Exponential: Do Less, Be More

Welcome to Verde Valley Christian Church March 3, 2019

Title: Do Less, Be More
Speaker: Jim Hammond
Series: Exponential

Focus: Don't just DO something, something, STAND there!

I. WAIT

Acts 1:4 (NIV)
He [Jesus ] gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.

Acts 1:5 (NIV)
For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

· We tend to think ADDITION
· God thinks MULTIPLICATION

II. PRAY

Acts 1:12 (NIV)
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day's walk from the city…

Acts 1:14 (NIV)
They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

III. BE

Acts 1:8 (NIV)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will bebe my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

God's Spirit Moves In
The Pastor Moves Over
The People Move Up
The Church Moves Out

John 12:24 (NIV)
Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.

John 12:26 (NIV)
Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

Dear God,
I wait for you. I don't want to remain a single seed. I want to lay my life down and experience your resurrected life. I want hidden roots that produce fruit. I ask for your move, and for your power. I will keep praying and depending on your power. Make me a witness of the realities, not merely someone who is aware of and talking about the formalities. I want to follow you and serve you. In Jesus' Name, and for his honor. Amen!