“One Chinese church leader, who spent 23 years in prison, once said this to Christians who did not face persecution:
‘I was pushed into a cell, but you have to push yourself into one. You have no time to know God. You need to build yourself a cell, so you can do for yourself what persecution did for me—simplify your life and know God.'”
Here are the completed notes from the Sunday Morning Service January 17, 2016:
What are your top 5 priorities in life?
What do you actually spend your time and energy doing?
Revelation 4:11b – “Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created”
Relationship with Him (Matthew 22:37) – Love the Lord thy God with your total being
Glorify Him (1 Corinthians 10:31) – Do all to the glory of God
Mission
Given by Christ (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47, 48; John 20:21; Acts 1:8)
Purpose Statement for Corner Stone Baptist Church
Corner Stone Baptist Church exists to glorify God by bringing people into a relationship with Him through the Lord Jesus Christ, to unite them with the local church, to develop them to Christlike maturity, and equip them for their ministry in the home, the church and the world.
We draw our vision from our mission
How to carry out our mission
1. Function as a Biblical NT Church both Individually and Corporately
2. God being Glorified through Individual Lives, Our Families, and this Local Church
Scripture: Luke 10:38-42
1. Busyness
Distraction: Just another meaningless message to keep you from paying attention to all of the issues that really matter
3. Worry
4. Conflict
Misunderstandings
5. Pleasure
Combating Distractions:
1. Live a Biblically based and Biblically controlled life
2. Live your life on purpose – Develop a Life Purpose Statement
“I exist to glorify God with my life and to become like Christ. To grow in a love relationship with Him and display His character to others. To carry out His mission in the world and in my areas of influence.”.
3. Determine what is important (Priorities)
4. Implement and keep focused
Here are the completed notes from the Sunday Morning Service January 10, 2016:
Introduction from page 25 of the book “I Will” by Thom Rainer
Statistics taken from this book
Given by Christ
Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47, 48; John 20:21; Acts 1:8
Purpose Statement for Corner Stone Baptist Church
Corner Stone Baptist Church exists to glorify God by bringing people into
a relationship with Him through the Lord Jesus Christ,
to unite them with the local church, to develop them to Christlike maturity, and
equip them for their ministry in the home, the church and the world.
We draw our vision from our mission
How to carry out our mission
1. Function as a Biblical NT Church both Individually and Corporately
2. God being Glorified through Individual Lives, Our Families, and this Local Church
Corner Stone Church impacting lives for Christ
Bring people to Christ
Connecting them with Church
Helping them grow in Christlikeness
So they in turn impact their areas of influence for His glory
The Local Church:
A Place to Belong
A Place to Become
1. Increase commitment to the services
2. Develop a Community Mindset
The health of the church is directly tied to the health of groups
(Sunday school class) in the church
To be fully committed to your church you need to be in Sunday school
You may be in the larger gathering at morning worship but
you are not experiencing community with other believers
Not contributing to the health of the church
Not doing all you should be doing for your own spiritual health – we grow in community with others
Help Close the back door
5 times more likely to remain active in church
5 times more likely to be involved in ministry
5 times more likely to share their faith
5 times more likely to have a deeper knowledge of the Bible
Not involved in Sunday school
More likely to become disenchanted with your church
More likely to become a critic instead of an encourager
More than likely to drop out of your church
3. Corporate participation in witnessing and soul winning
No corporate involvement in soul winning at this time
Reflected in:
This is something we as a body need to be intentional about!
Inviting Matters!
8 out of 10 people who do not attend church will come to church if someone invites them
4. Equipping the young – Strengthen Nursery and Children’s Church
A. Nursery
Sunday PM and Wednesday evenings nursery help needed
This ministry supports parents being able to learn and be ministered to!
Nursery incorporate short lessons
B. Sunday Primary and Junior Church
Additional help so there is a rotation monthly (Goal of 1 person serving one time in 3 months – quarterly) –
Please make every attempt to join us next Sunday morning January 10th, as Pastor Peyton will be sharing a vision for Corner Stone in this new horizon of 2016!
“What we do with the good news of Jesus has enormous consequences, because the punishment of those who reject Jesus is just as eternal as the reward of those who serve Him.” –Dr. Charles Stanley
