The Church And It's Boundries

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: