Making an Eternal Impact
Luke 16:9
Matthew 28:19
Go and make disciples of all nations
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Sponsored 2,693 Kids!
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Luke 16:9
Use Worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come up you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
1. The Potential for Eternal Impact
Luke 16:9
"Use worldly wealth..."
Luke 6:38
Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full-pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.
2. The Priority of Eternal Impact
Luke 16:9
Use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
3. The Promise of Eternal Impact
Why is planting churches so important?
Planting Church is one of the most effective ways to reach people!
> Nothing has proven to be more effective at reaching and discipling unreached people than church planting. ---Dr. Ed Stetzer
> Dozens of denominational studies have confirmed that the average new church gains most of its new members (60-80%) from the ranks of people who are not attending any worshiping body. ---"Why Plant Churches" Dr. Tim Keller
The average established church will see one salvation for every five people that attend.
In contrast, a new church plant will see one salvation for every two people who attend.
300% increase in salvations!
Each church plant will cost at least $20,000 to start
Fund all 21 church plants for $420,000
-Springfield's violent crime rate is 61.87% higher than the national average.
-This area has a suicide rate 60% higher than the national average.
-Springfield has a poverty rate of 20.3% which is nearly double the national percentage.
-Joplin, Missouri isn't far behind with a poverty rate of 17%
Through Saturday Serve:
-We have served 123,894 people.
-Distributed 430,160 pounds of food and essential items.
Goal for Saturday Serve...
To provide $50,000 to address local needs in our communities.
$25,000 in resources
$25,000 in volunteer labor
Proverbs 29:18
If people can't see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals. they are most blessed.
