THE CHURCH WE ARE CALLED TO BUILD

“God, how much do You think we should be targeting to raise?”

“Wrong question. You should be asking: ‘what kind of church am I calling you to

build?’”

Eph 5:25“Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved

the church and gave himself up for her”

“Wrong question. Look at the ‘heart’-ware, not the hardware.”

the CHURCH = a Community of Christ-followers empowered by the Holy Spirit to participate in

the Great Commission

the CHURCH = a Community of Christ-followers empowered by the Holy Spirit to participate in

the Great Commission

God is a Community

YHWH

I AM WHO I AM

We are created for Community

1 Thess 1:2-3“We always thank God for all of you,

mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your

work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope

in our Lord Jesus Christ.”

WELCOME HOME

the CHURCH = a Community of Christ-followersempowered by the Holy Spirit to participate in

the Great Commission

Christians = followers of Christ

ProvisionHealing

Teaching & PreachingSacrifice

the CHURCH = a Community of Christ-followers empowered by the Holy Spirit to participate in

the Great Commission

Luk 24:45-49Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is what is written: The

Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached

in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until

you have been clothed with power from on high."

2 Cor 13:14 – The Benediction“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and

the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”

fellowship = (koinonia) = intimate partnership

the CHURCH = a Community of Christ-followers empowered by the Holy Spirit to participate in

the Great Commission

Matt 28:18-20All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of

the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have

commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

Eph 1:22-23 (Message)At the center of all this, Christ rules the church.

The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church.

The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his

presence.

the CHURCH = a Community of Christ-followers empowered by the Holy Spirit to participate in

the Great Commission

TWO PHASE BUILDING PROJECT

PHASE ONE

2012 – 2013

PHASE ONETO RAISE $475,000

$350,000 downpayment + $25,000 duties + $100,000 renovation

PHASE ONE CONCEPT

PHASE TWO2013 – 2018 (est.)

TO RAISE $850,000 (est.)

PHASE TWO CONCEPT

PHASE ONETO RAISE $475,000

2012 TARGET = $175,000

PLEDGE SUNDAY11/3/12

2012 TARGET = $175,000

PHASE ONE CONCEPT