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The Advantage Of Being A Friendly Church:

• Friendly Churches Are Growing!

• They Are Effective in Their Mission

• 75% Of Those Who Visited A Church Did So Due To The Influence Or Invitation Of A Friend Or Relative

• The Most Fertile Soil Is Friends & Family

The Awareness Of A Friendly Church

• Awareness Of Others

• Awareness of The Need For Quality Friendships

• Awareness Of Impact Of Their Own Friendliness

We All Need Relationships & Friendships

• Friendlessness And Loneliness Are An Epidemic In Our Modern Culture

• Many People Are Desperate For A Friend

• We Must Be Aware of This Need Today

• Friendly Churches Are Aware Of The Power Of The Personal Touch:

• A Friendly Church Is “Occasion Conscious” Looking For Opportunities To Invite Friends To Special Occasions And Events

Aware Churches Are:

• Aware Of The Spiritual Condition Of Those Who Have Not Yet Received Christ As Lord And Savior

• Aware Of The Healing Power Of God’s Love And Care

• Aware Of The Sad Plight Of Others Without God

We Get Involved In: Friendships, Mission, Ministry Because Life Is Hopeless And Meaningless Without Christ

Friendly Churches Are Made New In Their Attitudes:

• (Eph 4:23 NIV) …be made new in the attitude of your minds;

• “ Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude”

• Growing Churches Have An Attitude Of Optimism:

• In Many Churches The Attitude Needs Changing

• The Right Attitude Will Set

The Right Atmosphere Which Will Enable

The Right Responses !

• Friendly Churches Are Optimistic And Uplifting

• Optimistic Attitude Helps Us To Build Up People

• Speak Life!

Attitude Determines Effectiveness:

• Attitude Will Make Or Break A Church

• Life = 10% What Happens; 90% How I React

• Our Attitudes Will Either Make Us Or Break Us

• Jesus Had An Optimistic Attitude That Saw Others For What They Could Be

• Jesus Saw In Matthew (Levi) Something That No One Else Did

• The Optimistic Attitude Sees Value In People

• We Need To Look For Gold, Not For Dirt!

• Optimistic Attitude >>>> Effective Evangelism

• We’ve Got To See People Within The Context Of The Possibilities That There Are Within Jesus Christ

The Affections Of A Friendly Church

• A Friendly & Welcoming Church Shows Affection Concerning Plight Of Mankind

• (Mark 16:15 NIV) “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. (16) Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

• The Concern We Have For The Lost Is Because We Know That Those Who Do Not Believe And Receive Jesus Christ Stand Condemned

• We Don't Want Any To Perish

• We Want All To Have Eternal Life Through Jesus Christ

• We Freely Give Ourselves In That Endeavor

• We Care About Things In Our Community That Affect The Spiritual Tone:

– We Care About Our Government

– We Care About Our Schools

– We Care About Our Businesses

– We Care About Our Neighbors

– We Care About The Down And Outers

We Care About The Spiritual Condition Of The People God Has Placed In Our Lives

– Those Who We Have Crossed Paths With

– Those In Our Family

– Those On Our Jobs

– Those In Our Neighborhood

•We Bring And Include – We Share Jesus

– We Bring Them To The Church

– So That They Will Be Gripped By The Spirit Of God

– So They Will See A Transformation Of Their Lives

– So That The Chains Of Sin Will Be Broken

– So Their Names Will Be Written In The Lambs Book Of Life

They Need To Know That:

• We Are Aware

• We Care

• We Are Faithful Friends

• We Are Full Of Christ’s Love