Message Notes

Goal Is To Cultivate
Loving God’s House
Investing Into God’s House
Expanding God’s House

ALC Core Value

We Will Do Anything Short Of Sin To Reach People Who Don’t Know Christ.

To Reach People No One Is Reaching,
We Will Have To Do Things, No One Is Doing

Live It And Then Give It

And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
Acts 2:42-45

So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
Acts 2:46-47

And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
Acts 5:12-14

Caution!!!!!
Stay Away From The Enemies That Hinder You From “Living It”

Stay Away From Religious Tradition

making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”
Mark 7:13

Tradition Should Never Become More Important Than The Mission

for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Luke 19:10

Stay Away From “Dividers”

Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
Romans 16:17-18

Stay Away From “Arguers”

Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.
2 Timothy 2:22-23

And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
2 Timothy 2:24-26

The Bereans
Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men. Acts 17:10-12

Living It Opens The Door To Giving It

We Share Our Faith Because We Value People

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 1:27-28

We Share Our Faith Because God Desires All To Be Saved

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9

We Share Our Faith Because All Will Live Forever

And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Matthew 25:46

We Share Our Faith Because
Jesus Gave Us A Command

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mark 16:15

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Matthew 9:35-38

Approximately 80–82% of unchurched or non-churchgoing people are willing to attend church if invited by a friend or family member, making personal invitation highly effective.

Despite this openness, only about 2% of churchgoers invite an unchurched person to church in a given year, or roughly 20% to 60% make at least one invitation over six months.

Rejection Of The Savior

Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him.
Luke 9:51-52

But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?”
Luke 9:53-54

But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.
Luke 9:55-56

Pray For Someone Daily (Make A List Of 5)

Look For Opportunities To Serve Them
(Prayer – Acts Of Services)

Witness To Them As The Holy Spirit Leads

Share Your Personal Testimony Of
What God Has Done In You

Invite Them To Church As The Holy Spirit Leads