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Enlarge. The Place. “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.” Isaiah 54:2 NKJV. Enlarge the Place of Your Tent. Enlarge the Church.

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  1. Enlarge The Place “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.” Isaiah 54:2 NKJV

  2. Enlarge the Place of Your Tent

  3. Enlarge the Church “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:” Matthew 28:19

  4. “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1:8

  5. The Early Church grew and multiplied Acts 5:14 “And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,” Acts 6:1 “And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied,” Acts 6:7 “And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.”

  6. Every member is needed • Eph. 4:16 “From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.” • Human body used to illustrate the church • Every member working in his place • Matt. 25:14-30 - parable of the Talents

  7. Lengthen Your Ropes

  8. Lengthen Your Ropes Be Optimistic Expect Growth Think positively Desire to grow Planted Watered Prepared

  9. Lengthen Your Ropes Expect the church to Grow and work to help it grow Church started with 3,000 Set Goals - then work to achieve those goals. Think Souls

  10. Strengthen Your Pegs

  11. Strengthen Your Pegs Each member must be strong Endure persecution Acts 5:41-42 - counted worthy to suffer shame Matt. 5:10-12 - blessed are the persecuted Love for one another holds us together Heb. 10:24 “to provoke unto love and to good works” Phil. 1:9-10 “that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge”

  12. Strengthen Your Pegs Strengthen self first Do more to grow stronger - read your Bible, attend, pray, work Jude 20 “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,” Eph. 6:11 “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”

  13. Enlarge Enlarge the Church The Place “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.” Isaiah 54:2 NKJV Stretch out the curtains Lengthen your ropes Strengthen your pegs Preach the word Plan to grow Everyone be strong

  14. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning July 10, 2011

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