New Vision New Year

How To Develop Your Dream Church

Galatians 1:1-5Message Two

Thesis

Just like you cannot eat at everybody’s table, so also you cannot accept everybody’s vision for the church as authentic and authoritative.

An Experiential Exegesis of THE ENEMY’S Sinister Seductions

1. We have books written by authors that complain about rich American churches, yet pastor some of the richest in the country

An Experiential Exegesis of THE ENEMY’S Sinister Seductions

1. We have books written by authors that complain about rich American churches, yet pastor some of the richest in the country

2. They elevate examples of people giving all their goods to the poor, instead of calling you to limit your lifestyle so you can give more

An Experiential Exegesis of THE ENEMY’S Sinister Seductions

3. They state that meeting people’s physical needs on earth is transforming people’s lives for eternity

A. I don’t need commitment to one local body of believers

B. Attending is enough

C. Outreach is optional

Crazy Radical

Point One

The church is a dream designed and developed for discipleship, and always needs to be defended.

The Devil works to frustrate your faith and aggravate your vision, in the hope that you will stand in your own way, and stop building the dream body of Christ.

Point Two

1 Cor. 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all

made to drink into one Spirit.

No other entity in the world has been given the divine assignment of doing the work of God on Christ’s behalf, but the church.

Point Three

Matt. 16:16,18 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living

God. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the

gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

The Savior defined the

dream of the church, and

through his Spirit he is now

developing that dream.

Point Four

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DREAM CHURCH1. God dreams about a God-

connected, God-conscious, God-controlled church, 1-4

GOD-CONTROLLED

A. Because we have called leadership, 1

Spiritual authority does not flow from titles or positions, but from a life that authentically and continuously surrenders to God.

Point Five

GOD-CONTROLLED

A. Because we have called leadership, 11) They capitalize on opportunity

Prov. 19:21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of

the LORD, that shall stand.

GOD-CONTROLLED

A. Because we have called leadership, 11) They capitalize on opportunity

2) They navigate negativity

GOD-CONTROLLED

A. Because we have called leadership, 11) They capitalize on opportunity

2) They navigate negativity

3) They are fans of what God is doing right here

GOD-CONTROLLED

A. Because we have called leadership, 1

B. Because we have caring fellowship, 2-3

Rom. 12:10; 14:19; 15:7

Gal. 5:13; Eph. 4:32

Some of us are only discouraged because we’ve allowed ourselves to become disconnected.

Point Six

GOD-CONTROLLED

A. Because we have called leadership, 1

B. Because we have caring fellowship, 2-3

C. Because we have committed membership, 4

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DREAM CHURCH1. God dreams about a God-

connected, God-conscious, God-controlled church, 1-4

2. God dreams about a grace-centered church, 3-4

The only thing that differentiates the saints from the sinners is that we have taken our medication.

Point Seven

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DREAM CHURCH2. God dreams about a grace-

centered church, 3-4A. The miracle of grace should

incite you, 3

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DREAM CHURCH2. God dreams about a grace-

centered church, 3-4A. The miracle of grace should

incite you, 3

B. The message of grace should excite you, 4a

A GRACE-CENTERED CHURCH

B. The message of grace should excite you, 4a1) This is a thrilling message—

Jesus gave himself for our sins

2 Cor. 5:21; Col. 1:13-14

A GRACE-CENTERED CHURCH

B. The message of grace should excite you, 4a1) This is a thrilling message—

Jesus gave himself for our sins

2) It is a telling message—Jesus gave himself to rescue us

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DREAM CHURCH2. God dreams about a grace-

centered church, 3-4A. The miracle of grace should

incite you, 3

B. The message of grace should excite you, 4a

C. The motive of grace should expedite you, 4b

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DREAM CHURCH1. God dreams about a God-

connected, God-conscious, God-controlled church, 1-4

2. God dreams about a grace-centered church, 3-4

3. God dreams about a glory-celebrated church, 5

The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.

Point Eight

New Vision New Year

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