Burleson Church of Christ
Worship (9-4-22)
Join us in Worship at 8:45 AM and 10:45AM in person and streaming online.
Locations & Times
Burleson Church of Christ
1150 NW John Jones Dr, Burleson, TX 76028, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
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Online Streaming
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https://burlesoncoc.com/gatherings/live-stream/Below is our Outline for the Sermon. If you would like to follow along and fill in the blanks, you can copy the text by pressing the grey download button in the bottom right corner of the section and hitting copy. Once copied, click Add Notes under the Outline section that you copied. Then paste text in the field to follow along. Enjoy!
“The Church – A Growing Place” - Karl Jones
Intro: Nurseries and garden centers are filled with beautiful plants, trees, and shrubs. Why do the plants do so well at the garden center but then die at our house? At garden centers, all they do is grow and care for plants. It is a place designed for growth; they have no other purpose or goal.
Spiritually, God designed the Church to be a place promoting and nurturing spiritual growth in people. The Church should help:
-Each ___________ _______ realize their full potential as a human being.
-Each ___________ to “bloom and blossom” with beauty, joy, and lasting stability.
-The Kingdom to grow; the Church should be a __________ _______.
I. The Church – Growing the Kingdom, Spreading the Good News
1. There is good news and bad news. The good news is that the Church _________ is growing in ways not seen since the first century. The bad news is that in America, church attendance is in Decline; the Church is not growing!
2. Church growth is the result of ______ _______ and ______ ______. (1 Cor. 3:6-9)
3. In Acts we see the Church strongly ____________ on _______. And that gave the Church a power nothing could stop!
4. God wants His Church to grow, and He is able to make His Church grow. We need to be devoted to ________, _________, and __________!
II. The Church – Growing Us into the Likeness of Christ
1. To the Christians at Corinth, Paul identified their real problem as ____________ ____________ – they were not growing! (1 Cor. 3:1-2)
2. To the Christians at Ephesus, Paul encouraged them to ______ ___ in every way to be just like Jesus. (Eph. 4:14-16)
3. To accomplish this:
A.) We must all be constantly growing in our ______________. (1 Pet. 2:1-2)
B.) We must all grow in the use of our __________.
C.) We must all grow in our _______ for _____ and for _____ __________. (1 Cor.13:1-3)
III. The Church – Growing the Next Generation Committed to Christ
1. The most valuable asset we have is our Children and Young People.
2. Ephesians 6:4 makes clear that God intends for Fathers to be the Spiritual Leaders in the home.
3. May each of us do everything we can to nurture faith and a love for Jesus and His Church in the Hearts of our Youth.
Intro: Nurseries and garden centers are filled with beautiful plants, trees, and shrubs. Why do the plants do so well at the garden center but then die at our house? At garden centers, all they do is grow and care for plants. It is a place designed for growth; they have no other purpose or goal.
Spiritually, God designed the Church to be a place promoting and nurturing spiritual growth in people. The Church should help:
-Each ___________ _______ realize their full potential as a human being.
-Each ___________ to “bloom and blossom” with beauty, joy, and lasting stability.
-The Kingdom to grow; the Church should be a __________ _______.
I. The Church – Growing the Kingdom, Spreading the Good News
1. There is good news and bad news. The good news is that the Church _________ is growing in ways not seen since the first century. The bad news is that in America, church attendance is in Decline; the Church is not growing!
2. Church growth is the result of ______ _______ and ______ ______. (1 Cor. 3:6-9)
3. In Acts we see the Church strongly ____________ on _______. And that gave the Church a power nothing could stop!
4. God wants His Church to grow, and He is able to make His Church grow. We need to be devoted to ________, _________, and __________!
II. The Church – Growing Us into the Likeness of Christ
1. To the Christians at Corinth, Paul identified their real problem as ____________ ____________ – they were not growing! (1 Cor. 3:1-2)
2. To the Christians at Ephesus, Paul encouraged them to ______ ___ in every way to be just like Jesus. (Eph. 4:14-16)
3. To accomplish this:
A.) We must all be constantly growing in our ______________. (1 Pet. 2:1-2)
B.) We must all grow in the use of our __________.
C.) We must all grow in our _______ for _____ and for _____ __________. (1 Cor.13:1-3)
III. The Church – Growing the Next Generation Committed to Christ
1. The most valuable asset we have is our Children and Young People.
2. Ephesians 6:4 makes clear that God intends for Fathers to be the Spiritual Leaders in the home.
3. May each of us do everything we can to nurture faith and a love for Jesus and His Church in the Hearts of our Youth.