December 4-5, 2004, Selected

THE STATE OF THE CONGREGATION!
GOING FORWARD!

Philippians 1:3-7 "I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart...."
[New International Version]

IF WE WANT TO GO FORWARD WE MUST:

1. REMEMBER WHAT GOD HAS DONE!
*** Phil. 1:3 "I thank my God every time I remember you." [NIV]

2. REVIEW WHERE GOD HAS US!
*** Phil. 1:4-5 "In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now...." [NIV]
*** 1 Thes. 5:12-13 "Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord's work. They work hard among you.... Think highly of them and give them your wholehearted love because of their work." [New Living Translation]

CELEBRATED 210 BAPTISMS AND 135 TRANSFERS OF MEMBERSHIP =
345 NEW CCC FAMILY MEMBERS!

769 PEOPLE HAVE MOVED A BASE IN SPIRITUAL GROWTH!

*** Philemon 1:5-6 "I keep hearing of the love and faith you have for the Master Jesus, which brims over to other Christians. And I keep praying that this faith we hold in common keeps showing up in the good things we do, and that people recognize Christ in all of it." [The Message]

EVERY MEMBER A MINISTER!

*** Eph. 4:16 "The whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love."

AT CCC...53 % OF OUR ADULTS SERVING AN HOUR EACH WEEK!
80 ACTIVE MINISTRIES WITH 10 NEW MINISTRIES STARTED IN 2004!

PEOPLE GROW BEST IN SMALL GROUPS!

AT CCC... 85 SMALL GROUPS with 20+/- NEW THIS YEAR!

SUPPORT GROUPS - 11 SPECIAL NEED GROUPS plus CELEBRATE RECOVERY!

LOVING PEOPLE AND LEADING THEM TO JESUS!

CCC SHORT TERM MISSIONS: 118 MISSIONARIES
SERVING 847 DAYS CONTRIBUTING 20,328 HOURS OF MISSIONS SERVICE!

*** 1 Tim. 1:17 "Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen." [NIV]

3. RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO GO FORWARD WITH GOD!

*** Phil. 1:6 "...Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." [NIV]

GOD IS FAR MORE INTERESTED IN WHERE YOU'RE GOING THAN
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN!

*** Eph. 3:20-21 "With God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever. Amen." [New Century Version]
*** Eccles. 4:9-10 "Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one; they get a better return for their labor. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble." [NLT]

IF ONE PERSON LIVING A PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE IS GOOD, TWO OR MORE PEOPLE LIVING PURPOSE DRIVEN LIVES TOGETHER IS BETTER...WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER!

DEEPEN THE COMMUNITY OF LOVE IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY and
REACH OUT IN LOVE TO THE COMMUNITY AROUND OUR CHURCH FAMILY!

WE FELLOWSHIP BETTER TOGETHER!
*** Acts 2:44 "All the believers continued together in close fellowship and shared their belongings with one another." [Today's English Version]

WE WORSHIP BETTER TOGETHER!
*** Leviticus 23:3 "You have six days when you can do your work, but the seventh day of each week is holy because it belongs to me. No matter where you live...come together for worship." [Contemporary English Version]

WE GROW BETTER TOGETHER!
*** Eph. 4:16 "Under [Christ's] direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly, and each part in its own special way helps the other parts, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love." [Living Bible]

WE SERVE BETTER TOGETHER!
*** Phil. 2:1-2 "Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit...? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one heart and purpose." [NLT]

WE REACH OUT BETTER TOGETHER!
*** Phil. 1:27b "I will know that you are working together and that you are struggling side by side to get others to believe the good news." [CEV]

GOD HAS DONE... IS DOING and WILL DO EVEN GREATER THINGS THROUGH CHANDLER CHRISTIAN CHURCH!

WILL YOU BE IN THE GAME?