This lesson is regarding the church and its work in 2012.

2. The Church in 2012
How can the Church Remain Stable in 2012?

3. T h e C h u r c h mu s t s t i c k
t o t h e T RUT H!
• What is truth? (John 17.17)
– The truth makes us free (John 8.32)
– Truth is a standard by which we will be judged
(John 12.48)
• The church must love the truth. (Nehemiah
8.1-8)

4. T h e C h u r c h mu s t
PREPARE!
• 1 Peter 3.15
• Preparation for the church means we must
have a working knowledge.

5. T h e C h u r c h mu s t
PREPARE!
• How do we prepare?
– We prepare by searching. (Acts 17.11)
– Preparation means that we are ready before the
event. (Acts 16)
– We need to be ready before the event takes place.
– We need to be sure we are preparing now, for
later.

6. T h e C h u r c h mu s t
UNI T E!
• 1 Corinthians 1.10ff
– Paul writes in Galatians 5.20 that divisions are
listed with the works of the flesh
• John 17

7. T h e C h u r c h mu s t
UNI T E!
• To be united does not mean that we
compromise the beliefs of the Bible
– Paul says that he became all things to all men (1
Corinthians 9.19-22), but this does not mean that
he was to compromise the truth.
• We must be united because we are of the same Body
(Ephesians 4.4-6)

8. T h e C h u r c h mu s t G R O W!
• What does the church in 2012 need to grow?
– The church of 2012 must have a purpose.
– There must be elders who will lead (1 Timothy 3.2-
8 and Titus 1.7-9
– The followers must be great!

9. T h e C h u r c h mu s t G R O W!
• There must be a vision (2 Timothy 4.6-8)
• There must be outreach.
– Both congregational and personal (Luke 5.27-32)

10. The Church in 2012
How can the Church Remain Stable in 2012?