Building For Tomorrow

Matt. 16:13-18; 1 Cor. 3:1-15

Drive means to ______, to ___, to ___.

Every church is ____ by something.

Many plans are in a person’s heart, But the advice of the Lord will stand.
Proverbs 19:21 NASB

• Churches are driven by many things.

1.) _______ 5.) ________

2.) _______ 6.) _________

3.) _________ 7.) ___________

4.) ________

Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.  And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.  And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and its collapse was great.
Matthew 7:24-27 NASB

Many plans are in a person’s heart, But the advice of the LORD will stand.
Proverbs 19:21 NASB

• Why Does Our Church Exist?

Until this question is answered we have no ___ or __.

In our case we need to _____.

The question is – what does ___ want us to do?

Does our church have a clear ____?

The ____ and the ___ should be in agreement with the ___ about the purpose of the congregation.

Strong churches are built on the _____ purpose of _____.

• How do you get on the same page?

If we want to have a healthy, strong, and growing church you must spend time laying a firm ____.

There needs to be some ___ about the ___ of the church.

There needs to be a _____ of reason and ___ of who we are and why we _______.

• Why is this important?

1.) It builds ______!

I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
1 Corinthians 1:10 NLT

Morale and ___ always go together.

When you are helping to ___ the boat, you don’t have time to ______ it.

When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.  But whoever obeys the law is joyful.
Proverbs 29:18 NLT

2.) It reduces ____!

You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.
Isaiah 26:3 NIV

I replied, “But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose.”
Isaiah 49:4a TEV

3.) It allows _____!

 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
Philippians 3:13-14 NLT

Churches that are really effective concentrate on their _____.

A problem with many churches is they try to do too ______.

4.) It attracts _____!

People want to be a part of something that knows where it is _________.

5.) It helps to _ _____!

Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?
2 Corinthians 13:5 NIV

We should not compare ourselves with ____ churches, but by asking “Are we doing what _____ intends for us to do?”