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The Church That Changes Culture

The Church That Changes Culture. The Church That Changes Culture. …is the one that tells you the truth. “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 NLT It matters what you believe. The Church That Changes Culture. It matters what you believe.

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The Church That Changes Culture

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  1. The Church That Changes Culture

  2. The Church That Changes Culture …is the one that tells you the truth. “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 NLT It matters what you believe.

  3. The Church That Changes Culture It matters what you believe. Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." John 14:6-7 NIV

  4. The Church That Changes Culture It matters what you believe. Believing things 'on authority' only means believing them because you have been told them by someone you think trustworthy. Ninety-nine percent of the things you believe are believed on authority. C.S. Lewis

  5. The Church That Changes Culture It matters what you believe. You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice. Wouldn't you then first discover how much you really trusted it?  C.S. Lewis

  6. The Church That Changes Culture It matters what you believe. Four Essential Beliefs 1. Scripture is accurate and trustworthy 2. Truth is meant to be lived 3. The Great Commission is for me 4. The Great Commandment is not optional

  7. The Church That Changes Culture …is the one that helps you with life-change. “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” Romans 12:2 NLT It matters how you live day to day. (Values)

  8. The Church That Changes Culture It matters how you live day to day. Sycamore Church Values 1. Empowered Evangelicals 2. Genuine guileless worship 3. Two-winged church 4. Authentic community 5. Develop leaders from within 6. Relational evangelism 7. Real life discipleship 8. Kingdom mentality

  9. The Church That Changes Culture …is the one that shows you the way. “You have shown me the way of life, and you will give me wonderful joy in your presence.” Acts 2:28 NLT It matters that we share what works. (Strategy)

  10. The Church That Changes Culture It matters that we share what works. (Strategy) Methods are many; principles are few. Methods must change, but principles never do.

  11. The Church That Changes Culture It matters that we share what works. (Strategy) Five Aspects of Strategy That Work 1. Team ministry 2. Flexible structure 3. Flexible methods 4. Mission driven 5. People focused

  12. The Church That Changes Culture • Do you know what you believe? • Is your life changing? • Do you see your part in the strategy? • Can you transfer to others what you do not experience yourself?

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