MAKING A DIFFERENCE PART 1

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
THE CHURCH OF TODAY, TOMORROW
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• Matthew 1618
• And I also say to you that you are Peter, and
  on this rock I will build My church, and the
  gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

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THE CHALLENGE OF THE CHURCH

• REMAIN RELEVANT
• MEET THE NEEDS OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS

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LUKE 536-39

• Then He spoke a parable to them "No one puts a
  piece from a new garment on an old one otherwise
  the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was
  taken out of the new does not match the old. And
  no one puts new wine into old wineskins or else
  the new wine will burst the wineskins and be
  spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined. But
  new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both
  are preserved. And no one, having drunk old wine,
  immediately desires new for he says, 'The old is
  better.'"

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LAST WORDS OF A DYING CHURCH

• Weve never done it like that.

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BUILD FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
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REACH FOUR GENERATIONS
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OUR CONSISTENT CHALLENGE IS TO CHANGE

• METHODS

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OUR CONSISTENT CHALLENGE IS TO CHANGE

• METHODS
• MUSIC

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OUR CONSISTENT CHALLENGE IS TO CHANGE

• METHODS
• MUSIC
• CONTENT

RELAVANCE IS THE NAME OF THE GAME
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OUR CONSISTENT CHALLENGE IS TO CHANGE

• METHODS
• MUSIC
• CONTENT
• DELIVERY STYLE OR PRESENTATION

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OUR CONSISTENT CHALLENGE IS TO CHANGE

• METHODS
• MUSIC
• CONTENT
• DELIVERY STYLE OR PRESENTATION
• STRATEGY

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RELEVANCE!

• UNDERSTAND THEM
• LOVE THEM
• REACH THEM

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OUR CORE BUSINESS/BOTTOMLINE

• WIN THE LOST AT ANY COST

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MUCH FRUIT MEANS MANY SOULS

• Acts 247
• Praising God and having favor with all the
  people. And the Lord added to the church daily
  those who were being saved.
• Acts 514
• And believers were increasingly added to the
  Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
• Acts 610
• And they were not able to resist the wisdom and
  the Spirit by which he spoke.

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WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID

• However beautiful the strategy, you should
  occasionally look at the results.

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PAUL SAID

• 1 Corinthians 916-23
• For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to
  boast of, for necessity is laid upon me yes, woe
  is me if I do not preach the gospel!

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REACHING THE LOST

• Not just a department, program or a by the way
  activity
• It is the PURPOSE of the church
• Everything else evolves around and comes from our
  purpose
• Our purpose does not serve our strategy, our
  strategy is designed to serve our purpose

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WIN THE LOST AT ANY COST

• Luke 1910
• For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save
  that which was lost.
• John 316
• For God so loved the world that He gave His only
  begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should
  not perish but have everlasting life.
• 1 Timothy 115
• This is a faithful saying and worthy of all
  acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world
  to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

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• When your church becomes
• PURPOSE-DRIVEN
• change is never seen
• as an enemy

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AT CRC WE TEACH EVERY MEMBER

• My life has a purpose
• The purpose of my life is to win souls
• I will best fulfill my purpose in a group
• I must work while it is called today
• I have no promise of tomorrow

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FRIENDS OR RELATIVES (75-79)
SUNDAY SCHOOL (4-5)
SPECIAL NEEDS (1-2)
CRUSADE (5)
WALK IN (2-3)
BIBLE STUDIES (2-3)
A PASTOR (5-6)
VISITATION (1-2)
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THE ANDREW PRINCIPLE

• John 140-42
• One of the two who heard John speak, and followed
  Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first
  found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We
  have found the Messiah" (which is translated, the
  Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. Now when
  Jesus looked at him, He said, "You are Simon the
  son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas" (which
  is translated, A Stone).

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OUR CELEBRATION STRATEGY

• 1ST SERVICE
• Corporate Business, Intellectuals, Professionals

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OUR CELEBRATION STRATEGY

• 2ND SERVICE
• Traditional Charismatic

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OUR CELEBRATION STRATEGY

• 3RD SERVICE
• Sotho Speaking

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OUR CELEBRATION STRATEGY

• EVENING SERVICE
• Youth Students

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7 POINT STRATEGY

• Build a Relationship with Unchurched
• Harry and Sally (Friendship Evangelism)

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7 POINT STRATEGY

• Share a Verbal Witness
• Share other peoples testimonies who overcame
  similar difficulties or challenges.

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7 POINT STRATEGY

• Invite Harry and Sally to a Celebration Service

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7 POINT STRATEGY

• Become Part of a New Community (CRC Family)
• When Harry and Sally accepts Jesus as their
  Lord, explain the importance of now becoming part
  of a vibrant new testament church.

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7 POINT STRATEGY

• Get Harry and Sally to participate in a small
  group.
• After the person makes a commitment to Christ,
  care for his/her spiritual growth for at least 3
  months.

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7 POINT STRATEGY

• Serve in the Body of Christ.
• Harry and Sally must understand Every believer
  is given a spiritual gift by the Holy Spirit, and
  that gift is to be used for the common good.

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7 POINT STRATEGY

• Steward their Financial Resources
• Every believer knows he/she is truly part of the
  church when his/her spiritual gifts and financial
  resources are being used to further Gods work in
  the church and beyond.

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Mend the nets! The catch will be great!
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2 Peter 39

• The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as
  some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward
  us, not willing that any should perish but that
  all should come to repentance.

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A TREE IS KNOW BY ITS FRUIT

• Matthew 1233-35
• Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or
  else make the tree bad and its fruit bad for a
  tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers! How
  can you, being evil, speak good things? For out
  of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A
  good man out of the good treasure of his heart
  brings forth good things, and an evil man out of
  the evil treasure brings forth evil things.