Ordinary People Serving an Extraordinary God

1. Ordinary People Serving an Extraordinary God

2. Ordinary People An Extraordinary God Faith

4. Ordinary People Serving an Extraordinary God Acts 2:42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

5. Foundations of Faith First Things First - Focus is Important Outlined the Mission - Assignment Understood the need of Holy Spirit kNew that Risks were part of Ministry Determined to Move Forward/Opposition Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation The “Small Stuff” is “Small Stuff” Invested in Spite of paying a Price Open to Change New Life – Changing Power of Gospel Shared in Each Others Lives to meet needs F O U N D A T I O N S

6. Foundations of Faith Know the Difference between Big Stuff and Small Stuff …No Greater Burden… Life is Tough Enough without Extra Weights F – First Things First – Focus on the Important O – Outlined the Mission – Knew Assignment U – Understood the need of the Holy Spirit N – kNew that Risk was part of Ministry D – Determined to move Forward/Opposition A – Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation T – The Small Stuff is the Small Stuff I O N S Freedom in Christ DOES NOT Allow us to Sin or Offend a Weaker Brother!!! Church/Life is not Designed for our Comfort It is Designed for God’s Glory!!!

7. Foundations of Faith F – First Things First – Focus on the Important O – Outlined the Mission – Knew Assignment U – Understood the need of the Holy Spirit N – kNew that Risk was part of Ministry D – Determined to move Forward/Opposition A – Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation T – The Small Stuff is the Small Stuff I – Invested in Spite of the Price O N S …Worthy to Suffer Dishonor…

8. Foundations of Faith F – First Things First – Focus on the Important O – Outlined the Mission – Knew Assignment U – Understood the need of the Holy Spirit N – kNew that Risk was part of Ministry D – Determined to move Forward/Opposition A – Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation T – The Small Stuff is the Small Stuff I – Invested in Spite of the Price O – Open to Change N S Change is a Natural Part of Life Change is a Necessary Part of Growth Mission Statement… Authentic and Relevant in our Witness

9. Foundations of Faith F – First Things First – Focus on the Important O – Outlined the Mission – Knew Assignment U – Understood the need of the Holy Spirit N – kNew that Risk was part of Ministry D – Determined to move Forward/Opposition A – Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation T – The Small Stuff is the Small Stuff I – Invested in Spite of the Price O – Open to Change N – New Life – Changing Power of the Gospel S

10. Foundations of Faith F – First Things First – Focus on the Important O – Outlined the Mission – Knew Assignment U – Understood the need of the Holy Spirit N – kNew that Risk was part of Ministry D – Determined to move Forward/Opposition A – Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation T – The Small Stuff is the Small Stuff I – Invested in Spite of the Price O – Open to Change N – New Life – Changing Power of the Gospel S – Shared in Lives and Met Needs “People do NOT Care how much you Know Until they Know how much you Care!”

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12. Foundations of Faith Psalm 11:3 If the Foundations be Destroyed, What can the Righteous Do? F – First Things First – Focus on the Important O – Outlined the Mission – Knew Assignment U – Understood the need of the Holy Spirit N – kNew that Risk was part of Ministry D – Determined to move Forward/Opposition A – Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation T – The Small Stuff is the Small Stuff I – Invested in Spite of the Price O – Open to Change N – New Life – Changing Power of the Gospel S – Shared in Lives and Met Needs

13. Foundations of Faith Churches of Revelation Ephesus – Lost 1st Love Smyrna – Persecuted Pergamum – Lived like the World Thyatira – Tolerated Evil in Church Sardis – Church Asleep Philadelphia – Patient Endurance Laodicea – Lukewarm F – First Things First – Focus on the Important O – Outlined the Mission – Knew Assignment U – Understood the need of the Holy Spirit N – kNew that Risk was part of Ministry D – Determined to move Forward/Opposition A – Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation T – The Small Stuff is the Small Stuff I – Invested in Spite of the Price O – Open to Change N – New Life – Changing Power of the Gospel S – Shared in Lives and Met Needs

14. Foundations of Faith Churches of Revelation Ephesus – Lost 1st Love Smyrna – Persecuted Pergamum – Lived like the World Thyatira – Tolerated Evil in Church Sardis – Church Asleep-Illrelevant Philadelphia – Patient Endurance Laodicea – Lukewarm F – First Things First – Focus on the Important O – Outlined the Mission – Knew Assignment U – Understood the need of the Holy Spirit N – kNew that Risk was part of Ministry D – Determined to move Forward/Opposition A – Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation T – The Small Stuff is the Small Stuff I – Invested in Spite of the Price O – Open to Change N – New Life – Changing Power of the Gospel S – Shared in Lives and Met Needs

15. Foundations of Faith Ephesians 5:14-16 …Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead and Christ will shine on you. *Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise *Making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. F – First Things First – Focus on the Important O – Outlined the Mission – Knew Assignment U – Understood the need of the Holy Spirit N – kNew that Risk was part of Ministry D – Determined to move Forward/Opposition A – Attentive to (serious about) Sin/Separation T – The Small Stuff is the Small Stuff I – Invested in Spite of the Price O – Open to Change N – New Life – Changing Power of the Gospel S – Shared in Lives and Met Needs

16. Ordinary People An Extraordinary God Faith