Evident Life Church
THE EXPANDING CHURCH
THE EXPANDING CHURCH - A January 1st Message
Locations & Times
Evident Life Church
415 N Gilbert Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
This is not a time for God’s people to shrink back, not a time for playing it safe, not a time for contracting; rather, this is a time for EXPANSION.
1. ENLARGE THE PLACE OF YOUR TENT
It’s time for you and your family to expand with the Lord, expand spiritually, expand in your devotion to Jesus. Expand your time with God, your ability to hear His voice, to share His Gospel, and be about His mission.
“Enlarge the place of your tent”
“Enlarge the place of your tent”
We need to reject smallness.
Enlargement requires us to get out of our small boxes, our small routines, our small thinking and our limited view of God.
Sometimes we can self-limit ourselves. We can place limits on ourselves that God hasn’t placed on us.
2. STRETCH YOUR TENT CURTAINS WIDE
"Thy Maker is thy Husband. Christ is the Holy One of Israel, the Mediator of the covenant made with the Old Testament church. Long he had been called the God of Israel; but now he shall be called the God of the whole earth." – Matthew Henry
Enlarging the place of your tent means making room for some new people in your life. And people will stretch you!
3. STRENGTHEN YOUR STAKES
Once you lengthen your cords you must also strengthen your stakes, driving them deeper into the bedrock of God’s truth.
The roots of an Evident Life must go D.E.E.P.
And so, how will we as a church respond to this word?
PRAYER & FASTING
PRAYER & FASTING
GIVING OPPORTUNITY
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. - 2 Corinthians 9:6-7
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We look forward to hearing from you! If you are a GUEST, thank you for connecting with us today. If you made a DECISION TO FOLLOW JESUS or to be baptized, we rejoice with you and we want to resource you. If you have A NEED OR A PRAYER REQUEST, please let us know. We are here for you!
https://evidentlife.breezechms.com/form/ConnectLifeGroup Discussion Questions:
1. Read Isaiah 54:1-3. Then read Galatians 4:26-27. How does the Apostle Paul demonstrate that the New Testament church is the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy? Who are the "more children" and how was the tent enlarged?
2. What ways can or could you position yourself to be used by God for expanding His church and fulfilling this prophetic word of enlarging the tent and filling it?
3. What are you learning and experiencing during this week of prayer and fasting?
1. Read Isaiah 54:1-3. Then read Galatians 4:26-27. How does the Apostle Paul demonstrate that the New Testament church is the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy? Who are the "more children" and how was the tent enlarged?
2. What ways can or could you position yourself to be used by God for expanding His church and fulfilling this prophetic word of enlarging the tent and filling it?
3. What are you learning and experiencing during this week of prayer and fasting?