Christian Life Church
October 30, 2022 8:30am & 10:00am
Why God’s People Come to Church #30 To Be Empowered to Spread The Gospel
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Christian Life Church Columbia
2700 Bush River Rd, Columbia, SC 29210, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
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Why God’s People Come to Church
#30To Be Empowered to Spread The Gospel 10.30.22
Remember…
#1. To Worship God together.
#2. To be strengthened in Christ together.
#3. To be equipped to do the work of ministry.
#4. To conduct Kingdom business together.
#5. To be touched and made whole by Jesus.
#6. To be empowered to spread the Gospel.
Mark 3:13-15 NIV Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons.
Matthew 28:16-20 NIV Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Mark 16:15-20 NIV He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” 19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Things to Remember about the Great Commission
I. Great Churches understand the Rhythm and Balance of The Inward Turn and The Outward Turn.
A. How do we give?
B. The role of missions in the Big Picture
II. Great results occur in less than perfect conditions.
A. Jerusalem
B. The Ascension
C. The Church at Laodicea
D. The Wheat and the Tares
III. The Great Commission is a matter of Discipline and Grace.
A. “Go!”
B. “The Grace of Giving”
C. “The Lord worked with them.”
IV. The Lord directs, and The Lord empowers.
A. The Macedonian Call
B. Signs following
V. We need a set of tracks to run on if we are to be successful.
A. Pray
B. Give
C. Go
VI. Where do we go from here?
Why God’s People Come to Church
#30To Be Empowered to Spread The Gospel 10.30.22
Remember…
#1. To Worship God together.
#2. To be strengthened in Christ together.
#3. To be equipped to do the work of ministry.
#4. To conduct Kingdom business together.
#5. To be touched and made whole by Jesus.
#6. To be empowered to spread the Gospel.
Mark 3:13-15 NIV Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons.
Matthew 28:16-20 NIV Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Mark 16:15-20 NIV He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” 19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Things to Remember about the Great Commission
I. Great Churches understand the Rhythm and Balance of The Inward Turn and The Outward Turn.
A. How do we give?
B. The role of missions in the Big Picture
II. Great results occur in less than perfect conditions.
A. Jerusalem
B. The Ascension
C. The Church at Laodicea
D. The Wheat and the Tares
III. The Great Commission is a matter of Discipline and Grace.
A. “Go!”
B. “The Grace of Giving”
C. “The Lord worked with them.”
IV. The Lord directs, and The Lord empowers.
A. The Macedonian Call
B. Signs following
V. We need a set of tracks to run on if we are to be successful.
A. Pray
B. Give
C. Go
VI. Where do we go from here?