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State of the Church
Acts 2.
THE 2017 STATE OF THE CHURCH ADDRESS
THE 2006 STATE OF THE CHURCH ADDRESS
1. 1,400 pastors in America leave the ministry monthly.
1. 1,400 pastors in America leave the ministry monthly.
2. Only 15% of churches in the United States are growing and just 2.2% of those are growing by conversion growth.
3. 4,000 church close each year
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Only 45% of the U.S. population attends church regularly.
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The number of people in America that do not attend church has doubled in the past 15 years.
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No more than 38% of the population attends church at all and that’s in the Bible belt.
The next highest is the Midwest at 25%, West 21% and the Northeast 17%.
7. Though the Bible Belt still boasts the highest percentage of church attendees, many of those churches are filled with legalism or extreme liberalism.
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The vast majority of churches have an attendance of less than 75.
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There are almost 100 million unchunched Americans making the USA the fourth largest mission field in the world., 11-20% of them claim to be born-again.
They have either left the church or never connected for some reason.
10 Only 65% of Americans donate to a place of worship.
Of Evangelicals, however, 85% donate to their church, yet only 9% tithe.
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Only 1/5 of the adult population attends Sunday school or some sort of Christian training.
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Only 65% of Americans donate to a place of worship.
Of Evangelicals, however, 85% donate to their church, yet only 9% tithe.
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One in four have a place in the church where they serve.
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Only 60% of Christians say they are deeply committed to their faith, yet 85% of evangelicals make this claim.
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One in four have a place in the church where they serve.
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Less then 50% say that the Bible is totally accurate, yet 60% of those that claim to be born-again.
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Just 1/3 of church attendees believe that they have a personal responsibility to share their faith with others.
18. 56% of the population believes that salvation can be earned and shockingly, 26% are among evangelical churches.
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Giving to charities increased in the past decade yet giving to local churches is declining.
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Out of 100,000 churches in America less then 2% are considered mega-churches, (1,000 or more).
21. 1 out of 4 church attendees are considered church hoppers.
Folks, that is the state of the church here in America!
As you can see, the church as a whole is in a mess, and it is a long way from what it was at its inception.
These verses we have read today tell of a vibrant, growing, worshiping church that was filled with glory, power and love for God.
The early church was marked by:
Unity;
Mutual Concern;
Community Spirit;
Evangelistic Zeal;
The Manifest Power and Presence of God;
Purity of Doctrine;
Profound Growth;
Social Separation.
My, but things have changed, and not for the better!
We need a touch of all they had in our day!
Normally, I would take a text and move through it verses by verse.
Today I want to do things just a little differently.
If you will allow me, I want to spend a little time talking to you about the state of Walnut Creek Baptist Church.
I am concerned about the church as a whole.
I wish every congregation was everything it should be for the glory of God.
I am, however, more concerned with our congregation.
I. THE EXPERIENCES OF THE PAST YEAR
A. We Have Experienced Grace
– We have seen the Lord save some souls this year.
Not as many as we would have liked, but praise God for every soul that has been truly converted over the past year.
Revival - Jan Hebsters
Race - 1,000 on the property hundreds of gospel booklets given out
VBS - Reached many in the community
AWANA - program now is operating and new people in the community
Christmas program - 200+ for both services
B. We Have Experienced Growth
This past year saw our church grow.
New members have been added.
Both Sunday School and worship service attendance are up.
We undertook and completed an extensive renovation of the third floor the downstairs.
Resurfaced our parking lot
Upgraded sound equipment and digital outreach
Hired consultants to come up with a building expansion for new classrooms
C. We Have Experienced Glory
C. We Have Experienced Glory – God has moved in our presence more than once this past year.
We have enjoyed the precious ministry of His presence and Spirit time and time again.
There have been seasons of prayer; praise and worship that refreshed and blessed us.
– God has moved in our presence more than once this past year.
We have enjoyed the precious ministry of His presence and Spirit time and time again.
There have been seasons of prayer; praise and worship that refreshed and blessed us.
D. We Have Experienced Giving
– This past year saw unprecedented financial contributions to this church.
Money is not the main thing here, but there must be money coming in if missions are to be supported, salaries paid and obligations met.
You folks have been faithful to give to the needs of the church.
We have also taken up and given thousands of dollars in love offerings to those in need.
It has been a good year financially.
E. We Have Experienced Grief
– Sadly, not all of the events of this past year were positive.
Some of our number have had troubles this past year
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The Experiences Of The Past Year
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THE ESSENTIALS OF THE PRESENT YEAR
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THE ESSENTIALS OF THE PRESENT YEAR
A. We Need More Compassion Among The Saints
How many meals did you take to a family this year?
Who in our church family did you call or visit - Wednesday night we list them all
We don't need clicks
We are a family
We talk about caring one for another, our talk needs to be given feet, hands and heart, Ill. ; ; .
– v. 44-45 – I touched on this thought this morning, but one of the things lacking in our society is love in action.
We talk about caring one for another, our talk needs to be given feet, hands and heart, Ill. ; ; .
B. We Need More Concern For The Sinner –
v. 47 – Again, I mentioned this earlier today, but there is a lost world around us.
Many folks in this church have family members that are lost.
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