... And set myself on the rampart, And watch to see what He will say to me, And what I will answer when I am corrected. Then the LORD answered me and said: "Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.” Today I want to continue to challenge you to pray with me about our church growing initially to one thousand. I have two important questions that I think we need to answer.
1. Did Jesus want to win the lost and see His Kingdom grow?
Well, let’s look a Scripture and see what Jesus had to say about that. It is interesting to me to realize that what we are dreaming now is what Jesus was dreaming then. Luke 19:10 (NLT) “For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.” Obviously, Jesus wanted His Kingdom to grow and that is why He was seeking the lost.
2. What price was Jesus willing to pay to see His Kingdom (church) grow?
Life Church will not grow without us being willing to do what Jesus did...deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. Can I say that we have become very comfortable being saved and being safe in our little church on Picciola Road in Fruitland Park. John 12:23 24 (NLT) Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives.” Wow, Pastor, growing to 1000 plus sounds serious...sounds sacrificial...sounds like being a servant for God instead of being served all the time. The days we live in demand us to be serious and sober about reaching the lost and building God’s Kingdom.
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