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The Best Is Yet To Come

The Best Is Yet To Come. Homecoming 2006 Psalm 78:3-7 & 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 Anthony Grove Baptist Church Rev. Dennis E. Bean October 1, 2006. Psalm 78:3-7.

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The Best Is Yet To Come

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  1. The Best Is Yet To Come Homecoming 2006 Psalm 78:3-7 & 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 Anthony Grove Baptist Church Rev. Dennis E. Bean October 1, 2006

  2. Psalm 78:3-7 • 3 what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. 4  We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.

  3. 5  He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, 6  so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. 7  Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands. (NIV)

  4. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 • 9 However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him”— 10 but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. (NIV)

  5. Celebrate 1. Let Us ____________ What God Has Done! • Psalm 78:4 4  We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. (NIV)

  6. A. Praise Him In The Area of ________________. Membership • 592 New Members • 1,208% Increase in Worship Attendance

  7. B. Praise Him In The Area of ________________. Sunday School • 1,089% Increase in Attendance • We now have as many classes as we use to have attendance!

  8. C. Praise Him In The Area of ___________. Baptisms • 1997-1998 - Zero Baptisms • 1998-2006 - 257 Baptisms • In the top 10 in The NC Baptist Convention • 2nd in the State in our Division

  9. D. Praise Him In The Area of ____________. Missions • 1998 – No Brotherhood • Now – Active Brotherhood –built Barnabas House • AG Short term Missions to Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Honduras, South Africa, Ukraine, and Bolivia • 7 Disaster Recovery Trips to Mississippi, Florida, Texas • 500 Shoe Boxes Operation Christmas Child

  10. E. Praise Him In The Area of _________________. Children & Youth • 2,500% Increase in Children • 3,000% Increase in Youth

  11. F. Praise Him In The Area of ____________. Ministry • 6 Ministries to 62 • Hallow-Him – 1000+ • Easter Drama – 2,200 from 199 churches • 1 Staff to 6 • Handful of volunteers to an army of volunteers

  12. 2. Let Us Look To The Future In ____________. Faith • A. God Wants To _________________. • Acts 2:17 7  “ ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. (NIV) Dream Big

  13. B. God Wants Us _____________________. To Keep Growing The Unity • 1. By protecting_________________. • 2. By supporting God’s Work through my __________. • 3. __________ on what God Is Doing. • 4. By _________________ to worship Giving Bragging Inviting People

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