Charlotte’s Hope Church
Hold Fast
1 Peter 1:18-19
Locations & Times
Charlotte's Hope Church
4100 Johnston Oehler Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269, USA
Sunday 10:30 AM
In the world today, there are only two groups of people in the eyes of the Lord; those who HAVE HEARD the Gospel and those who HAVE NOT.
42% of world population representing 3.4 billion souls have not been presented with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
42% of world population representing 3.4 billion souls have not been presented with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
“You don’t measure yourself by your success, but you measure yourself against the unfinished task.”
Loren Triplett, Executive Director of AG World Missions (1987-1990)
Loren Triplett, Executive Director of AG World Missions (1987-1990)
WHAT IS A SOUL WORTH?
Dr. Charles Stanley - Confronting Casual Christianity
“The severest sin of Christians is a numbing lack of concern, an anesthetized attitude of, ‘I don’t care, I’m in the fold. Why should I concern myself?’ While your hear these lines, thousands are perishing, “dead in trespasses and sins.”
“The severest sin of Christians is a numbing lack of concern, an anesthetized attitude of, ‘I don’t care, I’m in the fold. Why should I concern myself?’ While your hear these lines, thousands are perishing, “dead in trespasses and sins.”
The Church that has a FUTURE is the church that learns how to impact SOMEONE’S FUTURE.
God is looking for a people who, if not called to GO, will hold the rope for those HE SENDS.
HOW?
1. PRAY
Stand in the Gap!
1. PRAY
Stand in the Gap!
Prayer is more than an ANXIETY MANAGING SYSTEM. It’s a promise claiming ACTION.
2. HOLD YOUR CORNER
If a person doesn’t have a job, that’s bad. But people can recover from unemployment.
If a person doesn’t have proper housing, that’s bad. If he or she is sleeping under a bridge, that’s horrible. We should help them. But people can recover from homelessness.
If a person doesn’t have the best home situation, that’s discouraging. We ought to help him. But people can recover from bad home situations.
However, men and women who die without knowing Jesus Christ have been hit with a blow they will never recover from for all eternity.
If a person doesn’t have proper housing, that’s bad. If he or she is sleeping under a bridge, that’s horrible. We should help them. But people can recover from homelessness.
If a person doesn’t have the best home situation, that’s discouraging. We ought to help him. But people can recover from bad home situations.
However, men and women who die without knowing Jesus Christ have been hit with a blow they will never recover from for all eternity.
Not everyone is called to GO, but all are called to an EQUAL COMMITMENT.
3. DON’T LET GO
Someone HELD FAST to our ROPE or we wouldn’t be here today.
THE REASON THE ROPE IS SO IMPORTANT IS THAT THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS IMPORTANT ON THE OTHER END OF THE ROPE.
THE REASON THE ROPE IS SO IMPORTANT IS THAT THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS IMPORTANT ON THE OTHER END OF THE ROPE.
3 Responses to the UNFINISHED TASK as a Believer:
1. Go
2. Support (Hold the Rope)
3. Disobedience
1. Go
2. Support (Hold the Rope)
3. Disobedience
The Church will FAIL if we:
1. Only look at the SIZE OF THE TASK
2. Focus on how LITTLE YOU HAVE
3. Leave God OUT of the PICTURE
1. Only look at the SIZE OF THE TASK
2. Focus on how LITTLE YOU HAVE
3. Leave God OUT of the PICTURE
WILL YOU AND I HOLD THE ROPE TO RESCUE THE PERISHING?
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