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The Parameters of Church Health: Holiness

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THE PARAMETERS OF CHURCH HEALTH

SERMON 1

THE PARAMETER OF HOLINESS

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ETS – PETER CALLS THE EXILES OF THE DISPERSION TO LIVES OF HOLINESS BECAUSE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST.

ESS – GOD CALLS BELIEVERS TO LIVES OF HOLINESS BECAUSE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST.

OSS – TO CONVINCE BELIEVERS TO PRIORITIZE HOLY LIVING AND TO HELP NON-BELIEVERS RECOGNIZE THAT HOLINESS CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST.

PQ – IS YOUR LIFE CHARACTERIZED BY HOLINESS?

UW – HOLY (FOUND FOUR TIMES)

INTRODUCTION:

FRANCIS CHAN – “HOW CAN WE HAVE ROOMS OF PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD ALMIGHTY INSIDE THEIR BODIES.

GOD ALMIGHTY INSIDE OF YOU? AND YOUR LIFE LOOKS JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE?

NO WONDER THEY’RE SHUTTING DOWN…CHURCHES.”

FRANCIS CHAN – “HOW CAN WE HAVE ROOMS OF PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD ALMIGHTY INSIDE THEIR BODIES.

GOD ALMIGHTY INSIDE OF YOU? AND YOUR LIFE LOOKS JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE?

NO WONDER THEY’RE SHUTTING DOWN…CHURCHES.”

THE QUESTION THAT BURDENS MY HEART CONSISTENTLY IS “WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM THE NAME OF JESUS TO BECOME SERIOUS ABOUT MATTERS OF FAITH?”

IS IT GOING TO TAKE PERSECUTION?

IF SO, THEN GOD PLEASE BRING PERSECUTION UPON US…

IS IT GOING TO TAKE PERSECUTION?

IF SO, THEN GOD PLEASE BRING PERSECUTION UPON US…

IS GOING TO TAKE DESPERATION?

IF SO, THEN GOD, PLEASE MAKE US DESPERATE…

IS GOING TO TAKE DESPERATION?

IF SO, THEN GOD, PLEASE MAKE US DESPERATE…

WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR TODAY’S CHURCH TO EXPERIENCE FAITH AS IT IS COMMUNICATED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT?

WHEN THE LORD WAS ADDING TO THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM DAILY THOSE WHO WERE BEING SAVED…

WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS FOR CHURCH HEALTH AND GROWTH?

THIS MORNING, WE ARE STARTING A NEW SERIES THAT I’M CALLING “THE PARAMETERS OF CHURCH HEALTH…”

AND WHILE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE A SERIES ON THE ORGANIZATION THAT IS THE CHURCH, WHICH COULD BE QUITE BORING AND LESS THAN USEFUL…

IT IS ACTUALLY A SERIES ON THE ORGANISM THAT IS THE CHURCH, WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS ABOUT ME AND YOU…

AND HOW THE IMPACT THAT CHRIST HAS ON BELIEVERS IS THE KEY ELEMENT IN THE ISSUE OF CHURCH HEALTH.

THE OTHER DAY, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN A POST THAT I SHARED ON MY FACEBOOK TIMELINE…

IT WAS POSTED BY A FRIEND OF MINE, AND I THOUGHT IT REALLY CAPTURED THE FOUNDATIONAL PROBLEM IN MANY CHURCHES…

HERE IT IS…

PUT UP PICTURE FROM FACEBOOK…

NOW I DON’T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT I AM UNWILLING TO PLACE BLAME ON LEADERSHIP FOR SOME OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE CHURCH…

BUT HERE’S WHAT I HAVE SHARED WITH EVERY CHURCH I HAVE EVER SERVED…

IF YOU STUDY THE TRENDS AND LOOK AT THE PROBLEMS OF ALMOST EVERY CHURCH – WITH VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS – YOU WILL FIND THAT THE ONE CONSTANT THAT IS PRESENT IN EVERY CHURCH IS…THE PEOPLE…

PASTORS AND STAFF COME AND GO, BUT THE ISSUES THAT STIFLE GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION DO NOT…

SO THE QUESTION THEN IS “WHAT IS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE CHURCH HEALTH, WHICH WILL IN TURN HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON CHURCH GROWTH?”

THAT’S WHAT I HOPE TO SHARE IN THIS SERIES…

AND TODAY, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE FIRST, AND QUITE HONESTLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT AND FOUNDATIONAL PARAMETER FOR CHURCH HEALTH…AND THAT IS HOLINESS…

TAKE YOUR BIBLE AND OPEN IT TO THE BOOK OF 1 PETER, THE FIRST CHAPTER…

I WANT TO TAKE FOR OUR TEXT THIS MORNING, VERSES 13 THROUGH 21…

STAND – READ – PRAY

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BILL HENARD – PROFESSOR OF EVANGELISM AT THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY – HAS WRITTEN A BOOK THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF EVERY PASTOR, STAFF MEMBER, AND QUITE HONESTLY, IN THE HANDS OF EVERY CHURCH MEMBER.

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THE TITLE OF THE BOOK IS “CAN THESE BONES LIVE?” AND A SECTION OF THE BOOK SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS SERIES OF MESSAGES…

IN CHAPTER 14 OF THE BOOK, DR.

HENARD WRITES ABOUT WHAT HE CALLS “THE CHANGE MATRIX.”

IN CHAPTER 14 OF THE BOOK, DR.

HENARD WRITES ABOUT WHAT HE CALLS “THE CHANGE MATRIX.”

AND THIS CHANGE MATRIX HAS FOUR COMPONENTS, ONE OF WHICH HE CALLS “THE PARAMETERS.”

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HENARD’S PARAMETERS ARE THE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES WHICH WILL LEAD TO TRANSFORMATION IN THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE, WHICH WILL THEN LEAD TO CHANGE IN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHURCH, WHICH WILL LEAD TO CHURCH GROWTH.

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THE FIRST PARAMETER HE MENTIONS, AND WHAT I WANT TO COVER THIS MORNING, IS THE PARAMETER OF HOLINESS…

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IN , WE SEE FOUR THINGS THAT HELP US UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF HOLY LIVING.

1. ENCOURAGEMENT IN A TIME OF EXILE.

a. – 13 THEREFORE, PREPARING YOUR MINDS FOR ACTION, AND BEING SOBER-MINDED, SET YOUR HOPE FULLY ON THE GRACE THAT WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU AT THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST.

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