Eschatological Embodiment

Nota:

• How are we living, behaving, acting, and believing with the end times in mind? And as if we are preparing for the return of our King?

1. Strengths
   1. Love Christ

      Nota:

      • “Our focus, planning, and desire is to follow the Lord’s commands, follow with all our heart, soul, and mind. The only way to do that is to he totally committed to Him, to be married to him, love with our inner being, to be FULLY Sanctified.
   2. Love Fellowship

      Nota:

      • “Church is family, place to worship with fellow believers, the people there are the church to me. We share our concerns, prayers, uplift each other and provide encouragement.” “They are an extension of my biological family, I couldn’t survive without them.” 
   3. Loving to New Comers

      Nota:

      • "We are to show love when dealing with people and members we are to be truly happy to see one another and you can feel that love in our church.”
2. Barriers
   1. Complacency

      Nota:

      • “Don’t get complacent, rekindle and revisit our 1st love, which should be Christ!"
   2. Joining Action with Faith

      Nota:

      •  “God said, ‘Who will go?’ and Isaiah said, ‘Send me.’ God wants to use us, we have to be open to the conviction and willing to volunteer.”
   3. Lack of Confidence

      Nota:

      • “Workers are few and the funds are limited.” “There needs to be more resources and funds, we are a poor church.”
3. GOD'S STORY
   1. Creator
   2. Omni- Present
   3. Contract
      1. Promises
   4. Victory already won
4. Congregational Status

   Nota:

   • Biblical & Theological themes that address where the congregation finds itself right now.
   1. Story of the Starfish
   2. 1 boy and 2 fish

      Nota:

      • “I think of our church like the scripture (John 6:9) where the boy presented his two fishes to Jesus. Jesus took them, blessed them, and when every belly was full Jesus had baskets of leftovers, more then were needed. Take a little and God makes a lot.”
   3. Parable of the Talents
5. Pastorial Leadership
   1. ENCOURAGEMENT
      1. Motivation
      2. Persistance
      3. Awakening
   2. DISCOVERY
      1. Talents
      2. Needs
         1. Community
         2. Church
      3. Resources
         1. Church
         2. Community
   3. Respect
   4. Trust