 14 I am debtor both to the...
My Relationship to My “Stuff” 1 Timothy 6:6–10 Problems with Our View of Stuff and Wealth He who dies with them most toys win. Money is the root of all evil. Wealthy people are evil. Only rich people are greedy. God really loves the poor. I should give to...
My Relationship to the Church 2 Corinthians 8:5 The difference between attenders and members oftentimes is found in one word Committment We are called to be Committed To Christ To Each Other John 13:33-34 1 john 3:16 Over 50 times in the New Testament the...
What You Do Unto The Least Of These Matthew 25:31-46 How you treat and love your neighbor is a reflection of how you treat and love God. There will be a glorious return (25:31) Matthew 16:21-From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must...
In one major Christian group in the US, almost 80-90% of people making decisions for Christ could not be found in fellowship a year later. Law for the Proud 1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us...
God Speaks Why Should We Care about the Bible? 1. The Bible is Holy Scripture “In the Bible, God has given us everything important about everything important.” “He has given us everything that matters about everything that matters.” -Pastor Don...
