Ministry Based Church Starting

by: Don Overstreet

FOUNDATION ISSUES

Thousands in our cities are:Thousands in our cities are:without the basic without the basic

issues…issues… FoodFoodClothing

Safe place to sleep

They are without the basic…They are without the basic…Educational Educational skillsskills

They are Sick, Homeless, They are Sick, Homeless, and Hopeless!and Hopeless!

Job Skills Job Skills JobsJobs

Health CareHealth Care

And Without Jesus Christ!!!And Without Jesus Christ!!!

Right now it is easy to go to Hell from the cities.It should not be

so…“For God so loved

the World, that He gave His only

Begotten Son. That whoever

believes in Him, shall not perish

but have everlasting life.”

John 3:16

Christ is not willing that any should perish…

““The Lord is not slow in keeping His The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”everyone to come to repentance.”

2 Peter 3:92 Peter 3:9

We need to…Make it hard to go to

Hell from our

cities!

We must meet “We must meet “FELT NEEDSFELT NEEDS”.”.In order to share with them their GREATEST

NEED – JESUS! What do we do?

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you visited me.”

Matthew 25:35-36

PRACTICAL STEPSPRACTICAL STEPS

1.1. To Break Down the STRONGHOLDS in the To Break Down the STRONGHOLDS in the Cities and in the individuals lives.Cities and in the individuals lives.

PRAYER is the most important thing to do!PRAYER is the most important thing to do!

2. To raise up Persons of Peace in the Cities.2. To raise up Persons of Peace in the Cities.

3. To Raise up Workers-3. To Raise up Workers-

“ “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the Harvest, therefore, to send out workers of the Harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest.”into his harvest.” Matthew 9:36-38Matthew 9:36-38

STEP OUT in Obedience and Faith

- “A life of Faith is a life of Courage. While faith as - “A life of Faith is a life of Courage. While faith as a noun may be about belief, a noun may be about belief, HAVING FAITHHAVING FAITH is is all about all about ACTIONACTION. You cannot walk by . You cannot walk by FAITHFAITH and and LIVELIVE in in FEARFEAR.”.”

- “We often ask - “We often ask GOD’S POWERGOD’S POWER to accomplish to accomplish our small dreams; instead we should cry out for our small dreams; instead we should cry out for GOD’S COURAGEGOD’S COURAGE to step out on to step out on HIS BOLD HIS BOLD ADVENTUREADVENTURE.”.”

Erwin McManus in “STAND AGAINST THE WIND”: AWAKEN THE HERO IN YOU. Page # 88,89

MUST HAVE HARVEST FIELD MENTALITY!

1. Evangelism is the MAJOR TASK 1. Evangelism is the MAJOR TASK in reaching the people of the in reaching the people of the cities.cities.

2. SATURATION Evangelism 2. SATURATION Evangelism still work-TODAY!!!still work-TODAY!!!

3. THE RESOURCES are in the 3. THE RESOURCES are in the HARVEST.HARVEST.

DISCIPLESHIP should be a DISCIPLESHIP should be a part of EVERYTHING we do?part of EVERYTHING we do?

““As you are going, As you are going,

make disciplesmake disciples” ”

Matthew 28: 26Matthew 28: 26

Indigenous Principles must be applied.Indigenous Principles must be applied.

““Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give your self fully nothing move you. Always give your self fully to the work of the Lord, because you know to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”

1 Corinthians 15:581 Corinthians 15:58

““Let us not become weary in doing good, for Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”we do not give up.”

Galatians Galatians 6:96:9

Endurance, Endurance, Endurance…

Keep on keeping on, even if it hurts!