1. For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide, even to the end Psalm 48:14

2. Disney General Electric Hewlett Packard

3. Building a Church that Will Last Acts 14:20-28

5. Building a Church that Will Last Acts 14:20-28

6. Building a Church that will Last We must proclaim the Good News vs. 21 “They preached the good news” Strong’s: to announce good news - “evangelize” - especially the gospel -- declare, bring glad tidings, to preach (the gospel).

7. The Good News Christ dwelt among us Was crucified Died and was buried Rose on the third day Ascended into Heaven Offers forgiveness and eternal life

8. “Lifestyle evangelism”

9. Every day walk closely with Christ; be in His Word Do your work/occupation as unto the Lord Relate with love and care to others Look and pray for opportunities: to share an answered prayer to share your testimony something in the Bible

10. “Lifestyle evangelism” Ask! “Would you be interested sometime to read the Bible with me?” “Could I share with you what God is like and how we can know Him?” “How would you like to come to church with me this Sunday?”

11. Building a Church that will Last We must proclaim the Good News vs. 21 We must follow up new believers vs. 21-22

13. The Cilician Gates

15. II Timothy 3:10-11 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings - what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I enduring. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

16. II Timothy 3:12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted....

17. Pastor Saeed “My hair was shaven, under my eyes were swollen three times what they should have been, my face was swollen, and my beard had grown.”

18. Pastor Saeed “‘…in our religion we are not suppose to touch you, you are unclean.... Christians are unclean!’”

19. Pastor Saeed “You, my wife, on the other side of the world, alone with the kids. Alone and worried. My family here in Iran, being interrogated, tired and under so much pressure.”

20. Building a Church that will Last We must proclaim the Good News vs. 21 We must follow up new believers vs. 21-22

21. Navigators:

23. Building a Church that will Last We must proclaim the Good News vs. 21 We must follow up new believers vs. 21-22 We must set godly oversight in place vs. 23 “appoint” - not the same as Acts 13:48 “to stretch out the hand”

24. “Elder” Corresponds to “bishop” and “overseer” “Presbyterian” Role includes: Making sure correct teaching is taught Guarding moral tone and purity of the church Ensuring that God is properly worshiped

25. I Timothy 3:2-3 Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money....

27. Building a Church that will Last We must proclaim the Good News vs. 21 We must follow up new believers vs. 21-22 We must set godly oversight in place vs. 23

28. Building a Church that will Last We must proclaim the Good News vs. 21 We must follow up new believers vs. 21-22 We must set godly oversight in place vs. 23 We must remain accountable to one another v. 26-27

29. Ways that we are accountable Weekly elder meeting Weekly fellowship Bi-monthly business meeting Missionaries reporting Monthly pastors meeting Being in the EFCA

30. Building a Church that will Last We must proclaim the Good News vs. 21 We must follow up new believers vs. 21-22 We must set godly oversight in place vs. 23 We must remain accountable to one another v. 26-27 We must depend upon the grace and power of God “committing them to the Lord” vs. 23 “committed to the grace of God” vs. 26

31. Paul’s First Missionary Journey God did wonders – many believed. Churches established with godly oversight Gentiles responded to the Word of God Paul is truly God’s chosen instrument Galatians written (vs. 28) as a follow up.

33. Building a Church that will Last We must proclaim the Good News vs. 21 We must follow up new believers vs. 21-22 We must set oversight in place vs. 23 We must remain accountable to one another v. 26-27 We must depend upon the grace and power of God

34. For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide, even to the end Psalm 48:14