Opening Chorus: 103 O How He Loves You and Me
178 My Anchor Holds
Welcome & Announcements
164 His Eye is on the Sparrow
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 16:5-18
19 O for a Thousand Tongues
Sermon: The Great Potential in Our Church
Invitation: 481 Just As I Am
Afternoon Service:
505 Lord, I Need You
539 Singing I Go
Sermon: "Why I Can't Quit"
487 Where He Leads Me I Will Follow
1 Corinthians 16:5-18KJV
THE BOY WITH THE “DRUG” PROBLEM
An elderly lady was amazed at how nice the young man was next door. Everyday he would help her gather things from her car or help her in her yard. One day the old lady finally asked the young man, “Son, how did you become such a fine young man?"
The young man replied, “Well, when I was a boy, I had a drug problem.”
The old lady was shocked, “I can’t believe that.”
The young man replied, “It’s true, my parents drug me to church on Sunday morning, drug me to church on Sunday night, and drug me to church on Wednesday night.”
DESCRIPTION OF A TRUE LIVE CHURCH:
Live churches' expenses are always more than their income; dead churches don't need much money!
Live churches have parking problems; Dead churches have empty spaces!
Live churches may have some noisy children; Dead churches are quiet as a cemetery.
Live churches keep changing their ways of doing things; Dead churches see no need for change!
Live churches grow so fast you can't keep up with people's names; In dead churches everybody always knows everybody's name.
Live churches strongly support world missions; Dead churches keep the money at home!
Live churches are full of regular, cheerful givers; Dead churches are full of grudging tippers!
Live churches move ahead on prayer and faith; Dead churches work only on sight!
Live churches plant daughter churches; Dead churches fear spending the money, time, and talent!
Live churches outgrow their Sunday School facilities; Dead churches have room to spare!
Live churches welcome all classes of people; Dead churches stick to their own kind!
Live churches' members read their Bibles and bring them to church; Dead churches' members seldom do!
Live churches' members enthusiastically support the ministries; Dead churches have no ministries--only functions!
Live churches' members look for someone they can help; Dead churches' members look for something to complain about!
Live churches' members reach out to share their faith in Christ; Dead churches' members don't have enough to share!