<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 Thessalonians 1:1-4</strong></p> <p><strong>I. To Become A Church To Boast About </strong><u><strong>Growth</strong></u><strong> Must Be A &nbsp;Priority. </strong>(vs. 3a)</p> <p>“Growing” carries the idea of vigorous growth, quick growth, rapid growth.</p> <p>Growth must be a priority or decay and decline will take over.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Get into the word. Get into prayer. Get into service and witnessing.</p> <p><strong>II. To Become A Church To Boast About </strong><u><strong>Love</strong></u><strong> Must Be Allowed To Overflow. </strong>(vs. 3b)</p> <p>“Increasing” carries the idea of water overflowing everything.</p> <p>The early Christians knew how to love one another.</p> <p>Some churches you go to make you feel like you’ve walked into a war zone. All churches should seek new ways to let the love of Jesus overflow.</p> <p><strong>III. To Become A Church To Boast About </strong><u><strong>Endurance</strong></u><strong> Must Be A Trademark. </strong>(vs. 4)</p> <p>These Thessalonian believers experienced pressure and persecution from the beginning.</p> <p>“Enduring” carries the idea of “to stay under”.</p> <p>All they had to do to get out from under the persecution was renounce Jesus.</p> <p>We must stay under. Hold on to Jesus. Hold on to your faith. Hold the course. Fight to the finish.</p> <p><u><strong>CONCULSION:</strong></u></p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Help your church achieve boasting status by</em></p> <p><em>growing, loving, and enduring.</em></p>

Meadowbrook Baptist Church

Tim Baker

“Becoming A Church To Boast About”

MAY 3, 202047 MIN
Meadowbrook Baptist Church

“Becoming A Church To Boast About”

MAY 3, 202047 MIN

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<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 Thessalonians 1:1-4</strong></p> <p><strong>I. To Become A Church To Boast About </strong><u><strong>Growth</strong></u><strong> Must Be A &nbsp;Priority. </strong>(vs. 3a)</p> <p>“Growing” carries the idea of vigorous growth, quick growth, rapid growth.</p> <p>Growth must be a priority or decay and decline will take over.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Get into the word. Get into prayer. Get into service and witnessing.</p> <p><strong>II. To Become A Church To Boast About </strong><u><strong>Love</strong></u><strong> Must Be Allowed To Overflow. </strong>(vs. 3b)</p> <p>“Increasing” carries the idea of water overflowing everything.</p> <p>The early Christians knew how to love one another.</p> <p>Some churches you go to make you feel like you’ve walked into a war zone. All churches should seek new ways to let the love of Jesus overflow.</p> <p><strong>III. To Become A Church To Boast About </strong><u><strong>Endurance</strong></u><strong> Must Be A Trademark. </strong>(vs. 4)</p> <p>These Thessalonian believers experienced pressure and persecution from the beginning.</p> <p>“Enduring” carries the idea of “to stay under”.</p> <p>All they had to do to get out from under the persecution was renounce Jesus.</p> <p>We must stay under. Hold on to Jesus. Hold on to your faith. Hold the course. Fight to the finish.</p> <p><u><strong>CONCULSION:</strong></u></p> <p><br></p> <p><em>Help your church achieve boasting status by</em></p> <p><em>growing, loving, and enduring.</em></p>