Safeguards to

keeping on Track
To keep on track we must:
1 . Be Converted

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new

creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
All this is from God, who reconciled us to
himself through Christ and gave us the
ministry of reconciliation:

2 Corinthians 5: 1 6- 1 8
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 To keep on track we must:
1 . Be Converted
2. Humble Ourselves
3. Be Teachable
4. Have a love for the truth
5. Be Discipled
6. Have Word’s from God Tested
7. Understand God’s Expectations
8. Communicate
9. Forgive
 The Church

Jesus said “I will build My

church, and the gates of Hades
shall not prevail against it. ”
Matthew 1 6: 1 8
 The Church
• Bride of Christ
. . as Christ is the head of the church. .

. . just as Christ loved the church and gave himself

up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by
the washing with water through the word, and to
present her to himself as a radiant church,
without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish,
but holy and blameless.
Ephesians 5: 23- 27
 The Church
• Bride of Christ
. . he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does
the church— for we are members of his body.
"For this reason a man will leave his father and
mother and be united to his wife, and the two will
become one flesh. “ This is a profound mystery—
but I am talking about Christ and the church.
However, each one of you also must love his wife
as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her
husband.
Ephesians 5: 23- 27
 The Church
• God’s Household
Although I hope to come to you soon, I am
writing you these instructions so that, if I
19 Now, therefore, you are no longer
am delayed, you will know how people ought
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 The Church
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Ephesians 2: 1 9
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. . havingbeen built on the foundation of the
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Jesus
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whole building, being fitted together, grows
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Ephesians 2: 20- 22
 The Church
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. . havingbeen built on the foundation of the
apostles andtherefore,
19 Now, prophets, you
Jesus
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Ephesians 2: 20- 22
 The Church
• Dwelling Place of God’s Spirit

The end purpose of the church is to be

a habitation, a dwelling place of God
19 Now, therefore, you are no longer

strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens

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Matthew 1 8: 20
The Church
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• The Assembly
• Family
• Vine
• Army
 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All
this is from God, who reconciled us to himself
through Christ and gave us the ministry of
reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world
to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins
against them. And he has committed to us the
message of reconciliation. We are therefore
Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making
his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's
behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who
had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we
might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5: 1 7- 21
Why Churches can Struggle
• The Enemy
• Wrong teaching
• Wrong Church Structure
• 5 fold Ministry not recognized
 It was he who gave some to be apostles,
some to be prophets, some to be
evangelists, and some to be pastors and
teachers, to prepare God's people for works
of service, so that the body of Christ may
be built up until we all reach unity in the
faith and in the knowledge of the Son of
God and become mature, attaining to the
whole measure of the fullness of Christ. . .

Ephesians 4: 1 1 - 1 6
 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed
back and forth by the waves, and blown
here and there by every wind of teaching
and by the cunning and craftiness of men in
their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking
the truth in love, we will in all things grow
up into him who is the Head, that is,
Christ. From him the whole body, joined and
held together by every supporting ligament,
grows and builds itself up in love, as each
part does its work.
Ephesians 4: 1 1 - 1 6
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• The Enemy
• Wrong teaching
• Wrong Church Structure
• 5 fold Ministry not recognized
• Clergy vs. Laity
 Every Believers Ministry
• Love one another – 1 John 1 3: 35
• Greeting one another – 1 Cor. 1 6: 20
• Serving one another – Gal. 5: 1 3
• Giving Hospitality – Heb. 1 3: 2
• Suffering with each other – Heb. 1 3: 3
• Honouring each other – Heb. 1 3: 7
• Encouraging one another – Eph. 4: 29
• Caring for one another – Rom. 1 2: 1 3
• Praying for one another – James 5: 1 6
• Witnessing and reconciling others to God - 2 Cor. 5: 1 9
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Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a

prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and
anyone who receives a righteous man because he is
a righteous man will receive a righteous man's
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 Some ways around this problem
• Ministers Association
• Combined Church Activities
• Recognize that one church doesn’t have it all
• Where possible work together
 Salvo’s – Op Shop
 Baptist - Mobile help / SUFM
 Uniting - Church buildings
 Lutheran – Christian Bookshop
 Church of Christ – Bookshop / Cafe
 Us – Resources / Tech advice
 Unsaved Church
God

The vehicle God has chosen and

empowered to use to reach the lost
and make disciples is His Church

How can we help it to reach its full

capacity?
 We Can. . . .

• Pray

Give a man a fish and you feed

him for a day. Teach a man to
fish and you feed him for a
lifetime.
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 We Can. . . .

• Pray

Remember this: Whoever sows

sparingly will also reap sparingly,
and whoever sows generously will
also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9: 6
 We Can. . . .
• Give Finances

• Tithes and offerings

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 We Can. . . .
• Speak well of
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of
the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning
against the body and blood of the Lord. A man ought to
examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks
of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without
recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment
on himself. That is why many among you are weak and sick,
and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we judged
ourselves, we would not come under judgment. When we are
judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will
not be condemned with the world.
1 Corinthians 1 1 : 27- 32
 We Can. . . .
• Look out for others

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• Look out for others

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hold us accountable for every
person that enters our doors
 We Can. . . .
• Look out for others

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:

"Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be
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silent. For I am with you, and no one is going
to attack and harm you, because I have many
people in this city. " So Paul stayed for a year
and a half, teaching them the word of God.
Acts 1 8: 9- 1 1
 We Can. . . .
• Look out for others

Exceptions
 We Can. . . .
• Look out for others

Exceptions
• Baby Christians
• Shy
• Those going through tough times
• Hurting / Wounded
 We Can. . . .
• Turn up on time

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• Unexpected circumstance
 We Can. . . .
• Help in areas of need

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• Help in areas of need

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• Baby Christians
• Those going through tough times
• Hurting / Wounded
 Unsaved Church
God

'Well done, good and faithful

servant! You have been faithful
with a few things; I will put you in
charge of many things. Come and
share your master's happiness!‘
Matthew 25: 23
Unsaved Church
God