WHOSOEVER WILL WHOSOEVER WILL MAY COME!MAY COME!

II Peter 3:8-9 & I Timothy 2:4II Peter 3:8-9 & I Timothy 2:4

II Peter 3:8,9II Peter 3:8,9““But do not forget this one thing: With the Lord a day is But do not forget this one thing: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”repentance.”

The Scripture Text

I Timothy 2:4I Timothy 2:4““God wants all men to be saved and come to a God wants all men to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all men…”who gave himself a ransom for all men…”

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Orders from headquarters: Orders from headquarters: Look at the lost through God’s glasses.Look at the lost through God’s glasses.

Laying down our life often means Laying down our life often means practicing deference and flexibility.practicing deference and flexibility.

Look up and down you street… God Look up and down you street… God wants all of those folk on the Heaven Train.wants all of those folk on the Heaven Train.

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Every Congregation Needs To Decide If It Will Be A ‘Membership’ Church Or A ‘Mission’ Church Matthew 28:18-20

It determines whether our activities and It determines whether our activities and services are aimed at Us or Them.services are aimed at Us or Them.

Mission churches get serious about Mission churches get serious about learning the language of their culture.learning the language of their culture.

Mission congregations become experts at Mission congregations become experts at deference and flexibility. deference and flexibility. --I Corinthians 9:19-23--I Corinthians 9:19-23

Who Was The Greatest Who Was The Greatest Communicator Of All Time? Communicator Of All Time?

Jesus? Jesus?

Do we really believe that? Do we really believe that?

What was his method? What was his method? Stories! Have we learned to tell Stories! Have we learned to tell the big ones?the big ones?

The Kingdom of heaven is The Kingdom of heaven is like… Tree, Net, Farmer, like… Tree, Net, Farmer, Father…Father…

‘‘Mission’ people know how to Mission’ people know how to tell THE Story …and the stories tell THE Story …and the stories of their times.of their times.

Secret Of Church’s Success… Implantation (Christ in You!)

Don’t imitate Jesus …Manifest himDon’t imitate Jesus …Manifest him

More than looking for his footprintsMore than looking for his footprints…it’s about Christ in you; a relationship…it’s about Christ in you; a relationship

We’ll do greater things than Jesus did: We’ll do greater things than Jesus did: Abolish Slavery, Rights for Women, Abolish Slavery, Rights for Women, EvangelismEvangelism

We are doing greater things because We are doing greater things because Christ is in us (Not I who live but Christ) Christ is in us (Not I who live but Christ) John 14:12John 14:12

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We believe God wants every human to hear his offer of loveWe believe God wants every human to hear his offer of love We are learning to tell the Story of StoriesWe are learning to tell the Story of Stories We’ll not throw rocks at our cultureWe’ll not throw rocks at our culture We are willing to lay down our lives and preferences for We are willing to lay down our lives and preferences for those not yet in God’s circlethose not yet in God’s circle We will not ‘baptize’ any teaching, object, tradition that is We will not ‘baptize’ any teaching, object, tradition that is not of Christnot of Christ We take the risk of building relationships with people who We take the risk of building relationships with people who are unlike us, with Kingdom intentionsare unlike us, with Kingdom intentions We operate by Resurrection power and persist in prayerWe operate by Resurrection power and persist in prayer We look at outsiders as Pre-Christians…with compassion, We look at outsiders as Pre-Christians…with compassion, patience and integritypatience and integrity

I believe I believe that Jesus is that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Christ, the Son of the living God.the living God.

I trust I trust him as my Lord him as my Lord and Savior.and Savior.

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Orders from headquarters: Orders from headquarters: Look at the lost through God’s glasses.Look at the lost through God’s glasses.

Laying down our life often means Laying down our life often means practicing deference and flexibility.practicing deference and flexibility.

Look up and down you street… God Look up and down you street… God wants all of those folk on the Heaven Train.wants all of those folk on the Heaven Train.

Go and Tell Go and Tell WHOSOEVER WILL WHOSOEVER WILL

MAY COME!MAY COME! II Peter 3:8-9 & I Timothy 2:4II Peter 3:8-9 & I Timothy 2:4