The Great DepressionThe Great Depression

Kaufmann’s StoreKaufmann’s Store

Western Pennsylvania

Western Pennsylvania

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

The PlansThe Plans

The ReactionThe Reaction“I thought that you would place the house near the waterfall, not over it.”

“I thought that you would place the house near the waterfall, not over it.”

To this Wright replied, “E.J., I want you to live with the waterfall, not just to look at it, but for it to become an integral part of your lives.”

To this Wright replied, “E.J., I want you to live with the waterfall, not just to look at it, but for it to become an integral part of your lives.”

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Psalm 1:1Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man who does not

Walk in the counsel of wicked

Stand in the way of sinnersSit in the seat of the

mockers.

Blessed is the man who does not

Walk in the counsel of wicked

Stand in the way of sinnersSit in the seat of the

mockers.

The #1 Challenge in the Church todayThe #1 Challenge in the Church today

Psalm 1:1Psalm 1:1

Critical PeopleCritical PeoplePsalm 1:1Psalm 1:1

Psalm 1:2Psalm 1:2But his delight

is in the law      of the Lord and     on HisLaw

He meditates day and night.

But his delightis in the law      of the Lord and     on HisLaw

He meditates day and night.

Psalm 1:1Psalm 1:1

Delights day and night

Delights day and night

Psalm 1:3Psalm 1:3

He is like a tree, planted by streams of

water which yields its fruit in season whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

He is like a tree, planted by streams of

water which yields its fruit in season whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

Psalm 1:1Psalm 1:1

Planted by the Water

Planted by the Water

Isaiah 37:31Isaiah 37:31

Take Root Below

Bear Fruit Above

John 12:24 Unless a seed falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

John 12:24 Unless a seed falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

The Mystery of LifeThe Mystery of Life

Growing RootsGrowing Roots

Joseph in Prison

Moses in the Wilderness

Jesus after the baptism

The painful process

Joseph in Prison

Moses in the Wilderness

Jesus after the baptism

The painful process

Psalm 1:1Psalm 1:1

FaithFaith

All things are possible with God, and by faith we may lay hold on His power. But faith is not sight; faith is not feeling; faith is not reality. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. . . ."

All things are possible with God, and by faith we may lay hold on His power. But faith is not sight; faith is not feeling; faith is not reality. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. . . ."

FruitFruit

If this course is followed, others will see the special fruits of the Spirit manifested in the life and character (FE 341-342).

If this course is followed, others will see the special fruits of the Spirit manifested in the life and character (FE 341-342).

Fruit BearingFruit Bearing

Bear Fruit AboveBear Fruit Above

“You shall know them by their fruits” (Mt. 7:16).

“The object of the Christian life is fruit bearing, the reproduction of Christ’s character in the believer that it may be reproduced in others.

“You shall know them by their fruits” (Mt. 7:16).

“The object of the Christian life is fruit bearing, the reproduction of Christ’s character in the believer that it may be reproduced in others.

100 to 1100 to 1

Whatever they do Prospers!

Whatever they do Prospers!

If we would humble ourselves before God, and be kind and courteous and tenderhearted and pitiful, there would be one hundred conversions to the truth where now there is only one (9T 189).

If we would humble ourselves before God, and be kind and courteous and tenderhearted and pitiful, there would be one hundred conversions to the truth where now there is only one (9T 189).

God Grows the Church by Growing

His People

God Grows the Church by Growing

His People

Knowing Growing Doing

Take Root Below

Bear Fruit Above

Prosperous

Mary Martha

Whatever they do

Whatever they do

A Long Overdue Visit

A Long Overdue Visit

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God Grows His Church

God Grows His Church

God grows His church, God grows His children.God’s Word is life, It flows by day and night.

Plant me by those streams of Living WaterTake root below, bear fruit above,Love one another, reach out to others,

That’s how God grows His churchGod grows His children.

God grows His church, God grows His children.God’s Word is life, It flows by day and night.

Plant me by those streams of Living WaterTake root below, bear fruit above,Love one another, reach out to others,

That’s how God grows His churchGod grows His children.