1. Part II

2. Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. 5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Colossians 4:2-6

3. We start with steadfast, watchful, and thankful prayer.
Start With Prayer
We start with steadfast, watchful, and thankful prayer.

4. The ‘unchurched’
Someone who has not attended a Christian church service in the past 6 months – not including weddings and funerals.

5. How to Engage with the Unchurched
Use biblical common sense in how you live and act towards the unchurched.
Make the most of every opportunity God gives you.
Let your speech be full of grace, heavily seasoned with God’s preserving truth.

6. Ways The American Culture Has Changed
The secularization of America has come and it continues.

7. Ways The American Culture Has Changed
The secularization of America has come and it continues.
Secularization - the process of removing religious and spiritual influence from our society.

8. Warning Signs of Secularization
Your church avoids preaching scriptural truths that cause cultural controversies to make sure no one is offended.
Your church has no standards for church membership or ignores church membership altogether.
Your young people have ‘normalized’ alternate forms of sex, marriage and family.
Your church embraces worldliness as an attraction to the unchurched.

9. Warning Signs of Secularization
Your church desires to be entertained more than it desires the diligent path of biblical discipleship.
Your church celebrates secular individual achievement more than community, biblical sacrifice and giving.
Your church preaches Jesus only as personal savior and not as Lord and King of your life.

10. Ways The American Culture Has Changed
Our obsession with technology has created an epidemic of distraction.

11. Ways The American Culture Has Changed
Americans are more technologically connected than ever, yet we are also lonelier than ever before.

12. Ways The Church Needs to Respond
We need our hearts to be reignited with love for the unchurched.

13. Ways The Church Needs to Respond
We need our hearts to be reignited with love for the unchurched.
“Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Luke 19:9-10

14. Ways The Church Needs to Respond
We need to pray faith-filled, hopeful prayers for the lost and the unchurched.
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ…
Colossians 4:2-3

15. Ways The Church Needs to Respond
We need to be wise discerners of truth while responding with gospel grace.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Colossians 4:6

16. Ways The Church Needs to Respond
We need to genuinely and selflessly serve the lost and the unchurched.
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
Colossians 4:5

17. Ways The Church Needs to Respond
We need to diligently cultivate and embrace an authentic community of faith.

18. Ways The Church Needs to Respond
We need to diligently cultivate and embrace an authentic community of faith.
That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
I John 1:3

19. Part II