Dennis R. Wiles
January 7, 2018
Finding Your Way
Finding Your Way
Psalm 1
December 2017 Financial Report
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Budget Receipts:$1,350,789
Total Receipts over Goal:$415,789
Blessing The Generations
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WAY – The Biblical metaphor used throughout both Old and New Testaments to refer to what God’s people are to believe and how we are to behave.
Finding Your Way . . .
. . . through the Bible
. . . on the Jesus Way
. . . in Relationships
. . . towards Spiritual Maturity
. . . in Ministry
. . . around the World
. . . to Bethlehem
Psalm 1
Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
There are two “ways” of life presented in Psalm 1: The way of the righteous and the way of everyone else.
Why does our church exist?
We are here to make disciples.
Another way to put it – we are here to help people find their way!
You are a part of the greatest movement in the history of the world!
DEDICATION
On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
-Jesus
God’s intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord.
-Apostle Paul
The more genuine and the deeper our community becomes, the more will everything else between us recede, the more clearly and purely will Jesus Christ and his work become the one and only thing that is vital between us. We have one another only through Christ, but through Christ we do have one another, wholly, and for all eternity.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Church is a family expecting guests.
-Andy Stanley
The church is the only movement Jesus left on this earth to represent him. Anyone who wants to be on the cutting edge of what God is doing in the world today needs to be vitally involved in a local New Testament church. Jesus intended it to be the primary way of evangelizing the world, edifying believers, and ministering to the needs of humanity.
-Paul W. Powell
On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
-Jesus
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with a sense of awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common.
-Luke
No institution on earth is more important than the church. Conceived in the mind of God before the foundation of the earth, founded by Christ during his earthly ministry, and animated by the power of the Holy Spirit, the church is a vital part of the salvation of human beings.
-David L. Smith
When God transforms lives, He doesn’t just build temples of the Holy Spirit in individuals, He builds His church by adding more lives to the body. God uses the individuals in the church to bring about the transformation of more individuals and, consequently, the growth of the church. The church is God’s tool and instrument for His kingdom agenda.
-Ed Stetzer
On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
-Jesus
