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! WE HAVE THIS MINISTRY…
!! Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 3:6-11
!! Subject: Foundations
!! Title: We Have This Ministry…An Effective Ministry Is One That Lays And Builds A Firm Foundation
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INTRODUCTION
!! Biblical Orientation:
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In Genesis 3:4 Satan uttered five words that began the attack on the foundation of God’s Word and on the foundation of man’s relationship with God.
He simply uttered, God hath not said.
Make sure you get the total depth of this.
Satan questioned God’s right to mandate.
He attacked God’s Word as it stands
!!! So, why is the preacher harping on so much of this stuff lately?
Has he gone overboard or is he trying to cause something?
No, not at all; however, many would say, what Adam and Eve did in the garden was no big deal.
It was not sin
!!!
Is the church and its foundations under attack?
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Is the attack outright?
No, has Satan never used the bold frontal attack, no.
He will only use that at the end of time when he no longer has any options
!!! Let me quote our president elect to illustrate that the foundations of the church are currently under a great attack.
"I'm rooted in the Christian tradition," Obama said.
"I believe there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people."
(One News Now)
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There is probably no need to worry; thinking like that would not shake the foundations of the church.
We are stronger than that, right?
That would be my question, are we stronger than that?
!! Sermon Orientation:
!!! To be stronger than that, we need firm foundations; Paul speaks of firm foundations in our passage and reveals how important they are and what they are to me made of
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EXPOSITION~/MAIN TEXT
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A FIRM FOUNDATION IS THE WORK OF MANY V 6-9
!! A. The Work Of Planting And Watering
!!!! ü John 4:37-38 …One soweth, and another reapeth.
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours
!!! 1. Paul describes that he and Apollos worked together to see souls saved
!!!! a. Apollos was saved after meeting Aquila and Priscilla in Acts 18
!!!! b.
He became a great preacher and went to Corinth
!!!! c.
The Corinthians had taken sides saying one was better than the other
!!! 2. This agricultural illustration speaks of the fact that there are many steps to bring a crop to harvest
!!!! a.
In Kansas, the men who worked on the farms each had specific duties
!!!! b.
It was through the efforts of all that the farm prospered
!!! 3. The same principle applies to a church
!!!! a.
Some will tell a person about Jesus, but no fruit
!!!! b.
Another will tell the same person about Jesus, but no fruit
!!!! c.
Then one will go and harvest
!!!! d.
It took the diligent efforts of all to bring in the harvest
!! B. A Unified Effort
!!! 1. Paul says the planter and the waterer are one
!!! 2. They are working together
!!!! a.
One is not more important than the other
!!!! b.
If no planting is done, there is no need to water
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If no watering is done, there is no need to plant
!! C. The Ability To See Results
!!! 1. God gives the increase
!!!! a. Nothing is born, grows, or lives without God
!!!! b.
When a person’ life is changed by the gospel, God did it
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We were just given the opportunity to be involved
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Christ died and rose again, we cannot take credit for any of God’s good works
!!! 2.
You will be blessed by the amount of effort you put into the harvest v 8
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There is a participation in the harvest
!!!! b.
Those that have worked to see a person get saved, they rejoice
!!!!! i.
The part they play does not matter: introductions, prayers, sowing seed, fertilizing, watering, or harvesting
!!!!! ii.
God says the blessing is based upon what you put into it
!!!!! iii.
Whatever you do for God, do it with all your heart; lives depend upon it
!!! 3.
Each of us is a unique work of God
!!!! a. Individually He has changed us
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One by one He is changing others
!!!! c. *Table** Mountain Baptist Church** should be a place where God is working in people’s lives*
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A FIRM FOUNDATION MUST BE LAID AND BUILT UPON V 10
!! A. Building Firm Foundations Is An Act Of Grace
!!! 1. Psalm 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it
!!! 2. The job of the church is to labor and build, God has supplied the Cornerstone
!!! 3. God’s grace gives us lives in which we work
!!! 4. That is why we give God praise when a person is touched, God’s grace has done it
!! B. Building Firm Foundations Is A Joint Effort
!!! 1.
For a person to grow in Christ, it takes many people
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One may teach a new convert about church attendance, another about Bible reading
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