Jesus is Building His Church - Missions Sunday 2 - 2022
Matthew 16:18
Acts 1:8 (ESV)
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Matthew 16:18b (ESV)
"I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
1. The Promise of Church Planting
Matthew 16:18b (ESV)
I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
2. The Priority of Church Planting
Matthew 16:18b (ESV)
I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Ephesians 1:22-23 (MSG)
“At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.”
3. The Power of Church Planting
Matthew 16:18b (ESV)
I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Luke 16:9 NIV
“Use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that
when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.”
