Creating

1
The Mission Field

• Creating

a
Missional
Next Door
Church
2
Going Next Door

• (Acts 185-7) When Silas and Timothy came from
  Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to
  preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was
  the Christ

(Acts 185-8)
Paul devoted
to preaching
himself
Next Door
A Missional Focus
3
Going Next Door

• (Acts 185-7) But when the Jews opposed Paul
  and became abusive Then Paul left the synagogue
  and went next door to the house of Titius Justus,
  a worshiper of God.

But
the Jews
(Acts 185-8)
then

became abusive

opposed Paul and
Lesson 1 Remember the value of the mission field
next door
Paul
went
next door
A Missional Focus
A Vicious Opposition
A Creative Option
Paul devoted himself to preaching
4
Going Next Door

• (2 Timothy 42-5) Preach the Word be prepared
  in season and out of season correct, rebuke and
  encourage--with great patience and careful
  instruction

(Acts 185-8)
The next door is defined by Opportunity rather
than Opposition
Creativity rather than Culture
Impact rather than Intimidation
Paul went next door
5
Going Next Door

• (2 Timothy 42-5) For the time will come when
  men will not put up with sound doctrine

Paul went next door
6
Going Next Door

• (2 Timothy 42-5) Instead, to suit their own
  desires, they will gather around them a great
  number of teachers to say what their itching ears
  want to hear

Paul went next door
7
Going Next Door

• (2 Timothy 42-5) But you, keep your head in
  all situations, endure hardship, do the work of
  an evangelist.

Paul went next door
8
Going Next Door

• (Acts 185-8) Crispus, the synagogue ruler, and
  his entire household believed in the Lord and
  many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed
  and were baptized.

was willing to go
Keep on Speaking
..because
Paul
went
door
next
9
Keep on Speaking

• (Acts 187-11) One night the Lord spoke to Paul
  in a vision "Do not be afraid keep on speaking,
  do not be silent

(Acts 189-11)
afraid
silent
Keep on Speaking
Two Simple Instructions
Dont be afraid
Dont be silent
10
Keep on Speaking
(Acts 189-11) So Paul stayed for a year and a
half, teaching them the Word of God.

• (Acts 189-11) For I am with you, and no one is
  going to attack and harm you, because I have many
  people in this city."

and
no one is going to attack and harm
, because I have many people in
you
this city."
Two Simple Instructions
One Great Reminder
Youre not on your own
Dont be afraid
Dont be silent
11
Keep on Speaking
Lesson 2 We cant go next door unless were
entirely convinced that the Lord is in it.
Fear is an awfully big enemy.
And there is but ONE strategy to defeat the grip
of fear
One Great Reminder
Youre not on your own
I, the Lord, have many in this city.
I, the Lord, am with you.
no one is going to attack and harm you
12
Keep on Speaking

• (Psalm 1825-29) To the faithful You show
  Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show
  Yourself blameless, to the pure You show Yourself
  pure...

13
Keep on Speaking

• (Psalm 1825-29) You save the humble but bring
  low those whose eyes are haughty

14
Keep on Speaking

• (Psalm 1825-29) You, O LORD, keep my lamp
  burning my God turns my darkness into light

15
Keep on Speaking

• (Psalm 1825-29) With Your help I can advance
  against a troop with my God I can scale a wall.

16
Keep on Speaking

• (Romans 116) I am not ashamed of the gospel,
  because it is the power of God for the salvation
  of everyone who believes.

So
in the Mission Field
Next Door