THE CHURCH SCORECARD

THE CHURCH SCORECARD

THE CHURCH SCORECARD
2 Thessalonians 1.1-4
STILL Waiting On Jesus – Part 1

v. 4 “… we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God …” (esv)

1 Samuel 16.7 “For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (esv) 

LET’S AIM TO SCORE HIGH IN …

AN Authentic Connection TO GOD

v. 1 “To the church … in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ …” (esv)

A Dynamic Experience OF GOD

v. 3 “We … thank God for you … because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.” (niv)

A Basic Devotion TO GOD

v. 4 “… your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.” (esv)

Matthew 13.20–21 “… rocky ground … is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.” (esv)