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Many Churches Have Fallen, Closed Up Shop
Churches closing doors

• Fewer overseas missions

Difficult to raise support
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SOMETIMES LACK A DRIVER

• Nobody will take the wheel?

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Revelation 218

• But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the
  detestable, as for murderers, the sexually
  immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars,
  their portion will be in the lake that burns with
  fire and sulfur, which is the second death.

Isaiah 68
8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom
shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I
said, Here am I! Send me.
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SOMETIMES LACK A DRIVER

• Nobody will take the wheel?

• Taking the wheel not starting up?

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John 140-42

• 40 One of the two who heard John speak and
  followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's
  brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon
  and said to him, We have found the Messiah
  (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus.
  Jesus looked at him and said, So you are Simon
  the son of John? You shall be called
  Cephas (which means Peter ).

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Acts 1824-26

• 24 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of
  Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent
  man, competent in the Scriptures. 25 He had been
  instructed in the way of the Lord. And being
  fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately
  the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only
  the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly
  in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila
  heard him, they took him and explained to him the
  way of God more accurately.

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SOMETIMES LACK A DRIVER

• Nobody will take the wheel?

• Taking the wheel not starting up?

• Taking the wheel lacking abilities?

Unqualified Pastors Unqualified
pastors Preachers who ought not Deacon/servants
who dont care Etc. etc. etc.
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SOMETIMES LACK A DRIVER

• Nobody will take the wheel?

• Taking the wheel not starting up?

• Taking the wheel lacking abilities?

• Stops and never starts again

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Romans 113
Philippians 313-14
I want you to know, brothers, that I have often
intended to come to you (but thus far have been
prevented  so that it has become known throughout
the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that
my imprisonment is for Christ. 14 And most of the
brothers, having become confident in the Lord by
my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the
word without fear.), in order that I may reap
some harvest among you as well as among the rest
of the Gentiles.

• I want you to know, brothers, that I have often
  intended to come to you (but thus far have been
  prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest
  among you as well as among the rest of the
  Gentiles.

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SOMETIMES LOSE DIRECTION

• Thus says the Lord of hosts, this people says,
  the time has not come, even the time for the
  house of the Lord to be rebuilt
• Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your
  paneled houses while this house lies desolate?
• Haggai 12,4

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• You look for much, but behold it comes to
  little when you bring it home, I blow it away.
  Why? Declares the Lord of hosts, because of My
  house which lies desolate, while each you runs to
  his own house.
• Haggai 19

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• Therefore do not throw away your confidence,
  which has a great reward. 36 For you have need of
  endurance, so that when you have done the will of
  God you may receive what is promised.
• Hebrews 1035-36

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SOMETIMES GET STUCK

• Takes much work to get UNstuck

Thou hast smitten them, But they did not weaken
Thou hast consumed them, But they refused to take
correction. They have made their faces harder
than rock. Jeremiah 53
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Do you not know that you are a temple of God and
that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man
destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him,
for the temple of God is holy, and that is what
you are. 1 Corinthians 316-17
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SOMETIMES BREAK DOWN

• To run like a well-oiled machine requires
  preparation
• care
• maintenance

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SOMETIMES JUST RUNS OUT OF GAS

• So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel
  the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the
  spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high
  priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the
  people and they came and worked on the house of
  the Lord of hosts, their God
• Haggai 114

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Many churches have had their lampstand
removed! Revelation 25

• Will YOU take responsibility for
  direction?
• To prepare, maintain, and care for this
  vehicle?
• Help avoid potholes and refill the tank?
• The door is open for you!