TITLE: The
Future of this Church: Faithfulness (4 of 5)
TEXT: Matthew 25:20-23
PROPOSITION: Faithfulness is required for the church to have a future.
QUESTION: How?
KEY WORD: Affects
SCRIPTURE READING: Same
INTRODUCTION:
- All the previous sermons in this series positive
attitude, dreams and hopes, and commitment and dedication (the product)
require that we care about the process (faithfulness).
- Lets take a look at the process.
A Sample of Passages on Faithfulness
- Matthew 24:42-46
- Matthew 25:20-23
- Luke 16:10
Faithfulness affects the future of the church this church
- Faithfulness determines how we treat the gospel
- 2 Corinthians 4:7
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-18
- Faithfulness determines the course of our lives
- Revelation 2:10
- Faithful at point of death faithful up till death
- Faithfulness is the necessary hard work to build a great
church
- Positive attitude is of no value w/out faithfulness
- Dream and hope no value w/out faithfulness
- Commitment and dedication no value w/out faithfulness
- Great churches are built on faithfulness
Conclusion:
- If you want to win the Super Bowl faithfulness is
required
- If you want to build a great church faithfulness is
required