THE RISING CHURCH

“from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven

has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.” Matthew 11:12

NLT

1) THE RISING CHURCH IS AWAKE

“11  Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken

from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than

when we first believed [in Christ].  12  The night [this present evil age] is almost gone and

the day [of Christ’s return] is almost here.” Romans 13:11-12 AMP

“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring

lion, looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 NLT

2) THE RISING CHURCH IS HOLY

“that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or

any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.” Eph 5:27 NKJV

3) THE RISING CHURCH IS A WORD CHURCH

2  Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently

correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. 2 Timothy 4:2 NLT

3  For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome

teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them

whatever their itching ears want to hear.  4  They will reject the truth and chase after

myths.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT

3  Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all

share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the

faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.  4  I say this because

some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s

marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives…” Jude 1:3-4 NLT

4) THE RISING CHURCH IS A PRAYER DRIVEN CHURCH

“My house shall be called a house of prayer,” Matthew 21:13 NKJV

5) THE RISING CHURCH IS A BOLD CHURCH

Bold (antonyms): afraid, cowardly, fearful, shy, timid, weak

Bold (synonyms): courageous, fearless, heroic, confident, valiant, brave

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s

womb. 14  Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is

marvelous—how well I know it. 15  You watched me as I was being formed in utter

seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. 16  You saw me before I was

born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before

a single day had passed. 17  How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They

cannot be numbered! 18  I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!

And when I wake up, you are still with me! Psalm 139:13-18 NLT

14  You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice over his birth.  15  For he will be

great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with

the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.

Luke 1:14-15 NASB

“I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in

your homes.  21  I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of

repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.” Acts

20:20-21 NLT

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were

uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been

with Jesus. Acts 4:13 NLT

And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in

preaching your word. Acts 4:29 NLT