Leadership at CITC… …not a TITLE

Leadership at CITC… …always in TEAM

Leadership at CITC… …SHEPHERDING God’s people

Leadership at CITC… …SERVANTS who lead

Expectations for DEACONS… A love for Jesus.

Expectations for DEACONS… A love for Jesus and His church.

Expectations for DEACONS… A love for Jesus and His church. A love for people.

Expectations for DEACONS… A love for Jesus and His church. A love for people. A willingness to serve.

Expectations for DEACONS… A love for Jesus and His church. A love for people. A willingness to serve and a clear call to lead.

Heb 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and the certainty and conviction of what we do not see.

Heb 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and the certainty and conviction of what we do not see. Faith = believing God

Heb 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and the certainty and conviction of what we do not see. Week 1: By faith we wait.

Heb 11:2-4 This is what the ancients were commended for Heb 11:2-4 This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks even though he is dead.

Heb 11:2-4 This is what the ancients were commended for Heb 11:2-4 This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks even though he is dead. Week 2: By faith we are approved.

Week 3: By faith we walk. Heb 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

By Faith We Walk Gen 5:21-24 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

By Faith We Walk The good news of the gospel is not just that in Jesus I can walk with God but that God through Jesus, by the Holy Spirit comes down to walk with me.

By Faith We Walk What has God taken hold of you for that you by faith need to take hold of? What has God worked in you that you by faith need to work out?

By Faith We Walk What poem has God written on your heart for others to hear? Where do you want to be remembered?

By Faith We Walk CITC; remembered in heaven because we walked faithfully with God.

By Faith We Walk CITC; remembered in heaven because we walked faithfully with God. 1. We walk worthy of the call (PURPOSE) Eph 4:1

By Faith We Walk CITC; remembered in heaven because we walked faithfully with God. 2. We walk in the ways of God (WISDOM) Ps 86:11

By Faith We Walk CITC; remembered in heaven because we walked faithfully with God. 3. We walk through adversity (COMFORT) Ps 23:4

By Faith We Walk CITC; remembered in heaven because we walked faithfully with God. 4. We walk in newness of life (FREEDOM) Rom 6:4

By Faith We Walk CITC; remembered in heaven because we walked faithfully with God. 5. We walk the land (SALVATION) Gen 13:17 // Jos 1:3

By Faith We Walk CITC; remembered in heaven because we walked faithfully with God. 6. We see the lame arise and walk (POWER) Mt 11:4-5

By Faith We Walk By faith we WAIT…we are APPROVED…we WALK.