iChurch

Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Truth: Nothing much can be accomplished unless the church learns to work together in peace.

Thrust: Christians must learn to cooperate with each other by God’s grace.

Thesis: Since nothing much can be accomplished unless the church learns to work together in peace, Christians must learn to cooperate with each other by God’s grace.

Turning Point: The church that works together peacefully accomplishes much eventually.

Theme: Church Dynamics

Topic: How churches can become more effective

Title: iChurch

Tagline: Let’s work together, not just harder.

Thoughts:

1. A lot of good churches fail.
2. There are many good strategies when it comes to church growth but still churches fail.
3. Most people think the answer is to become more spiritual — have more prayer, more worship, etc.
4. These are all crucial, and they must be emphasized.
5. But a neglected area in most churches is the way followers and leaders relate with each other.
6. Nothing much can be accomplished unless the church learns to work together in peace.
7. Christians must learn to cooperate with each other by God’s grace. (1 Thessalonians 5:12-28)
8. No organization can succeed if its members are all set in devouring each other.
9. The church that works together peacefully accomplishes much eventually.
10. Let’s work together, not just harder.