A Blessing to All Nations

Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.

Genesis 12:2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

Revelation 7:9-10

9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

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Genesis 22:15-18

15 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”

Acts 2:42-47

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

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Titus 1:5

• “This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you…”

House Churches

Research: fastest growing Churches ...

1. Focus on Missions2. Help the poor3. Focus on the Youth4. Have Latin Minsitries5. Invest strongly in small groups

Some churches shrink while others flourish...

• 3 types of churches:a) Have some small groupsb) Completly organized by small groupsc) The church is a small group, when it grows, it

multiplies into more small groups.• The only ones growing are “b” and “c”

Churches and their growth

Size Growth in 5 years Growth in %

1-100 (avg 51) 32 63

100-200 (avg 139) 32 23

200-300 (avg 229) 39 17

300-400 (avg 357) 25 7

1000+ (avg 2856) 112 4

Elephants Rabbits

Fertile 4 x year Continually Fertile

One baby per pregnancy Avg. 7 babies per pregnancy

Pregnancy of 22 months Pregnancy 1 month

Sexual maturity at 18 Sexual maturity at 4 months

Maximum growth in 3 years: 1-3

Maximum growth in 3 years: 2 to 476 millions

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