DEPENDENCE ON GOD
TEXT: 1 Cor. 3:6-9
A. GOD GIVES THE INCREASE - MAKES THINGS WORK.
B. DEPENDENCE ON GOD( Phil. 4:13 ).
1. Dependence on his written word( 1 Cor. 4:6 ).
2. By his authority( Co1. 3:17 ).
C. EASY TO THINK WE CAN DO GOD'S WORK BETTER.
1. God doesn't need us( Psa. 50:10-12; Acts 17:24-28 ).
2. Fellow workers, not equals, servants( 1 Cor.4:1-4 ).
A. SARAH AND ABRAHAM( Gen. 15:1-4; 16:1-3, 15-16 ).
B. MOSES( Num. 20:7-13 ).
C. UZZAH( 1 Chron. 13:9-14; 15:1-3, 12-15 ).
A. "GIVE THE PEOPLE A CHOICE."
1. The church of your choice( Eph. 1:22-23; 2:16; 4:4-6 ).
2. Unity in diversity( Prov. 23:23 ).
a. Error is the doctrine of demons( 2 Tim. 4:1-2 ).
b. What fellowship?( 2 Cor. 6:14-15; 2 John 9-11 ).
c. Amos 3:3.
B. "MAKE THE WORSHIP MORE ATTRACTIVE."
1. Emphasis on the man, not the message( Rom. 16:17-18 ).
2. Avoid controversy( Acts 20:26-27 ).
3. Entertainment in place of worship. Choirs and clowns,coffee and doughnuts,
rodeos, etc.
4. Taste rules!( instruments, Lord's supper theatrics likesinging and dimming
the lights).
5. Hugging and smiling is not a substitution for Spirituality.
EMPHASIS IS NOT TO BE ON EMOTIONALISM.
C. "CHANGES IN THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION."
1. Faith only( James 2:24 ).
2. Original sin( Rom. 5:12 ).
3. Changes in the teaching on Repentance( Luke 19:8-9 ).
D. "CHANGE THE BLUEPRINT OF THE CHURCH."
1. A specific Organization( Acts 14:23; 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2 ).
2. A specific Job( Eph. 4:11-12; 1 Tim. 3:15 ).
3. Sponsoring churches and human institutions don't help God.
4. Social programs distract from the church's purpose.