Balancing Ministry N' Work

  1.         We have covered three Things Churches Need so far. a.         Dependent Prayer. b.        Christ Centered Worship. c.         Biblically Based Teaching. 2.         Our fourth Things Churches Need is another that there is a level of responsibility that falls to the church but also to the individuals. 3.         We see the beginnings of it back in Moses’ day. 4.         Deuteronomy 4:1-6 a.         Moses taught the people what God expected. b.        The people were to follow those teachings. c.         In doing so the wisdom and knowledge of God would be seen in how they lived their lives. 5.         People were taught to live out their faith in God. 6.         Matthew 28:19-20 a.         Go and make disciples. b.        This is the great commission that Jesus has given to all of His followers, to each one of us. c.         We are to make disciples. d.        If I am being brutally honest, discipleship has been lacking in many churches for way

1.         As we move into our third week of the Things Churches Need series, we come to another item that I wish we could say was a given. 2.         Some churches embrace this week’s need and it is a part of their DNA. 3.         Some do not. 4.         It is one of those things that Scripture tells us is a sign of the times we live in. 5.         Their will be those who speak the truth and those who tickle ears. 6.         There are times and places for things such as Ted Talks. a.         A presentation sharing research and knowledge to inspire others. 7.         There is a time and place for self-help type of messages. 8.         Sometimes church teachings can fit in those categories. 9.         But if we flip through our Bibles and read more than those verses, we enjoy reading, we will see there are a lot of hard truths. a.         There are times we will be inspired. b.        But there are also times we are corrected and challenged. c.         There are