Trying
to Discover the Dream Again
Isaiah 2:2-4 A. God longed
for a people that would honor him in: W_________, N__________, S_________
W__________ B. There are two central
themes 1. There has always been
________ of God’s people trying to keep the __________ _________. 2. god knew that a ________________
would happen. * 2 Thes 2:3; 1 Tim 4:1; Acts 20:28f C. Four Major Departures Took Place. 1. the
church became _______________ 2. The church became ______________ 3. The
church became ______________ 4. The church failed ______________ to God * Keeping the _____________ from the
people. * Selling s____________ . Four things led to changes Invention of the _____________
______________ Revival of
___________________ Availability of the _______________ General
__________________ with the apostate church
These reforms all failed. *
They produced different different kinds of churches that were anti-catholic.
The hierarchy system was altered but remained, articles of faith and creeds
replaced councils. Four Common
Attitudes Toward Scriptures 1. Unless
the Bible p_____________ it is not
wrong. 2. God continues to
r____________ His will. 3. Scriptures
are not a_____________. 4.Acceptance
of m_____________________. The dream
wasn’t realized because 1. If you
start at the _______________ _____________ you will end up at the
_____________________. * Eph
2:19-22 2. The heart of the
congregation is determined by the ____________ of the people to
______________. * We are _____________
this church the way it ________________.
3. Biblical __________ is the only way we will ever discover God’s
dream. * this is the process of
G__________. fighting __________ and finding God’s dream. |