I headed out to the Arkansas Baptist State Convention and Pastor’s Conference on Sunday afternoon, and left someone to teach in the evening service. I haven’t heard from him, but his wife is still alive and commenting on Facebook, so I trust he survived.
Meanwhile, I looked back at the text from my recent sermon to the Centennial Baptist Association and found a few points of application for the church, so I adjusted it and preached it for the church this week.
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Mark 9:33-37
Subject: Moving Forward
How do we go forward as a church?
Central Theme:
Our focus as disciples determines God's reception of us
Objective Statement:
Every disciple of Jesus must serve without consideration of return
Rationale:
1. Our time is often spent in arguments about who is the greatest or most important.
2. Yet do we want to have to answer the question: "What were you arguing about on the road?" when finish our journey?
3. Our goal, our purpose is to serve:
A. Serve the Lord: there is no greater purpose
B. Serve God's people--individually and together in His churches
C. Serve those God has created--the world outside the church
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