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A group of people “called out from” for a specific purpose or mission

“I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”

Matthew 16:18

Mt Pleasant is definitely a GOOD Church, but…

Will we risk becoming a GREAT

Church?

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“We want as many people as possible to have an encounter with Jesus in a joyful, liberating atmosphere,

among friendly faces, feasting on the Word of God, so that they will experience and respond to Jesus’ invitation,

“Follow me…”

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Good To Great“The LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.

Isaiah 30:18

5x5 Prayer

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Good To Great“You will seek me and find me -- when you seek me with all your heart.”

Jeremiah 29:13

5x5 Prayer

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Good To Great‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ Jeremiah 33:3

5x5 Prayer

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Good To Great“When a Christian avoids fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles. When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devil shouts for joy.” Corrie Ten Boom

5x5 Prayer

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5x5 Prayer

Generosity

CommunityConnection

Does any of this really matter (to me)?

“Currently, young Christians reach adulthood bored with church experience, and with little or

no sense of their calling as missionaries.” Alan Hirsch

1. How do we get there?

2. What’s my role?

YES

I n t e n t i o n a lto commit in order to become, to produce, to arrive

Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge

people into ruin and destruction.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and

pierced themselves with many griefs.1 Timothy 6:9-10 (NIV)

Generous people love to talk about MONEY

It is a TOOL that enables them to be CREATIVE, COURAGEOUS, OPTIMISTIC

Selfish people hate to talk about MONEYIt is a BURDEN that makes them be ENVIOUS, AFRAID,

CYNICAL

Good churches talk about NEEDS!

Great churches talk about

VISION!

> What are your plans?Those who want to get rich are plunge into ruin and destruction

Selfish People – Money is the solution to problems.

Generous People – Money is the manure of Creativity

TITHE Giving: a Biblical commitment to put God first

FREE WILL Giving: above the Tithe for special interests

SACRIFICIAL Giving: Legacy giving for future generations

> What are you committed to?Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith

and pierced themselves with many griefs.

“Trying to be happy by accumulating possession is like trying to satisfy your hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body.” George Carlin

Generous People are the Happiest People!

Generosity

Prayer

CommunityLife Groups

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R U READY?

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Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Worship @ 8:15 and 10:45 am

Next Steps Lead by Example – “the church is just like me” Invite visiting family and friends Share a Mt Pleasant UMC Invitation Card Introduce Yourself to others before/after worship Pray for our visitors and church Invite a friend from work, a neighbor, a relative Re-Post the sermon topic each week on Facebook Post a thought, question or comment on Facebook Join the choir, praise team, usher, greeter, counters Go Mug somebody

Worship

I see a GREAT Church so courageous that they will go the distance, pay the price and rise to every challenge

just to watch Jesus change the lives of others, including their own.

“Follow me …”

Generosity

Prayer

CommunityLife Groups

Worship

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Should we… HungerCan we… CommitmentWill we… Sacrifice

The Worship Ministry is the catalyst that inspires people from passive consumer to courageous disciples. Worship convicts, connects and change us from the inside out.

Convicts: does not shy away from realityConnects: brings us closer to God and othersChanges: a new perspective, a new attitude, a new path to travel