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“ F o r t h e e a r t h w i l l b e f i l l e d w i t h t h e k n o w l e d g e

o f t h e g l o r y o f t h e L o rd a s t h e w a t e r s c o v e r t h e s e a .“

H a b a k k u k 2 : 1 4

Years ago I heard the statement, “You must seize the opportunity of a l i fet ime in the l i fet ime of the opportunity.” I f there is one word that descr ibes this season in the l i fe of Temple Baptist Church i t is the word “opportunity.” In January 2016, when we f i rst launched our strategic plan cal led “SATURATE,” we knew God was cal l ing us to “saturate the Pinebelt and the world with the gospel.” The strategic ini t iat ives in our plan are coming to fruit ion, and we now move into the next phases of this season of opportunity. We are humbled by the pr iv i lege and responsibi l i ty God has entrusted to us individual ly and as a church. As you read this booklet, i t is our hope that your passion and vis ion for the Lord and His work wi l l be renewed and refreshed. You wi l l be reminded of our v is ion init iat ives and informed of the next steps we wi l l take together. Our v is ion is fueled by a deep burden for the lost , the hurt ing, and those needing hope in Christ . Whi le the information in this booklet is not exhaust ive, i t does provide a c lear path for sustaining, growing, and expanding our abi l i ty to “Saturate the Pinebelt and the world with the gospel.” In the movie “Luther”, the great Christ ian reformer was preparing for his t r ia l where he had been ordered to recant his teachings concerning salvat ion by grace through faith alone in Christ a lone. He said to his father in the ministry, “When you sent me out to change the world, did you think i t would cost me nothing?” As we consider the future generat ions who wi l l be blessed and reached by these endeavors, we are asking that each member of Temple prayerful ly read this mater ia l and ask the fol lowing: Lord, where are you sending me?Lord, make me a prayer warr ior!Lord, help me to grow in the grace of giv ing! Each one of us has been entrusted with one “l i fet ime.” I implore you to seize this opportunity God has given you to make an eternal impact that wi l l last beyond this l i fe and into eternity. Together we can SATURATE the Pinebelt and the world with the gospel!

Dr. Darryl Craft

CONTENTSSATURATE VISION BOOK

1TERMS TO KNOW

3BUILDING FROM THE

FOUNDATION

7PRESENT CORE VALUES

11SATURATE

13THE PURPOSE OF

SATURATE

15SENDING

17DISCIPLESHIP

19PINEBELT

21GAP

23PARTNERSHIPS

25CHURCH PLANTING

27PRAYING

31GIVING

33SATURATE FUNDING

INITIATIVE

34ONE FUND MODEL

39YOUR ROLE IN

SATURATE

4528 DAYS OF PRAYER

53BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

NOTES

59SERMON NOTES

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TERMS TO KNOWCORE VALUESTemple’s core values are the guiding pr inciples that def ine our behavior and act ions. Our heart at Temple is to see Li fe Change, and we see this happening through three core values: L i fe Worship, L i fe Together, and Li fe Mission.

SATURATESaturate is Temple’s f ive-year strategic plan to saturate the Pinebelt and the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ . We bel ieve that Saturate is a God-given vis ion for our church.

SATURATE FUNDING INITIATIVEThe Saturate Funding Initiative is a two-year financial plan that enables us to fund the initial stages of our Saturate Vision.

ONE FUND GIVING MODELThe “One Fund Giving Model” enables us to see that everything we do is miss ional . A part of this in i t iat ive is to chal lenge each of us to increase our f inancial support with a two-year commitment to the Lord’s work through our church.

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BUILDING FROM THE FOUNDATIONGod has great ly blessed the histor ical commitment to being on mission that embodies Temple Baptist Church. As a result , we have been blessed great ly with people, resources, and opportunity. Bel ieving Luke 12:48 “from everyone who has been given much, much wi l l be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they wi l l ask al l the more,” we better understand Paul ’s statement in Romans 1:14, “I am under obl igat ion both to Greeks and to barbar ians, both to the wise and to the fool ish.”

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In 1907, 15 Baptists came together for the purpose of offer ing Sunday School for their chi ldren in a locat ion nearer to their homes. They began meeting in a smal l servant’s house on Sunday afternoons, eventual ly moving to a home as their numbers grew. Their desire to foster a community of worship and spir i tual learning would keep growing, becoming the Temple Baptist Church of today. A smal l group of 15 bel ievers is now over 4,000 and continues to grow.

In June, construct ion

begins on a major expansion for the

Hardy Street Church.

As membership grows, Temple votes

to lease 50 acres in Lamar County on

Old Highway 11.

Temple’s resident membership grows to 4,493.

1907 The church is off ic ia l ly

organized on 4th Avenue in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Ri ley and is given the

name “Faith.”

The s i te for the new church is

donated by H. A. Camp. Because of i ts locat ion on 5th Avenue, the name

becomes 5th Avenue Baptist

Church, the f i rst Baptist church in the western part

of the city.

On the corner of Hardy Street

and 16th Avenue, construct ion

begins for a newer, larger church

bui lding. On June 3, 1951, the church

changes i ts name to Temple Baptist

Church.

1908 1907 1950

1985 1995

2007

2016

Saturate f ive-year in i t iat ive begins.

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OUR PAST FOUNDATION BRINGS US TO OUR PRESENT CORE VALUES

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LIFE WORSHIPWe see the body dedicate i tsel f to the teaching of

the apost les, to worship, and to prayer.

LIFE TOGETHERWe also fol low their example of committ ing

themselves to the l i fe together and to the common meal, l iv ing in wonderful harmony, holding

everything in common.

LIFE MISSIONWe see that by l iv ing out their fa i th that people in general l iked what they saw. Every day their

number grew as God added those who were saved.

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OUR CORE VALUES MOTIVATE US TO SATURATE

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?Because 1.9 BILLION PEOPLE in the world have never heard the gospel! We have a burden that begins with the glory of God and is fueled by our compassion for the lost , the broken, and the hopeless. People in our community and the world need to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ .

WHY NOW?We are a blessed people, and God has entrusted us with many gif ts and resources. Because of God’s generosity, each of us has a greater responsibi l i ty to be a good steward.Luke 12:42-48

Our community, our nat ion, and our world are in desperate need of the gospel. Jesus told us to go and make disciples. Matthew 28:18-20

HOW?SENDINGOur goal is to be a people known for

going and sending.

PRAYINGOur goal is to be a people known for prayer.

GIVINGOur goal is to cult ivate a culture of

growing bibl ical generosity.

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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SATURATE ?We are providing a c lear path for sustaining, growing, and expanding our church’s abi l i ty to impact the Pinebelt and the world with the gospel!

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S E N D I N GA CHURCH SATURATINGTHE PINEBELT AND THE WORLD WITH THE GOSPEL

12.87% 26.09%

“Active” is defined as attending 1 out of every 4 Sundays.

Active evangelical households by county:

DISCIPLES INTO OUR COMMUNITYMESSENGERS INTO OUR WORLD

A PEOPLE KNOWN FOR GOING AND SENDING

Lamar Forrest

DISCIPLESHIP

PINEBELT

GAP

PARTNERSHIPS

CHURCH PLANTING

What is a “sending church?” A sending church is one that obedient ly responds to Jesus’ f inal command to His fol lowers to go into al l the world and make disciples of a l l nat ions.

Today, there are 1.9 bi l l ion people who have never heard the name of Jesus. Charles Spurgeon once said, “I plead this day for those who cannot plead for themselves… Shal l we let them perish? Can we go to our beds and s leep whi le China, India, Japan, and other nat ions are being damned?” A sending church is one that has a burden for and a plan to see that al l who are presently damned hear the l i fe-changing message of the gospel.

As you wi l l see on the pages that fol low, we have an intent ional strategy that wi l l prepare our people to fai thful ly share the gospel and establ ish

GO THEREFORE AND MAKE

DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS,

BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND

THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRITMATTHEW 28:19

GO INTO ALL THE WORLD

AND PREACH THE GOSPEL

TO THE WHOLE CREATION

MARK 16:15

SENDING OPPORTUNITIES

Christ ian communit ies in every part of the world. A sending church is one that is known more for the numbers they send than the ones that gather. Our desire is that Temple wi l l be known as a going and sending church.

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OUR GOAL IS TO INTENTIONALLY MAKE DISCIPLES OF JESUS,WHO MAKE DISCIPLES OF JESUS

IF YOU ABIDE IN ME, AND MY

WORDS ABIDE IN YOU…. YOU BEAR MUCH FRUIT, AND

SO PROVE TO BE MY DISCIPLES.

JOHN 15:7-8

The family is the God-designed unit for shaping an individual f rom birth to personal matur i ty. In the same way, the body of Christ is the God-designed unit for shaping an individual f rom spir i tual birth to spir i tual matur i ty. This is why disciple-making should be at the heart of a l l that a church is and al l that i t does. Much l ike a greenhouse, a church has many intent ional components or environments that contr ibute to the product of the disciple who makes disciples generat ion after generat ion. Three disciple-making environments at Temple are as fol lows: Bible Fel lowship organizes the church into ongoing, smal ler, mult iply ing groups that are open to everyone in order to help people

DISCIPLESHIP

ENROLLED IN BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CLASSES

F I V E Y E A R G O A L

connect, belong, be cared for, use their spir i tual gi f ts , and gain Bible understanding and appl icat ion; L i fe Groups help those who desire to be a disciple-maker; Equipping Classes equip people in specif ic stages of l i fe, cr is is , or core habits/truths in short-term groups pr imari ly on Wednesday nights.

Jesus wi l l make an impact in our hearts dur ing this Saturate Funding Init iat ive. See, discipleship, and stewardship are intertwined. As we grow in our discipleship, we grow in our stewardship, and as we grow in our stewardship, we wi l l grow in our discipleship. The two concepts work hand-in-hand to mold our hearts more into the image of Jesus.

Discipleship involves our convict ion, character, and conduct. A disciple of Jesus is a person who is fol lowing Christ (convict ion) , is being changed by Christ (character ) , and is committed to the mission of Christ (conduct) . “He said to them, ‘Fol low me, and I wi l l make you f ishers of men’.”

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“26.4% of people in America l ive in apartment communit ies. Only 5% of mult i -resident housing residents go to any type of evangel ical church.” North American Mission Board

PINEBELT

“ E I G H T Y-T W O P E R C E N T O F T H E UNCHURCHED ARE AT LEAST SOMEWHAT LIKELY TO ATTEND CHURCH IF INVITED.” Dr. Thom Rainer, The Unchurched Next Door

FULLY ENGAGE THE “FIVE-MILE RADIUS” AROUND TBC WITH THE GOSPEL

ESTABLISH A REPRODUCIBLE OUTREACH TO MULTI-RESIDENT HOUSING

ESTABLISH INTENTIONAL OUTREACH TO INTERNATIONALS

REFOCUS THE CAC TO BECOME A HUB OF ACTIVITY WHERE THE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY INTERSECT ON BRIDGES TO THE GOSPEL

TELL OF HIS GLORY AMONG

THE NATIONS,HIS WONDERFUL

DEEDS AMONG ALL THE

PEOPLES.1 CHRONICLES 16:24

Fifty-two thousand people wi l l l ive within f ive mi les of Temple Baptist Church by 2019. This is 80% of the Lamar County populat ion. Within the “Five-Mile Radius” are the poorest and wealthiest c i t izens in the Pinebelt . Temple is strategical ly located to the populat ion base that surrounds i t . The “Five-Mile Radius” surrounding the church is diverse ethnical ly, economical ly and cultural ly.

OUR GOAL IS TO SATURATE THE PINEBELT WITH THE GOSPEL

Within the “Five-Mile Radius” of Temple, 60% of the populat ion expressed they are Christ ian and members of a local church. However, in Lamar County alone, only 12.87% claim to regular ly attend. More troubl ing is that regular attendance is now def ined as one in every four Sundays. I f project ions are correct, of the 52,000 people residing within the “Five-Mile Radius” in 2019, less than 12% are going to be in church on any given Sunday.

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For we do not wrest le against f lesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorit ies, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spir i tual forces of evi l in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12

GAP

OUR GOAL IS TO EQUIP AND RELEASE YOUNG ADULTS TO LIVE FAITHFULLY AND MISSIONALLY WITH A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW

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AND THIS GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM WILL

BE PREACHED IN THE WHOLE

WORLD AS A TESTIMONY TO

ALL NATIONS, AND THEN THE

END WILL COME.MATTHEW 24:14

GAP ministry is a miss ional opportunity for young adults, 18 to 24 years of age, to commit a season of their l ives, 6 months to 1 year, developing a strong bibl ical foundation and a Christ-centered worldview whi le taking the gospel to the nat ions.

We wi l l develop a training center at Temple that, in f ive years, wi l l prepare 25 young adults annual ly in the GAP ministry. This is just one of the innovat ive ways Temple wi l l prepare workers to share the love of Christ and bui ld Christ ian communit ies in every part of the world.

CONNECTING LOCALLY ANDGLOBALLY THROUGH MISSIONS

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PARTNERSHIPS

OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE PINEBELT, IN EVERY REGION OF NORTH AMERICA, AND ON EVERY CONTINENT IN FIVE YEARS

IN ALL MY PRAYERS FOR ALL OF YOU, I

ALWAYS PRAY WITH JOY BECAUSE OF

YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE GOSPEL

FROM THE FIRST DAY UNTIL NOW.

PHILIPPIANS 1:4-5

Temple desires to see the power of the gospel t ransform l ives and communit ies. We intend to do this by forming strategic partnerships with l ike-minded churches and ministr ies around the world. Strategic partnerships mult iply ministry effect iveness for k ingdom growth by enabl ing partners to leverage their strengths and resources. They

wi l l provide Temple with access to locat ions that would be unreachable otherwise. Also, wi l l provide increased mission opportunit ies for Temple members. Most of a l l , strategic partnerships wi l l better enable Temple to fol low the Lord’s

command to make disciples of a l l nat ions.

A partnership is defined as an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate for the purpose of advancing their mutual interest. Temple seeks to develop partnerships to increase the likelihood of achieving our missional goals and to expand our reach into the world with the gospel message.

TEMPLE’S PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS:

• Temple partnerships should be formed to penetrate darkness. Luke 19:10

• Temple partnerships should impact all five regions of North America and every inhabitable continent around the world.

• Temple desires to partner with our own missionaries, encouraging, supporting, and enabling them to accomplish

the mission God has called them to.

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CHURCH PLANTING

OUR GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH O N E C H U R C H P L A N T I N A N UNREACHED AREA OF THE WORLD

BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY

SPIRIT HAS COME UPON YOU; AND

YOU SHALL BE MY WITNESSES BOTH

IN JERUSALEM, AND IN ALL JUDEA AND

SAMARIA, AND EVEN TO THE

REMOTEST PART OF THE EARTH.

ACTS 1:8

Temple wi l l develop an intent ional plan for plant ing churches.

I t goes without saying, lost people need Jesus. Church plant ing is the most effect ive way to saturate a community with a gospel presence. Church plants reach different people groups. The Great Commission mandated that disciples be reached among al l nat ions, not just the Gal i leans who were gathered.They can reach different demographics of people by strategical ly posit ioning them to serve communit ies in f resh and effect ive ways.

“America is drast ical ly underchurched. The church-to-populat ion rat io has been steadi ly decl ining for the past century. In 1900, there were 28 churches for every 10,000 Americans. By 1950, that number had dropped to 17 for every 10,000. In 2000, there were only 12 churches per 10,000; and in 2004, the rat io was down to 11/10,000.” Tom Clegg and Warren Bird

CHURCH PLANTING INVOLVES THE WHOLE CHURCH

INVESTINTERESTINVITE SENDSoon, we will

INVITE people of all ages and all seasons of life

to hear Temple’s vision for church

planting.

For members INTERESTED,

leaders will help people identify a role and a place

on the church plant team.

We will INVEST in each team member to develop a contextual

strategy that leads to effective church planting.

Temple is committed to

SENDING church planters and

team members who are trained

and equipped to take the gospel to the nations.

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P R A Y I N GA CHURCH SATURATINGTHE PINEBELT AND THE WORLD WITH THE GOSPEL

A PEOPLE KNOWN FOR PRAYER

EVEN THOSE I WILL BRING TO MY HOLY

MOUNTAIN AND MAKE THEM

JOYFUL IN MY HOUSE OF

PRAYER…FOR MY HOUSE WILL BE

CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER

FOR ALL THE PEOPLES.

ISAIAH 56:7

Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Ephesians 6:18 Oswald Chambers reminds us that, “Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.” We seek no less than total prayer saturation over our church family and our ministries locally, nationally and internationally. Together, we will reclaim the church as a house of prayer for the nations! (Isaiah 56:7) We desire to make it easier and more likely that people will pray personally and corporately. Prayer is our first response, not a last resort! May we never act without prayer but never pray without acting!

OUR GOAL IS TO CULTIVATE A C U LT U R E O F P R AY E R

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING1 T H E S S A L O N I A N S 5 : 1 7

Adoration: prais ing and adoring God for who He is

Confession: admitt ing our s in and seeking God’s c leansing

Thanksgiving: thanking God for His blessings and answered prayers

Supplication: asking God to work in our l ives and in the l ives of others

PERSONAL | Li fe WorshipWe encourage members to pr ior i t ize

prayer in their personal t ime with the Lord, using the ACTS tool as a guide:

CORPORATE | Li fe TogetherTogether we wi l l reclaim the church as

a house of prayer for the nat ions.

KINGDOM | Li fe MissionAs a church, we wi l l respond to God’s cal l to

unite al l bel ievers in focused prayer for world evangel izat ion and spir i tual awakening.

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601.450.3042

[email protected]

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PRAYER WALLWrite a request on our Prayer Wal l located upstairs in the Bui lding B. We are adding another Prayer Wal l soon!

BOILER ROOMThe Boi ler Room Ministry prays during our weekly worship services. Individuals, famil ies or groups s ign up to pray on a rotat ing basis.

HOUSE OF PRAYEROur church family gathers once a month for House of Prayer unit ing our hearts in cal l ing out for God to intervene through our prayers.

THE COVEA Place of Prayer: In 2017, we wi l l construct a prayer cove that wi l l be avai lable for anyone to ut i l ize anyt ime our bui lding is open.

PRAYER ROOMMembers s ign up to pray in one hour blocks on a weekly basis. In 2016, part ic ipat ion has increased by 25%.

FOCUS ON PRAYER God is moving through the prayers of His people! Jesus says to ask, and we wi l l receive. These are some evidences of answered prayers for God’s direct ion for our church:

CONNECT WITH PRAYER

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G I V I N GA CHURCH SATURATINGTHE PINEBELT AND THE WORLD WITH THE GOSPEL

A PEOPLE KNOWN FOR GENEROSITY

234 Families | $100 Annually | $2 Weekly188 Families | $500 Annually | $10 Weekly

118 Families | $1,000 Annually | $20 Weekly203 Families | $2,500 Annually | $48 Weekly



19 Families | $30,000+ Annually | $577+ Weekly

2%Americans donated two percent of their disposable income to some form of charity last year.

TEMPLE GIVINGDevelop a legacy init iative that wil l enable members to continue their gospel inf luence beyond their l i fetimes.

OUR GOAL IS TO CULTIVATE A CULTURE OF GROWING BIBLICAL GENEROSITY

Equip members for a l i festyle of growing bibl ical stewardship that empowers f inancial freedom and generosity.

• Help individuals grow in the grace of giving.

• Increase the number of givers.

Pour greater resources into being a sending church by el iminating debt.

• Form a culture of giving beyond the t ithe to reduce and/or el iminate church debt in

f ive years.• Redirect future funds from servic ing our debt

to spreading the gospel.

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3But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in al l earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also. 2 C o r i n t h i a n s 8 : 7

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SATURATE FUNDING INITIATIVEThe Saturate Funding Init iat ive is a two-year f inancial plan that enables us to fund the init ia l stages of our Saturate Vis ion. We are asking our membership to make a two-year f inancial commitment to expand our v is ion and mission.

ELIMINATE

DEBT

GOALS:

100%PARTICIPATION

FULFILL THE SATURATE V I S I O N

GROW AND STRENGTHEN

FAITH

ONE FUND MODELThe Saturate Funding Initat ive is accomplished through the “One Fund Model”.

The One Fund Model enables us to see that everything we do is miss ional . A part of this in i t iat ive is to chal lenge each of us to increase our f inancial support with a two-year commitment to the Lord’s work through our church.

The One Fund Model is a comprehensive f inancial plan that includes ongoing ministry expenses, new init iat ives, and further debt reduct ion. The goal is to reduce and/or el iminate the debt so that the debt service part of our current budget can be used for reaching our community and world for Jesus Christ .

We are chal lenged to be generous and part ic ipate in the One Fund Giving Model. Pray about your

part ic ipation and ask God to show you how you can

grow in the grace of giving.

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ONE FUND MODELEVERYTHING IS INCLUDED IN ONE BUDGET• Ministry Budget

• Internat ional Miss ions Offer ing (Lott ie Moon)

• North American Missions Offer ing (Annie Armstrong)

• State Missions Offer ing (Margaret Lackey)

• Saturate Init iat ives

• Debt Ret i rement

PROJECTED BUDGETS IN TWO YEAR SATURATE FUNDING INITIATIVE

2017$11.3M

GIVINGPRAYING

$9M SATURATE INITIATIVES

2 YEAR PLAN | $22 MILLION GOAL

$13M MINISTRY BUDGET

By el iminating current debt, church funds can be used to SATURATE our

community, country, & world through.. .

SENDING

CURRENT STATUS OF OUR DEBT

BREAKDOWN OF THE CURRENT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR DEBT

Note 2(5 year bal loon)

Note 1(10 year)

Extra Payments

OUR CHURCH DEBTThe Finance Ministry Team is fa i thful ly leading our church to reduce debt whi le at the same t ime continuing our strong ministry of the gospel.

What is our current debt and how does it impact our annual budget dollars?

Our church debt is approximately ten mil l ion dol lars. Current ly, our budget includes $1,058,750 for debt service. Once the debt is el iminated, this money can be repurposed for ministry and missions.

2018$10.7M

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THE RESULTBy the end of 2019,

debt will be minimized to greatly increase

ministry and mission funds.

2019201820172016

AS DEBT IS REDUCED*Art ist ic interpretat ion

MINISTRY FUNDS INCREASE

Without Saturate With Saturate

$10M

$8M

$6M

$4M

$2M

PROJECTED DEBT LEVELS(DEC 2016 - DEC 2019)

20

16

20

17

20

18

20

19

20

16

20

17

20

18

20

19

ONE FUND MODEL

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YOUR ROLEIN SATURATE

Lord, where are you sending me?Lord, wi l l you make me a prayer warr ior?Lord, wi l l you help me to grow in the grace of giv ing? Each one of us has been entrusted with one “l i fet ime.”

SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITYGOD HAS GIVEN YOU!

YOU CAN MAKE AN ETERNAL IMPACT!Together we can SATURATE the Pinebelt and the world with the gospel!

COMMITEVALUATEPRAY

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THE EXTRAVAGANT GIVER“I am l iv ing a radical ly generous l i fe with al l of my resources.”BIBLICAL HEROES: Barnabas and the widow

THE EXPANDING GIVER“I am giving beyond my t i the to the vis ion of my church and needs I encounter.”BIBLICAL HEROES: The Good Samaritan and David

THE TITHING GIVER“I am giving my f i rst f ruits (10% of my income) to the Lord.”BIBLICAL HEROES: Abraham and Jacob

THE CONSISTENT GIVER“I am giving at least once a month.”BIBLICAL HEROES: Cornel ius and Mary

THE BEGINNING GIVER“I am beginning my giving journey.”BIBLICAL HEROES: Zacchaeus and the boy with f ishes and loaves

WHAT’S YOUR NEXT STEP?

BEGINNING GIVER

CONSISTENT GIVER

TITHING GIVER

EXPANDING GIVER

EXTRAVAGANT GIVER

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As you pray and discern how God would ask you to give during this t ime, please use the tool below as a guide. Let i t be something that inspires and chal lenges

you towards greater generosity for Christ ’s Kingdom.

$ ___________________________

What I/we normal ly give in a year

+

$ ___________________________

Expanded annual generosity for SATURATE

=

$ ____________________________________

x2 Years

=

$ ___________________________

+

$ ___________________________

Gifts f rom my/our stored resources

F O R T H E N E X T T W O Y E A R S , I / W E C O M M I T TO . . .

$ ____________________________________

T W O Y E A R C O M M I T M E N T February 26, 2017 - February 24, 2019

AVENUES FOR GIVING

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28 DAYS OF SATURATED PRAYER[JANUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 18]

At Temple, we want to create a culture of prayer that saturates our church family, our ministr ies local ly, nat ional ly and internat ional ly. Prayer is our f i rst response, not a last resort ! Please join us as we pray dai ly for our Saturate plan.

“Prayer does not f it us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.” (Oswald Chambers)

24 HOURS OF PRAYERSign up to pray for one hour during January 22-23

Pray for:• Our staff• Church leadership• God-inspired vis ion• and clar i ty• Our plan to saturate the

Pinebelt and the world with the gospel

• Our members to be receptive to the Saturate Funding Init iat ive

Use the fol lowing guide as you pray dai ly for the next 28 days.

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JANUARY 22-28: SATURATE WITH ADORATION AND PRAISE

Day 1: Habakkuk 2:14 Praise God that the earth wi l l be saturated with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the seas.

Day 2: Exodus 15:2Praise God that He is our strength, our song and our salvat ion!

Day 3: Psalm 40:3Praise God for putt ing a new song in our mouths. He is worthy of our praise!

Day 4: Psalm 63:3 Praise God that His love is better than l i fe!

Day 5: Psalm 139:14Praise God for being an incredible Creator who made us in His image!

Day 6: Psalm 148:13Praise God for His name is exalted and His majesty is above earth and heaven!

Day 7: Psalm 150:6Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!

JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 4: SATURATE WITH CONFESSION AND REPENTANCE

Day 1: Psalm 139:23-24Ask God to search you and know you. Do you need to confess any thoughts, feel ings, att i tudes or act ions that have displeased Him?

Day 2: Psalm 19:14Are the words of your mouth and the deep longings of your heart pleasing to God?

Day 3: 2 Chronicles 7:14Humble yoursel f , pray, seek God’s face and turn f rom any wicked way God has revealed to be true about your l i fe.

Day 4: Ephesians 6:10-13Pray, acknowledging that your struggle is not a physical one but a spir i tual one. Take your stand against the devi l and his schemes.

Day 5: Ephesians 6:14-20Pray, putt ing on the indiv idual pieces of spir i tual armor God has provided for us. We are in a spir i tual batt le! Take your stand in Christ ’s v ictory!

Day 6: Hebrews 12:1-3Confess anything that is hindering your relat ionship with God. Repent of any known s in. Persevere as you fol low Jesus.

Day 7: 1 John 1:9As you have confessed your s in, know that God not only forgives you but He cleanses you from al l unr ighteousness. Thank Him for this great news!

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FEBRUARY 5-11: SATURATE WITH THANKSGIVING

Day 1: Psalm 100:4Begin your t ime with the Lord today by thanking Him for the blessings He has given you. Thank Him for answering specif ic prayers you have prayed.

Day 2: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18Give thanks even in the bad circumstances of your l i fe. God is there. He cares. He can br ing good things out of bad circumstances.

Day 3: Psalm 111:1Pray, giv ing thanks to God with your whole heart . Share this thanksgiv ing with another bel iever. Let them rejoice in the good God has done for you.

Day 4: 2 Corinthians 9:15 Pray, giv ing thanks to God for His inexpressible gi f t – Jesus!

Day 5: 1 Chronicles 16:34Pray, giv ing thanks to the Lord for His goodness and His steadfast love that wi l l last forever.

Day 6: Psalm 30:4-5Pray, giv ing thanks to God for showing us His favor. Thank Him for the joy we have in Him.

Day 7: 1 Corinthians 15:55-57Pray, thanking God for the v ictory over death and s in that we have through Jesus.

FEBRUARY 12-18: SATURATE WITH SUPPLICATION

Day 1: Ephesians 5:18Ask God to f i l l you with His Spir i t . Ask, seek and knock. Tel l God that you want Him to have complete control of your l i fe. Seek to be led by the Spir i t , not by your f lesh.

Day 2: Luke 10:2Pray, asking God to raise up workers in His harvest . Ask Him to cal l people to serve as pastors, miss ionar ies, preschool workers, chi ldren’s ministry workers, and student ministry workers.

Day 3: Matthew 28:18-20Pray, committ ing yoursel f to be part of the church’s great work of making disciples who wi l l fol low Jesus, be baptized and be taught to obey King Jesus. Commit to becoming a disciple maker who wi l l make other disciple-makers.

Day 4: Romans 12:1-2Daily pray offer ing your body as a l iv ing sacr i f ice to God. Surrender to Him and His plan for your day. Pray to be transformed by the renewing of your mind through scr ipture. Commit to doing God’s wi l l .

Day 5: John 15:5-8Stay c losely connected to Jesus through prayer and reading His word. Pray boldly for God to answer big prayers that would br ing Him glory. Pray that your obedience would bear much fruit .

Day 6: Acts 1:8Pray for God to put people on your mind that you need to tel l about Jesus. Ask Him i f you should go on any of our church mission tr ips this year or in the yearsto come.

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Day 7: Ephesians 3:20-21Pray, asking God to do things only He can do! When people see them, they wi l l know it is God who answers prayer! Consider sett ing your alarm for 3:20 pm each day as a reminder to pray to see things only God can do.

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JANUARY 22: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN2 Corinthians 9:6-8; 2 Corinthians 8:1-7; Mark 10:17-27

M A I N P O I N TTrue generosity connects us with a God who is joyful ly generous toward His chi ldren.

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A P P L I C AT I O NOur aim is to understand God’s joyful generosity toward us

more deeply.

On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the least l ikely and 10 being most conf ident) , rate your level of generosity. How would you rate your current level of f inancial generosity based on your capacity?

What is one smal l , concrete step you can take to grow in your level of generosity?

What is the role of individual giv ing in the mission of the church? What do you imagine the church is unable to do r ight now but would be able to do i f everyone gave generously?

G E N E R O S I T Y P R AY E R“I thank God who has blessed me in al l ways, at a l l t imes, with more than I need. Lead me to l ive generously, share

joyful ly, and look expectant ly toward my future.”

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JANUARY 29: MY FIRST STEPSLuke 19:1-10; John 6:1-13; Acts 10:1-8; Luke 8:1-3

M A I N P O I N TAn encounter with the generous Jesus leads to a l i fe of consistent generosity.

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A P P L I C AT I O NOur aim is to begin our giv ing journey and grow into consistent givers.

Beginning a journey of giv ing starts when we put some restraints on our spending. Where can you cut some spending in your own budget to prepare yoursel f to give more?

How can you contr ibute to and promote a culture of generosity in your home? Why is i t important to develop generosity in your home ear ly on?

What is celebrated is repeated. Understanding how crucial giv ing is to l iv ing as a Christ ian. As we become more consistent in our giv ing, how can we joyful ly hold one another accountable?



FEBRUARY 5: GOT TO OR GET TOGenesis 14:18-24; Proverbs 3:9-10

M A I N P O I N TI am a steward and not an owner. I wi l l give my f i rst f ruits (10% of my income) to the Lord.

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A P P L I C AT I O NOur aim is to grow from consistent givers into t i thing givers.

Give some thought to the three types of givers we have discussed so far—beginning giver, consistent giver, and t i ther. Which one best f i ts your current giv ing l i festyle? Where would you l ike to see growth over the next year?

Why do you think so many church members choose not to t i the?

Giving away 10% of your income wi l l s ignif icant ly impact your standard of l iv ing. Why should you move from consistent giv ing to t i thing? How is this a heart issue?

What do we communicate to God when we t i the faithful ly? Why should t i thing be a source of joy and not a burden for us?



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FEBRUARY 12: COUNT ME INLuke 10:30-35; 2 Samuel 24:18-25; Acts 4:36-37

M A I N P O I N TTrue generosity moves beyond a focus on the minimum.

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A P P L I C AT I O NOur aim is to move from t i thing givers to expanding and extravagant givers. Here are some items to begin praying about. Talk through these with your Bible Fel lowship class and with your family.

How wel l informed am I about my giving opportunit ies? What adjustments in my earning or spending do I need to make so I can be ready to give beyond my t i the as the Lord leads?

Over my l i fet ime, what long-term generosity impact might I have? I f I created my personal generosity dream l i fe, what would i t look l ike?

What steps can you make this year to begin to make a higher pr ior i ty of this legacy l i festyle?



FEBRUARY 19: NO HOLDING BACK2 Corinthians 9:6-8; 2 Corinthians 8:1-7; Mark 10:17-27

M A I N P O I N TWe achieve our “dream life” when we live in the freedom of giving.

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A P P L I C AT I O NOur aim has been to l ive generously, share joyful ly, and look expectant ly toward our future.

Read Proverbs 8:17-21. What do these verses promise those who treasure the Lord above al l e lse?

What is one smal l , concrete step you can take to grow in your level of generosity?

Of the f ive types of givers we have studied (beginning, consistent, t i thing, expanding and extravagant) , which one best represents where you are today?

What wi l l you do this year to grow toward becoming the generous person God desires you to be?

What are a few concrete things that God can do i f you increased your giv ing? What could the Lord do i f our ent i re church family increased their giv ing?



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JANUARY 22: BELIEVE!Romans 1:14-17; 9:1-5; Acts 9

M A I N P O I N TBel ief in God should impact every day of your l i fe.

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A P P L I C AT I O NHow is your bel ief in God shaping pract ical dai ly decis ions?

How does your bel ief in God give purpose and meaning to your l i fe?

Identi fy 2 recent decis ions that were determined by your personal fa i th.

Often we look at the apost le Paul and think that f rom day one he had arr ived. In real i ty, his letters reveal a growing faith. As Paul exercised faith, he experienced God personal ly and was used by God mighti ly. Paul ’s growing int imacy with Jesus overf lowed into a passion and commitment to saturat ing the world with the gospel.

Your pass ion and commitment to saturat ing the P inebelt and the wor ld with the gospel wi l l be the overf low from a growing int imacy with Jesus . Paul gives us a pattern for l iv ing out a l i fe of passion and s ignif icance…

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JANUARY 29: FOLLOW!Galat ians 2:20; Acts 13-14

M A I N P O I N TInt imacy with God deepens as you faithful ly fol low him.

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A P P L I C AT I O NIdenti fy 2 spir i tual ly “def ining moments” in the last 12 months.

Share with someone the story of how obedience to fol lowing Christ enabled you to experience Him in an int imate way.

On a scale f rom 1 to 10, ( least to greatest ) , where are you r ight now in your relat ionship with Jesus Christ?

FEBRUARY 5: TRUST!1 Thessalonians 5:24; Acts 15-18

M A I N P O I N TFaith grows and strengthens when you trust God with everything.

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What evidence can you see that you are growing in fa i th?

Over the last 12 months, identi fy 2 areas where you stepped out in fa i th, total ly dependent on God?

In what areas of your l i fe do you struggle to trust God, (what do you worry about most)?

What changes wi l l you make so you wi l l be total ly dependent on God in al l things?

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FEBRUARY 12: FIRST!2 Corinthians 5:14-15; Acts 19-21

M A I N P O I N TPrior i t ies in l i fe reveal your relat ionship with God.

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A P P L I C AT I O NEvaluate your weekly schedule and write out a t ime sheet for how you spend your t ime.

Review your f inances and write out an annual review to eval-uate your f inancial pr ior i t ies.

What are the desires that dr ive your l i fe?

In what ways do you seek God’s k ingdom f i rst before seeking the things of this world?

In what ways do you put His k ingdom second?

Prayerful ly seek God’s wisdom and ask him to pr ior i t ize these key areas of your l i fe.

FEBRUARY 19: SURRENDER!2 Timothy 4:6-8; Acts 22-28

M A I N P O I N TSurrender is evidence of growing spir i tual matur i ty.

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A P P L I C AT I O NIs there anything in your l i fe that you are unwil l ing to surren-der to God?

Read Phi l ippians 2:5-18. Prayerful ly ask the Lord to help you to fol low the example of Jesus.

What tangible demonstrat ion of surrender is God asking you to make at this t ime?

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