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Why PlantWhy Plant
Churches?Churches?
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The End of ActsThe End of Acts
AC 28:30 And he stayed two fullAC 28:30 And he stayed two full
years in his own rented quarters andyears in his own rented quarters and
was welcoming all who came to him,was welcoming all who came to him,
AC 28:31 preaching the kingdom ofAC 28:31 preaching the kingdom of
God and teaching concerning theGod and teaching concerning the
Lord Jesus Christ with all openness,Lord Jesus Christ with all openness,
unhindered.unhindered.
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DEYO -DEYO -
UNHINDEREDUNHINDERED
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Two main hindrances to theTwo main hindrances to the
gospelgospel
ComplacencyComplacency Fear of manFear of man
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1990
% adults
2001
% adults
Change
in %
point
Numerical
growth
in %
terms
+5.3%-7.3%81.1%88.4%Total Christian
+69.1%+1.7%5.2%3.5%Total non-Christian
religions
+105.7%+6.6%15.0%8.4%No Religion/
Atheist/Agnostic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheisthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheisthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity8/14/2019 Why Plant Church
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Nine Reasons Why WeNine Reasons Why We
Should Plant New ChurchesShould Plant New Churches
Its the biblical patternIts the biblical pattern
New churches are more efficient inNew churches are more efficient in
evangelizing.evangelizing.
There are many people not yet beingThere are many people not yet being
reached.reached.
We need to reach the new culture,We need to reach the new culture,worship, and language that evolvesworship, and language that evolves
over time.over time.
The nature of the church directs usThe nature of the church directs ustoward church lantin .
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Nine Reasons Why WeNine Reasons Why We
Should Plant New ChurchesShould Plant New Churches
New churches often exhibit more lifeNew churches often exhibit more life
than older ones.than older ones.
It is one of the best ways to allow forIt is one of the best ways to allow for
the development of new leadershipthe development of new leadership
and to utilize the gifts and talents ofand to utilize the gifts and talents of
the members.the members.
To reach the unchurched, we need toTo reach the unchurched, we need to
offer them a variety of options.offer them a variety of options.
Congregations that die need to beCongregations that die need to be
replaced.replaced.
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Common Objections toCommon Objections to
Church PlantingChurch Planting
It will harm the parent church.It will harm the parent church.
The start-up cost is too high.The start-up cost is too high.
It breaks up the Christian fellowshipIt breaks up the Christian fellowshipwe have; its a violation of lovewe have; its a violation of love
and/or unity.and/or unity.
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Pauls WalkPauls Walk
Phil 3:7 But whatever things werePhil 3:7 But whatever things were
gain to me, those things I havegain to me, those things I have
counted as loss for the sake of Christ.counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
Phil 3:8 More than that, I count allPhil 3:8 More than that, I count all
things to be loss in view of thethings to be loss in view of the
surpassing value of knowing Christsurpassing value of knowing Christ
Jesus my Lord, for whom I haveJesus my Lord, for whom I havesuffered the loss of all things, andsuffered the loss of all things, and
count them but rubbish so that I maycount them but rubbish so that I may
gain Christ,gain Christ,
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Pauls WalkPauls Walk
Phil 3:9 and may be found in Him, notPhil 3:9 and may be found in Him, not
having a righteousness of my own derivedhaving a righteousness of my own derived
fromfrom thethe Law, but that which is throughLaw, but that which is through
faith in Christ, the righteousness whichfaith in Christ, the righteousness whichcomescomes from God on the basis of faith,from God on the basis of faith,
Phil 3:10 that I may know Him and thePhil 3:10 that I may know Him and the
power of His resurrection and thepower of His resurrection and the
fellowship of His sufferings, beingfellowship of His sufferings, beingconformed to His death;conformed to His death;
Phil 3:11 in order that I may attain to thePhil 3:11 in order that I may attain to the
resurrection from the dead.resurrection from the dead.
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Pauls WalkPauls Walk
Phil 3:12 Not that I have already obtainedPhil 3:12 Not that I have already obtained
ititor have already become perfect, but Ior have already become perfect, but I
press on so that I may lay hold of that forpress on so that I may lay hold of that for
which also I was laid hold of by Christwhich also I was laid hold of by ChristJesus.Jesus.
Phil 3:13 Brethren, I do not regard myselfPhil 3:13 Brethren, I do not regard myself
as having laid hold ofas having laid hold ofitityet; but one thingyet; but one thing II
do:do: forgetting whatforgetting what lieslies behind andbehind andreaching forward to whatreaching forward to what lieslies ahead,ahead,
Phil 3:14 I press on toward the goal for thePhil 3:14 I press on toward the goal for the
prize of the upward call of God in Christprize of the upward call of God in Christ
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Pauls WalkPauls Walk
Phil 3:15 Let us therefore, as manyPhil 3:15 Let us therefore, as manyas are perfect, have this attitude;as are perfect, have this attitude;and if in anything you have aand if in anything you have a
different attitude, God will revealdifferent attitude, God will revealthat also to you;that also to you;
Phil 3:16 however, let us keep livingPhil 3:16 however, let us keep living
by that sameby that same standardstandard
to which weto which we
have attained.have attained. Phil 3:17 Brethren, join in followingPhil 3:17 Brethren, join in following
my example, and observe those whomy example, and observe those who
walk according to the pattern youwalk according to the pattern you
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Pauls WalkPauls Walk
Phil 3:20 For our citizenship is inPhil 3:20 For our citizenship is in
heaven, from which also we eagerlyheaven, from which also we eagerly
wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesuswait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus
Christ;Christ; Phil 3:21 who will transform the bodyPhil 3:21 who will transform the body
of our humble state into conformityof our humble state into conformity
with the body of His glory, by thewith the body of His glory, by theexertion of the power that He hasexertion of the power that He has
even to subject all things to Himself.even to subject all things to Himself.