1. Why People Quit

2. Why People Quit
Loss of meaning

3. Why People Quit
Loss of meaning
Poor treatment

4. Why People Quit
Loss of meaning
Poor treatment
Lack of support

5. Lack opportunity Why People Quit Lack of support Poor treatment
Loss of meaning
Poor treatment
Lack of support
Lack opportunity

6. Lack financial incentive
Why People Quit
Loss of meaning
Poor treatment
Lack of support
Lack opportunity
Lack financial incentive

7. Christians Quit: Coming to service Giving Serving Fellowship Learning
Faithfulness

8. When we are determined to quit – any excuse will do!

9. Quitting ⟷ Patience “The fruit of the Spirit is patience…”
- Galatians 5:22

11. Some Who Were Tempted to Quit
Moses – Overwhelmed by work

12. 17 Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good. 18 You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.
- Exodus 18:17-18

13. 19 Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you
19 Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people’s representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God, 20 then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do.
- Exodus 18:19-20

14. Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
- Exodus 18:21

15. 22 Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that every major dispute they will bring to you, but every minor dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you. 23 If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
- Exodus 18:22-23

16. Dealing with Church Work
Find a balance

17. Dealing with Church Work
Find a balance
Train and delegate

18. Dealing with Church Work
Find a balance
Train and delegate
Recharge spiritually

19. Some Who Were Tempted to Quit
Moses – Overwhelmed by work
Job’s Wife – Overwhelmed by pain

20. Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!”
- Job 2:9

21. The only way to have a strong faith in times of trouble is to prepare for those times by building faith during times of peace.

22. Some Who Were Tempted to Quit
Moses – Overwhelmed by work
Job’s Wife – Overwhelmed by pain
Demas – Overwhelmed by sin

23. for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
- II Timothy 4:10

24. Why this Lesson?
Many of us have quit

25. Many of you will be tempted to quit
Why this Lesson?
Many of us have quit
Many of you will be tempted to quit

26. Don’t Quit Because:
Jesus is coming

27. Don’t Quit Because:
Jesus is coming
We have work to do

28. We need each other We have work to do Don’t Quit Because:
Jesus is coming
We have work to do
We need each other

29. Be forgiven and restored
Instead of Quitting:
Be re-energized
Be strengthened
Be forgiven and restored