Sermon 7.7.2024 [PARTIAL]

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Their church raised $720,000 in seven weeks, 72 times more than a previous $10,000 love offering for Kenya's house.

This episode is the final week of the Church Next sermon series, designed alongside a capital campaign for a building. Josh introduces the topic of being a prophetic church, clarifying that biblical prophets primarily tell the story of God's work in past, present, and future rather than predicting mystically. He draws a parallel to Joshua from the Bible, explaining how God commissioned Joshua to lead Israel into the promised land with courage based on God's faithfulness, not self-reliance. The sermon transitions to the church's current situation, detailing a seven-week capital campaign that raised $720,000, far exceeding expectations and statistical norms for such efforts. Josh contrasts this with a previous $10,000 love offering raised in six weeks for Kenya, a paraplegic mother in Costa Rica, highlighting the scale of the recent miracle. He emphasizes that the success is due to God's faithfulness, not perfect planning, and frames it as an act of faith. The speaker then addresses the church's inflection point with a potential new building, warning of two organizational pitfalls: changing their identity or failing to adapt methods. He uses analogies like brands that decline or organizations resistant to technology. Josh explains that while the vehicle (building) may change, the destination of being a disciple-making church remains the same. He reveals that leadership has started discussing decision-making tensions, including raising disciples, collaborating for community impact, taking acts of faith in a big God, and reimagining a vibrant, diverse community. The sermon concludes with a call to follow God boldly together, referencing communion as a symbol of unity, and praying for the next chapter of Acts Church Leander.

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A sermon about a prophetic church that links James, Ecclesiastes, Kenya's house, and communion.

Acts Church Leander closes Church Next in the final week of a series tied to the capital campaign, and it frames the church's future through older scriptural patterns.

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Your Church Next listen here moves from planning talk to a prophetic church, a Costa Rica love offering, and communion at the table.

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