Having (F)aith the (I)nfluences people (T)oday RU FIT Physically and Spiritually What to expect when...

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Having (F )aith the (I )nfluences people (T )oday RU FIT Physically and Spiritually What to expect when we share TRUTH with others..

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Having (F)aith the (I)nfluences people

(T)oday

RU FIT

Physically and Spiritually

What to expect when we share TRUTH with others..

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2Tim 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall

be able to teach others also.

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Startling Statistics….

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Matt 26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith

unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

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While we show the recent statistics about the church, please realize, we are the

Church

(I Cor. 12)

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1Co 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye

stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that

your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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*There are 77,000,000 (that’s million) adult Americans who are active in church, born again, and

profess acceptance of Jesus Christ …

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*8 of 10 believers do not feel they have entered

into the presence of God, or experienced a connection with Him,

during a given worship service…

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*Half of all believers say they do not feel they have entered into the

presence of God or experienced a genuine connection with Him during

the past year…

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*The typical churched believer will die without leading a single person to a life-saving knowledge of and relationship with Jesus Christ…

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*At any time, a majority of believers do not have a specific person in

mind for whom they are praying will receive Christ…

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*Most Churched Christians believe that since they are not “gifted” in evangelism, such outreach is not

their responsibility…

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*Only 9% of all born-again adults have a Biblical world-view…

Which means…

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*Less than 1 out of 10 Christians age 18 or older believes that absolute moral truth exists…

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*The other 91% of born-again believers possess a patchwork of

theological views and rarely rely on those perspectives to inform their

daily decisions…

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*When asked, fewer than 1 out of 10 believers mentioned they’d like to be remembered as a person that

loved and obeyed God…

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*A large majority of Christians rely o the “church” to train their families to

become spiritually mature…

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*The divorce rate among born-again couples is now higher than those

who are not saved…

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*Most Christian parents do not believe they are doing a good job at facilitating the spiritual development

of their children…

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Let’s look at the following passage

Nehemiah 2

Building the Wall

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What I have noticed when I defend TruthJohn 17:17

When attempting Great Things for God … what can

we expect to happen?

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2:10….were grieved…

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2:19…laughed to scorn…

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4:1-8…very wroth..

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4:1-8…and conspired…

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6:1-14…compromise…

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6:6-9…open letter…

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6:10-13…hypocrisy…

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6:15-19In spite of all the opposition

The Wall was Finished!

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Stand Firm on TruthI Cor. 15:51-58