Message Notes
The State of the Church Address
January
11, 2004
A Little about how
we got here…
San Marcos Now…
Where we are going….
The Great
Commission:
Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus
came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to
me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very
end of the age.”
The Great
Commandment
Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus
replied: ”‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two
commandments.”
We believe that a
great commitment to the Great COMMISSION and the Great COMMANDMENT will produce a great
CHURCH!
Our
Dream for 2004 can be summarized by…
Reaching
UP, Reaching OUT, Reaching IN
My part
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My part
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My part ______________________________________
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Dear God, thank You for bringing
me here. I knew something was missing
in my life, I just didn’t know it was you.
Thank You for seeking me even when I’ve ignored You. Today, I recognize the gift that You sent at
Christmas. Today, Jesus, I want to accept You into my life and I ask you to
forgive me for all of the things I’ve done wrong. I want to accept Your gift of help to help me in the present
time. I want to accept Your gift of
eternal life for the future. I ask You,
Jesus Christ, to start changing me from the inside out beginning right now. In
your name I pray, Amen.