A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLD OF F A I T H

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2. Last Week We spoke about the CHURCH ICC as the HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH “A Thunder and Lightning Generation” A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

3. TODAY YOU and YOUR FAMILY are the HOUSEHOLD of FAITH “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” Joshua 24:15 A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

4. “TO SERVE WITH LOVE” The FOUR ACTIVE LIFE-STAGES of A BELIEVER

5. OUR HUMAN NATURE COMFORT AND RESTING (Man’s Desire) (“Positon, Power, Productivity And Prosperity”) CONFORM OR TRANSFORM (God’s Instructions) A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

6. ECCLESIASTES 1, 2: A GOOD REMINDER FOR THOSE WHO ARE FOREVER CHASING AFTER THE WIND 16 I said to myself, “Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.”17 So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind. 18 The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow. Eccl 1:16-18 (NLT) A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

7. “Everything is meaningless…after awhile” “What do people get for all their hard work.. Nothing really changes….the sun rises and sets and hurries around to rise again… the rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full… “Lets give PLEASURE a try….Cheer myself with WINE…building HUGE HOME and planting VINEYADS….had many BEAUTIFUL CONCUBINES.. I had everything I could DESIRE! WEALTH, WINE and WOMEN A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

8. Isaiah 28: 20 “For you have no place of REFUGE – the BED you made is too SHORT to lie on. The BLANKETS are too NARROW to cover you.” A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

9. JOSHUA WAS ACTIVELY SERVING MOSES AND HIS GENERATION A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

10. SERVE OR TO BE SERVED A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

11. CONCLUSION IN ECCLESIASTES 12 But, my child, let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out. 13 That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.14 God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad. Eccl 12:12-14 (NLT) A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

12. SERVING THE 4 ACTIVE STAGES OF A BUTTERFLY “EGG – CATERPILLAR PUPA – BUTTERFLY” A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

13. A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

14. CONCEPTION & EGG FORMATION A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

15. FATHER AND MOTHER Mother’s law and father’s command Proverbs 1: 8 “My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother” Proverbs 6: 20 “My son, keep your father’s command, and do not forsake the law of your mother” WHAT IT REALLY MEANS A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

16. Deut11:18-21 (NLT) 18 “So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. 19 Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. 20 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,21 so that as long as the sky remains above the earth, you and your children may flourish in the land……” A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

17. What the church talks about– the 4 values Multicultural (Breaking dividing walls) Miracles (Prayer and praise), A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

18. Ministry Equipping (Reading the word of God daily), Mission (Giving) A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

19. CATERPILLAR PHASE THE MOST ACTIVE STAGE OF ONE’S LIFE High schoolers – Teenagers…Abide Youth University/College Students Young Adults Married with no children A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

20. Little children and tiny babies are fainting and dying in the streets. 12 They cry out to their mothers, “We need food and drink!” Lam 2:11-12 (NLT) 19 Rise during the night and cry out. Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord. Lift up your hands to him in prayer, pleading for your children, for in every street they are faint with hunger. Lam 2:19 (NLT) 21 “See them lying in the streets— young and old, boys and girls, killed by the swords of the enemy. Lam 2:21 (NLT) A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

21. 2 See how the precious children of Jerusalem, worth their weight in fine gold, are now treated like pots of clay made by a common potter. 3 Even the jackals feed their young, but not my people Israel. They ignore their children’s cries, like ostriches in the desert. 4 The parched tongues of their little ones stick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst. The children cry for bread, but no one has any to give them. Lam 4:2-4 (NLT) A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

22. THE PUPA STAGE Married Married with Children Married with Primary and Junior Schoolers Married with High Schoolers (Transition to Butterfly Stage) INWARD LOOKING CAREER FRIENDSHIP – FAMILY, WORK PLACE, COMMUNITY C.O.N C.T. A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

23. SERVING PREVENTS BUILDING OLD AND NEW FRIENDS A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

24. BUTTERFLY STAGE FREEDOM MATURED ACTIVE SERVING PRODUCE DISCIPLES C.O.N.N.E.C.T BRIDGE – BRING – BUILD - BROADCAST A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord

25. We Need A POWERFUL PROPHETIC DECLARATION “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” By the head of the family. Such declaration positively impacted the whole family whole nation of Israel. A.C.T.S. 2014 ACTIVATE | CITIZENSHIP | TRANSFORMATION | SERVICE HOUSEHOLDOF FAITH Joshua 24:15 As for me and my house we will serve the Lord