Sermon - A Greater Glory

Question 1

Lesson Title

Answer 1

A Greater Glory

Question 2

Mainline Church of Christ at the time and still today:

Answer 2

Average Congregation = 150 members
Baptisms per year = 8
Retention = Less than 10%

Question 3

Church of Christ 1979:

Answer 3

Largest attendance = 3000
Largest Church of Christ outside of U.S. = 500

Question 4

By 2000 ICOC:

Answer 4

LA ICOC = 10,000 disciples with 15,000 in attendance
Manila = 7,000 attendance
40 Congregations with more than 1,000 attendance

Question 5

ICOC Now

Answer 5

Every church lost half its members (Portland: 300 members to 25)

Question 6

Scripture leading into first point

Answer 6

2 Chronicles 36:15-19 (586 B.C.)

Question 7

Lesson Points

Answer 7

1. God Scatters and God Gathers
2. God Proves and God Moves
3. God Measures our Treasures

Question 8

Who destroyed the temple?

Answer 8

Theologically Nebuchadnezzar, Spiritually Satan

Question 9

Scripture after first point

Answer 9

Nehemiah 1:8-9

Question 10

What scripture says hardships will come

Answer 10

Hebrews 12:7

Question 11

What are Hardships meant to produce?

Answer 11

1. Holiness
2. Righteousness
3. Peace

Question 12

Hardships have two effects

Answer 12

Make you a better Christian or a bitter Christian

Question 13

What did Kip learn from his hardships?

Answer 13

1. Movement is not tied with God
2. Leadership is not tied with God
3. God smashes idols (Acts 13:36 - We have purpose until we die)
4. Give mercy to weak (Laban principle - Jacob put under worse deceiver but then became greater than Israel)

Question 14

First scripture of the second point

Answer 14

2 Chronicles 36:22-23

Question 15

When does Cyrus come to power?

Answer 15

536 BC

Question 16

Scripture following the first scripture of the second point

Answer 16

Ezra 1:1-5

Question 17

Church growth for the boston movement in the first four years

Answer 17

1. 103 Baptisms
2. 200 Baptisms
3. 252 Baptisms
4. 368 Baptisms

Question 18

First scripture of third point?

Answer 18

Ezra 3:8,10-13 (535 BC)

Question 19

How did each person react to the temple being rebuilt?

Answer 19

New guys fired up, old guys heartbroken

Question 20

What is the second scripture of the third point?

Answer 20

Ezra 4:24/5:1-2

Question 21

What is the third scripture in the third point?

Answer 21

Haggai 1:1/2:1

Question 22

Quote at the End

Answer 22

The Glory of the New Movement will be greater than the Old Movement…And IF we stay righteous we will live to see the world evangelized in our generation!