A Better Congregation Begins With Me

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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• Encouraging All Members To Do More In 2005

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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• Some time ago, Becky Burris wrote a tract
  titled, A Better World Begins With Me (over
  13 million copies distributed)
• Likewise, each of us could say that, A Better
  Congregation Begins With Me
• Every member should have an interest in doing
  more to make this congregation a better one

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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• WHEN I LOVE MORE
• -When I love the Godhead more
  -Matt. 2237-38 John 1423
• -When I love truth more
  -II Thess. 210 Eph. 415
• - When I love others more
  -Luke 1036-37 II Thess. 13 Gal. 610
  Matt. 2239-40

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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• WHEN I WORSHIP MORE
• -When I worship more enthusiastically -Psalm
  1221
• -When I worship more regularly
  -Heb 1025 Acts 242f
• - When I worship more scripturally
  -John 420-24

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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• WHEN I WORK MORE
• -When I work more diligently -Titus 214
  314 Rev. 31-2
• -When I work more with others -I
  Cor. 35-8 1558 I Thess. 13
• - When I work more regularly
  -I Cor. 1610 Heb. 610 Jn. 158

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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• When I Ask Myself This Question
• -Will the congregation become what it needs
  to be if everyone it depends upon does what I
  do?

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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• When I Ask Myself This Question
• -Would the conditions of the Bible classes
  and other important events be better if
  everybody supported them like I do?

YES
NO
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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• When I Ask Myself This Question
• -Would the growth potential of the
  congregation be more positive if everyone
  helped put forth the effort that I do?

YES
NO
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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• When I Ask Myself This Question
• -Would the church meets its financial budget
  is everyone gave as I do?

YES
NO
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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• When I Ask Myself This Question
• -Would a guest consider this congregation
  dead or alive for Christ if every member
  participated in its worship activities as
  enthusiastically as I do?

YES
NO
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A Better Congregation Begins With Me

• WHEN I OBEY THE GOSPEL MORE
• -You must always obey the gospelmore -Rom.
  1625-26
• -Hear John 1248 -Believe John
  824 -Repent Luke 133, 5 -Confess Matt.
  1032-33 -Baptized Mark 1616 -Faithful Mat
  t. 2413