TITLE: Cooked in the Squat

TEXT: Galatians 3:3
PROPOSITION: Our good intentions often stop before they get started.
QUESTION:
KEY WORD:
SCRIPTURE READING:

INTRODUCTION:

1. Story of wealthy family having dinner party. They bragged on the yeast rolls their cook makes. The rolls served were flat as pancakes. “What happened to the yeast rolls?” The cook explained what had happened. “They squatted to rise and got cooked in the squat.”

2. Have you been there? Ready to do great things – only to get cooked in the squat!

3. This sermon is part one of two parts – The state of the church

   1. President gives a state of the union address in January each year.

   2. This is a “state of the church” address.

   3. Not a state of the churches in the USA – but Priceville – Us – this church

EXAMPLES

Israel – on the edge of the promised land – lack of faith – spent 40 years in the wilderness

Judas – chosen, one of the 12, ready to help spread the gospel

Demas – ready to be a missionary, start churches like Timothy and Titus, went home (2 Timothy 4:10)

BE READY

2 Corinthians 8:10-11 Ready a year ago – now perform the doing of it

Luke 12:40 Ready for Jesus to come

Luke 22:33 Ready to die for the cause of Christ

John 7:6 Ready to work

Romans 1:15 Ready to preach the gospel

1 Timothy 6:18 Ready to distribute

Titus 3:1 Ready to every good work

1 Peter 3:15 Ready to give an answer

ARE YOU READY TO RISE – OR – WILL YOU BE COOKED IN THE SQUAT?

1. Grow in number

2. Grow in spirit – co-operation – attitude

3. Rise in number of children – classes – teachers – literature – equipment

4. Growing problems – parking lot full, new church directory each year

5. Youth program – active teen and pre-teen events