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*The Dream Jeremiah 29:4-14*
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Introduction
This is the last Sunday of our ROLU campaign, and this morning I want to simply share with you the vision that the Elders, Deacons and I have for CGS.
My outline is simple
1.
Where we are
2. What the Goal is
3. How we will get there
4. Anticipated Results
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1.
Where We Are
ILL – Mapquest
Last night I took Tahlia to see the Seattle Thunderbirds vs. the Everett Silvertips at the Key Arena.
Mapquest Directions – Starting Address / Ending Address
Big Red Dot “You Are Here”
We Are Here.
!!! V. 4 "This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon
-historical background - Fall of Judah in 597 B.C. (taken out with fishhooks in noses)
Babylon was a bad city
· Worshipped many false gods
· Sold people into slavery
· Conquering the world around them
· Syncretistic, liberal
· In Revelation it is the symbol of the World’s Power that tries to rebel against God
!!! A. We are in America
100 Million people unchurched
Combined unchurched Americans = 11th largest nation in the world
!!! B. We Are In Seattle
Founded in 1851 @ Alki w/ 350 people
· 15th Largest Market in the US
o Transitioning from a small city to a first class urban center
· 1.7 million people in the Greater Seattle area
o 100,000 growth since the year 2000
o Most of that growth is happening here in Snohomish county
o Recent zoning changes will open up the urban core for development
§ Mayor predicts a 60% growth in the urban core by 2030
· Most Educated City in America
o 50% have bachelors degrees
o Most literate city in the country
o #5 Creative Class city
· WA & OR = 2 least churched states in America
o 8% of Seattle area = evangelical Christian
o More dogs than evangelicals (150,000 vs 136,000)
o From 1990-2000 134 churches were planted
§ There needed to be 456 to keep up with population growth
· Most Overpriced City in the Country
o Forbes Magazine, 2 years in a row
· The Values of Seattle are very different from the values we hold as followers of Jesus
o 1973 citizens committee published “Goals for Seattle”
§ Boeing in the tank, Recession
o Zoning laws to discourage people from moving here
o Discourage marriage
§ Seattle’s Cohabitation rate is 250% higher than the national average
o Discourage people from having children
§ Seattle has fewer children under 5 than any city but San Francisco
§ Twice as many dogs as children (75,000 vs 150,000)
!!! C. We are in the Church of the Good Shepherd
· Almost 40 years of faithful service
· Not huge growth
· Lots of potential
· We are a part of a declining denomination
o Many churches experienced a 20 to 40 percent decline in confessing members over the past five years
o a couple of dozen churches had losses of 50 to 70 percent of their confessing members during that time.
[TS] Simple outline
1.
Where we are
2. What the Goal is
3. How we will get there
4. Anticipated Results
… so, if we are in a place that is Babylonian & desperately in need of Jesus, what is The Goal?
! 2. The Goal
Vision Statement = To help spiritual wanderers become authentic followers of Jesus.
Our goal is for every member of CGS to live a missionary lifestyle here in the Seattle Area.
!!! Me a Missionary?
YES.
· Missionaries go to different nations, different cultures, different languages
· America has many different cultures
o Unchurched America = 11th largest nation in the world
o We have plenty of cross-cultural work we can do right here
| Language | Census |
| Spanish | 1188 |
| Vietnamese | 653 |
| Korean | 494 |
| Chinese | 406 |
| Russian | 393 |
| Tagalog | 276 |
Jesus’ challenge in the book of Acts was to “be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth.”
- We start at our doorstep and keep going until the world is changed
!!! HOW TO?
Live a missionary lifestyle right in the heart of our area.
v.5-7 /The //Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: //“Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.
//Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters.
Increase in number there; do not decrease.
//Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile./
· Become a stake holder in the city
o Jesus’ prayer was not to take us out of the world
o But to be in the World
o LIVE like you’re in the world
§ Friends who don’t go to Church
§ Activities outside of Church
\\ · Be a Counter-Culture in this city
Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world.
A city on a hill cannot be hidden.”
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