2. What we would like to do this morning:
(A) Review the Word of the Lord
(B) Focus areas in 2018
(C) Short message

3. US AS A LOCAL CHURCH FAMILY
BRIEF REVIEW OF THE
WORD OF THE LORD FOR
US AS A LOCAL CHURCH FAMILY

4. Isaiah 58:12 (Good News Bible)
Your people will rebuild what has long been in ruins, building again on the old foundations. You will be known as the people who rebuilt the walls, who restored the ruined houses."

5. The Instruction
Build Again on Old Foundations
Two-Fold Promise
#1, You will see things raised up in their original state of glory and even better.
#2, You will be known as a people who repair, rebuild, raise up and restore

6. Application:
Personal walk with God
Marriage and Family
Professional life or Business
In our life as a local church
In our ministry to others

7. FOCUS AREAS FOR US
AS LOCAL CHURCH IN 2018

8. 2 Corinthians 1:15-17
15 And in this confidence I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit—
16 to pass by way of you to Macedonia, to come again from Macedonia to you, and be helped by you on my way to Judea.
17 Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No?

9. 1, Grow in God by growing in the Word and Spirit
Lifestyle Evangelism
Our Redemption
The Holiness of God
Romans
Kingdom of God
Prayer & Intercession
Live Life The Jesus Way

10. One of the main reasons we are
2, Outreach to our city
One of the main reasons we are
here is to wins souls and make disciples.

11. 3, Weekend Schools Every believer is a minister
Weekend School on Inner Wholeness
Weekend School on Lifestyle Evangelism
Weekend School of Prayer and Intercession
Weekend School on Gifts of the Spirit
Weekend School on
Weekend School of Healing & Deliverance
Weekend School of Prophetic Ministry

12. 4, Missions Short Term Bible College
Nabrangpur, Odisha : Monday Feb 05 to Friday April 27 (in Oriya)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh : Monday September 3rd to Friday November 23rd (in Hindi)

13. 4, Missions Pastors conferences
Nagpur, Sholapur, Chandigarh, Bellary, Chittradurga, Mysore, Ranchi, Jharkhand, Kathmandu, Dubai, Kolkatta, Kohima
Youth Conferences
Pune, Gujarat, Kolkatta

14. 5, Facility Projects STBC Training Facility Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
APC Bangalore

15. A SHORT MESSAGE
FROM THE WORD OF GOD

16. John 15:1-8
1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

17. John 15:1-8
4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

18. John 15:1-8
6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

19. keep increasing in fruitfulness
1, God desires for us
to be very fruitful and
keep increasing in fruitfulness

20. for greater fruitfulness in our lives
2, Pruning is necessary
for greater fruitfulness in our lives

21. pruning (cleaning) happens
3, One of the ways
pruning (cleaning) happens
is by His Word

22. 4, The key to fruitfulness is intimacy "He who abides in Me,
and I in him, bears much fruit;" (vs 5)

23. We abide in Him and He in us -
as we believe and acknowledge (confess) who Jesus Christ is (1 John 4:15)
as we walk in obedience to His commandments (1 John 3:6,24)
as we walk in love (1 John 4:12,16)
as we let His Word and Spirit dwell in us ( John 15:7; 1 John 3:24; 1 John 4:13)

24. to expressing fruitfulness
5, Asking is connected
to expressing fruitfulness

25. As we look ahead to an exciting 2018, let us journey together into greater intimacy with the Lord and greater fruitfulness for His Kingdom.
Genuine intimacy will always produce greater fruitfulness resulting in the Father being glorified.