Stirring Up Our Local Church

Beginning with Love• Rev. 2:4-5• Love for Christ and His Word– 1 Jn. 4:10

• Love for our brethren– Rom. 12:3-5; 1 Cor. 12:25; Tit. 3:1-3; Jas. 5:9– Rom. 12:3; Heb. 10:24-25; Col. 3:12-15; Rom. 12:10-18

Stirring Up Our Local Church

Keep Our Focus on Christ• “I Know”• Admonitions to the “lukewarm church”– Rev. 3:20– Rev. 3:18-19

“[Jesus] is knocking, and the church must welcome

Him. When the church devotes itself to following Him, He will not lead them

in a lukewarm path.” (Lifelong Zeal, p. 89)

Stirring Up Our Local Church

• Begin with love– For Christ– For His Word– For One Another

• Maintain our focus on Christ– “I know”– “Let Me in”

Stirring Up Our Local Church

Feed the Fires Already Burning• Acts 18:24-28• Heb. 10:24-25• Don’t lose focus– 1 Cor. 14:3, 5, 12– WHAT do we do with our zeal?– What is our INTENT with our zeal?

Stirring Up Our Local Church

Emulate First Century Churches• Philippi (Phil. 4:15-16)• Antioch (Acts 13:1-2; 14:26)• Berea (Acts 17:11)• Corinth (2 Cor. 9:1-2; 7:9-11)• Philadelphia (Rev. 3:8, 10)

Stirring Up Our Local Church

Bring Evangelism to Life• Rom. 1:16• How can we be reassured/reassure one another?

Stirring Up Our Local Church

• Begin with love - For Christ, for His Word, For One Another

• Maintain our focus on Christ• Feeding the fires already

burning• Emulating 1st Century churches• Bringing evangelism to life