1. Having (F)aith the (I)nfluences people (T)oday RU FIT Physically and Spiritually What to expect when we share TRUTH with others..

2. 2Tim 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

3. Startling Statistics….

4. Matt 26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

5. While we show the recent statistics about the church, please realize, we are the Church (I Cor. 12)

6. 1Co 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

7. *There are 77,000,000 (that’s million) adult Americans who are active in church, born again, and profess acceptance of Jesus Christ …

8. *8 of 10 believers do not feel they have entered into the presence of God, or experienced a connection with Him, during a given worship service…

9. *Half of all believers say they do not feel they have entered into the presence of God or experienced a genuine connection with Him during the past year…

10. *The typical churched believer will die without leading a single person to a life-saving knowledge of and relationship with Jesus Christ…

11. *At any time, a majority of believers do not have a specific person in mind for whom they are praying will receive Christ…

12. *Most Churched Christians believe that since they are not “gifted” in evangelism, such outreach is not their responsibility…

13. *Only 9% of all born-again adults have a Biblical world-view… Which means…

14. *Less than 1 out of 10 Christians age 18 or older believes that absolute moral truth exists…

15. *The other 91% of born-again believers possess a patchwork of theological views and rarely rely on those perspectives to inform their daily decisions…

16. *When asked, fewer than 1 out of 10 believers mentioned they’d like to be remembered as a person that loved and obeyed God…

17. *A large majority of Christians rely o the “church” to train their families to become spiritually mature…

18. *The divorce rate among born-again couples is now higher than those who are not saved…

19. *Most Christian parents do not believe they are doing a good job at facilitating the spiritual development of their children…

20. Let’s look at the following passage Nehemiah 2 Building the Wall

21. What I have noticed when I defend Truth John 17:17 When attempting Great Things for God … what can we expect to happen?

22. 2:10 ….were grieved…

23. 2:19 …laughed to scorn…

24. 4:1-8 …very wroth..

25. 4:1-8 …and conspired…

26. 6:1-14 …compromise…

27. 6:6-9 …open letter…

28. 6:10-13 …hypocrisy…

29. 6:15-19 In spite of all the opposition The Wall was Finished!

30. Stand Firm on Truth I Cor. 15:51-58