THE CHURCH AND IT’S BOUNTRIES
2 Cor 10:16
“so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in another man’s territory.”
Intro:
I. PREACH THE GOSPEL
A. The Gospel is not:
i. Gossip
ii. Our Church Programs
iii. Seek new ministries
B. Preach
i. Not ourselves
ii. Not words of man
iii. Entertain people
C. It is CHRIST:
i. He is the Good News -
ii. It is His Kingdom
II. REGIONS BEYOND YOU
A.We cannot just think of ourselves
B. Not close ourselves in this 4 walls
C. Not just for a certain group of people
D. Beyond Us:
i. Goes beyond our family
ii. Goes beyond our neighborhood
iii. Goes beyond our city
iv. With Internet - It’s unlimited
E. Way beyond our Vision
i. Acts 16:9 “During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
III. NOT IN ANOTHER’S MAN TERRITORY
A. God has established
i. Eph 4:11 “It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,”
B. 1 Cor. 3:5-9 “What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe-as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.”
C. We have Spiritual Authority
i. Heb 13:17 “Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.”
CONCLUSION:
