Signs Your Church Culture Needs to Change

1. You judge the culture around you, rather than love the people in it

2. You don’t talk the way you talk outside of church when you’re in church

3. What you think is contemporary, isn’t

4. You handle conflict poorly and indirectly

5. You have a justification for every bit of criticism you receive.

NIV Change of Mission Luke 10: After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

NIV Change of Mission Luke 10: Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. 5 "When you enter a house, first say, ’Peace to this house.’ 6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

NIV Change of Mission Luke 10: "When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ’The kingdom of God is near you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ’Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’

YOU ARE BEING CALLED TO BE ONE ON MISSION

KEY 1 Jesus is calling you to a place He intends to follow.

KEY 2 Your efforts will be multiplied

NIV Change of Mission Luke 9: 1-2; 10:1 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power… and he sent them out to preach… After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others…

HEART OF ONE ON MISSION (v 2-4)

IS PRAYERFUL (v 2)

NIV Change of Mission Mat 7:6-7 6 "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. 7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

IS COURAGEOUS (v 3)

NIV Change of Mission Acts 4:29 “… enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness”

NIV Change of Mission Isaiah 52:12 But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the LORD will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

IS SECURE (v 4a)

NIV Change of Mission Mat 6:34 “… do not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself”

IS FOCUSED (v 4b)

NIV Change of Mission Mat 6:22 “… if your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light”

NIV Change of Mission Luke 9:62 “… no one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service…”

CONDUCT OF ONE ON MISSION (v 5-11)

BRINGS GOOD NEWS (v 5)

IS A FRIEND (v 7)

HEALS THE SICK (v 9)

ACCEPTS REJECTION (v 10-11)

PRIVILEGE OF ONE ON MISSION (v 2-4)

WE WALK IN AUTHORITY (v 19)

WE WITNESS SALVATION (v 20)

WE WATCH GOD WORK! (v 23-24)

NIV Change of Mission Luke 10: Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."

CHALLENGE FOLLOW JESUS INTO THE PLACE HE INTENDS FOR YOU TO GO LIVE A LIFE THAT SHINE’S GOD’S LOVE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH TRUST THE LORD TO USE YOU IN PEOPLE’S LIVES FOR HIS GLORY