2005 - Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2005 Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15 |
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Outline to audio sermon:
Hear a few 'unique' points from Pentecostal Assembly Statements of Faith:
Modern Christianity Information all are beginning to claim those same points from the Pentecostal Movement since 1900.
Withreach vs Outreach Ministries
According to modern Christianity, Outreach is outdated and worthless.
They say, "We would do well to so distance ourselves from the typical practices
and mind sets of outreach! Do withreach - go out and be WITH the
community.
Withreach
Media-driven society
Images
Modern Christianity needs a human voice
Felt-Need Focus
Universal Spiritual Need - Ecumenical
Zondervan (porn publishers) is presenting a pastor's conference!
Labrynth
Break-out churches
Multiple Perspectives on the issues
Developing Culture Changes
Feel the Presence of God again
Drink from the well of God
Preaching re-imagined
Pentecostal Warnings from a book I had read 18 years ago: The Pied Piper of Pentecostalism
We can sure see what has taken place in those 18 years.
A review of five reasons that this book listed for Pentecostal's
success:
1. It is energized by the power of mysticism
2. There exists an element of Biblical truth.
3. Ecumenical Thrust
4. They involve human efforts and program
design
5. Pentecostal Power comes through music manipulating
the flesh.
Pentecostal flavoring is moving into OUR BB churches today.
Riding in on bluegrass, gospel music - RHYTHM in
the MELODY!
Under the disguise of verses about a TRUE leading of the Spirit:
Romans 8:14
Galatians 5:25
etc. etc.
I Corinthians 13:8-14 destroys the entire movement - and if the Bible Believers would take heed with their bluegrass, gospel, evangelistic style, they could stop that pentecostal flavour that is entering their church.
Swim with the Book!
Rightly Dividing
Paul's Life Pattern - I Tim 1:16
"To" and "For"
read / study the Scriptures
ask questions and find answers
support a biblically designed church from Eph 4
Revelation 3:20 - Fellowship with Christ - KJB
Revelation 3:18 - Daily living goals and counseling
Acts 26 - Paul's specific ministry to us
Answers to Paul's prayers for us in Eph, Col, Ph.
Live church preaching as God picked, or following
internet preaching weekly, but not you picking what you want over the internet,
etc.
Float with pieces of the Alexandrian ship - the world!
Church - programs, etc. 'withreach,' etc.
Religion
Great Commission
Spirit leading feelings / felt-need responses
family as your god - homeschooling more important
than 'doing right' and preaching, etc
media
materialistic wants
cares and riches of this world
self happiness
psychology
12-step programs
education
sermons / discussions / arguments on computer
job - overtime, etc.
your own way of past upbringing
appeal to spirituality to the flesh!
etc.
Remember, floating through a storm will be pretty rough - you are still at the mercy of the storm!
or
DROWN!