3. An Experiential Exegesis of OUR CRIPPLED COMMUNITY 1. People are at church but not in church 2. People have friends who accommodate their dysfunction
4. An Experiential Exegesis of OUR CRIPPLED COMMUNITY 1. People are at church but not in church 2. People have friends who accommodate their dysfunction 3. People have settled for a sound but not service
6. Thesis It is always the mission of the church to change lives in the name of Jesus and bring the kingdom of Christ into the world.
7. Point 1 The effects of true Christianity are not merely vertical and personal, but also horizontal and spiritual—communal as well as cosmic.
8. Point 2 The church is not primarily a place of preservation, but a place of preparation that should lead people into transformation.
9. Key to Success: Is not what you have, but what you’re looking forward to.
10. The Mission of Correcting Our CRIPPLED COMMUNITY 1. Do not believe a badreport, 2; Heb 11:1-2
11. The Mission of Correcting Our CRIPPLED COMMUNITY 1. Do not believe a bad report, 2; Heb 11:1-2 2. Do not forget who you are
12. Point 3 Roughness works in your favor when faith factors in God’s faithfulness.
13. The Mission of Correcting Our CRIPPLED COMMUNITY 3. Do not forget where you were, 3
14. The Mission of Correcting Our CRIPPLED COMMUNITY 3. Do not forget where you were, 3 4. Do not be afraid to use what you have been given, 4-7
15. The Mission of Correcting Our CRIPPLED COMMUNITY 3. Do not forget where you were, 3 4. Do not be afraid to use what you have been given, 4-7 5. Do not fail to give God glory through praise, 8
16. The Mission of Correcting Our CRIPPLED COMMUNITY 6. Do not forget you need fellowship that results in discipleship, 9-11
17. Point 4 Your presenting problem can be solved by getting saved, but your real problem can only be rooted out by discipleship.
