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Good morning, I am so thankful this morning to be able to open God’s Word with you this morning.
Thank you Brother Steven for allowing me the privilege to open the word of God with and lead you to see what he has laid upon my heart.
So, as we begin this part of our service I’m going to ask you to do something different.
In just a moment we are going to pray.
As a sign of unity and a symbol of cooperation I am going to ask us to Join hands in prayer.
I know it’s different, but lets all stand and join hands.
Lets Join our hands and hearts in prayer.
Let us pray; Heavenly father, God of wonders and majesty show us your glory, Jesus you are our rescuer and hope.
You change hearts and lives.
Holy Spirit fill this place be here now.
Lord make us one by the power of your love.
Father You made us one body in Christ to work for your Kingdom.
We praise you for what you have done on the cross and in our lives.
We praise you for what you are doing in the restoration of this campus.
We praise you for what you will do in through this church for our neighbors, our city and the world.
Right now as we study you word I pray that I decrease and you increase.
we pray that you will change hearts and lives because of the preaching of your word.
It is you lord we seek.
We pray your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.
It is in the name of Jesus and for his glory that we pray.
Amen
Truths we Hold
Over the last six weeks Pastor Steven has lead us to examine Truths we must hold in common we have looked at 1. Jesus is the only way to salvation.2.
Jesus is the truth.
3. Jesus is Lord.
4. Jesus Name the name by which we pray 5.
The Cross was the only way 6.
The Resurection is real and proves Jesus’ promises true.
Steven is a sharp guy and I appreciate his leadership.
There is a very distinct theme among these topics.
Do you see it?
1. Jesus is the only way to salvation.2.
Jesus is the truth.
3. Jesus is Lord.
4. Jesus Name the name by which we pray 5.
The Cross was the only way 6.
The Resurection is real and proves Jesus’ promises true.
Who sees the common factor in all of these?
Jesus.
The name above all names.
Messiah, Savior.
The common factor is Jesus.
Emmanuel, God with us.
Jesus, The Logos, Son of God and Son of Man, Lamb of God who takes away our sins, Jesus.
Light of the world, Son of David.
The common factor is Jesus.
He is holy the none like Him.
He is the reason we are here.
Amen?
He what unifies us.
He is the cornerstone of the church.
If we build anything let it be upon him.
Jesus is a firm foundation.
If we Trust in anything let it be him.
In Jesus our trust will not be shaken.
Even before I get started today I’m going to tell you where I’m going.
Now, That doesnt mean it’s nap time, or time to work on your grocery list.
I’m going to tell you because it is important.
There is no plan B. God’s plan for reaching the world is the church.
There is no Plan B. The church is plan A to reach people for Christ.
We are responsible to share the gospel in our families, comunities, in our city and with the nations.
Turn with me in your bibles to the book of Isaiah 43.
It is printed on the sermon notes and will be displayed on the screen.
Lets look in Isaiah 43 with Bible app or your paper bible at Isaiah 43:8-13
There is no Plan B.
Why am telling you my point up front?
Well, because there is a problem.
I’m not standing up here in front of you to point fingers or place blame.
I’m not here to stir up descention; that is why we prayed for unity.
I’m not saying there is a problem to step on anyone’s toes, but There is no Plan B. The Church is to be God’s witnesses.
We are the salt and the light.
You may be saying what is the problem.
Are any of you curious?
Is there someone among you who would ask what is the problem?
What is the Problem?
I’m glad you asked because it is a big problem.
It is a problem that impacts many, many churches.
Church Attendance Is Declining According to an extensive survey by the Pew Research Center, the share of adults in the US who identify as Christians fell from 78 percent to 71 percent between 2007 and 2014.
The corresponding increase in those who identify as “religiously unaffiliated” (meaning atheist, agnostic, or “nothing in particular”) jumped by almost seven points, from just over 16 percent to 23 percent.
Powell, Kara; Mulder, Jake; Griffin, Brad (2016-09-20).
Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church (Kindle Locations 177-181).
Baker Publishing Group.
Kindle Edition.
Even more alarmingly in the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Baptisms have declined by over 124000 (-30%) in just 15 years.
They were the lowest they have been in 68 years.
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SBC Baptisms 1990-2015
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SBC Baptisms 1845-2015
This is after 100 years of growth.
And for the first time in southern baptist history Children are not the group with the largest number of baptisms
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The problem is we are not reaching people for christ especially children.
Now, I am a family ministries pastor so I’ll own it -I am not an effective witness for Christ.
I’m not doing all I should.
We can do more as a Southern baptists and as Stevendale Baptist Church.
The problem is Baptisms are have been declining.
Especially, children’s baptisms.
So how do we fix the problem?
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