Church Practice Church Practice in A Kingdom-in A Kingdom-

Focused ChurchFocused Church

Matthew 9:35-38Matthew 9:35-38

Mark 1:16-18Mark 1:16-18

Our Our PracticePractice

Matthew 9

3535 Then Jesus went to all the towns Then Jesus went to all the towns and villages, teaching in their and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.every disease and every sickness. 3636 When He saw the crowds, He felt When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd.sheep without a shepherd.

Matthew 9

3737 Then He said to His Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is disciples, "The harvest is abundant, but the workers abundant, but the workers are few.are few. 3838 Therefore, pray to Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His send out workers into His harvest."harvest."

Four Elements of Church Practice

•Corporate Corporate WorshipWorship (v.35)(v.35)

•OpenOpen Groups (v.36) Groups (v.36)•ClosedClosed Groups (v. 37) Groups (v. 37)•Ministry Ministry TeamsTeams (v.38) (v.38)

Our Our ProcessProcess

Mark 1:16-18

1616 And as He walked by the Sea of And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were into the sea; for they were fishermen.fishermen. 1717 Then Jesus said to Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”you become fishers of men.” 1818 They immediately left their nets They immediately left their nets and followed Him.and followed Him.

Three-Phrase ProcessThree-Phrase Process

BeginningBeginning “Follow Me”

DevelopingDeveloping “Make you become”

MultiplyingMultiplying “Fishers of men”

Practices and Practices and process mean process mean nothing apart nothing apart from from PEOPLEPEOPLE

Churches fall into one Churches fall into one of two categories. of two categories. They are either They are either LOVELOVE boat churches or boat churches or LIFELIFE boat churchesboat churches