How to Build a Contagious

Church

What will keep people here?

Building a Contagious

Church

Building a Contagious

Church101 Ways to Build a Contagious Church101 Ways to Build a Contagious Church

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Contagious• “Communicable by contact; catching –

spreading from one to another”• We call it evangelism – but it is contagious

spreading from one to another• Who spread the message that changed the

world? • – Acts 8:1-4• Where were the apostles?

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To Build a Contagious Church:

• We Must Connect People with Jesus and His Word– Acts 4 (Peter before the Sanhedrin)

• Concerning the lame man of Acts 3• Peter preached that the man was healed

because of Jesus• Key is Acts 4:13• Bold, Unlearned, Ignorant – yet they had

been with Jesus

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To Build a Contagious Church . . .

We Must Be Contagious Leaders

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How to Build a Great Church

• Gen 11:6 – Four Lessons from Babel about Building a Contagious Church– First, the people are ONE – Unity– Second, the people have one

language – TRUTH– Third, the people “begin to do” –

Work– Fourth, the people had a purpose -

Dream

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To Build a Contagious Church

• We Must Show We Care About People

• Practice the MMFINA Principle– Make– Me– Feel– Important– Needed, and – Accepted

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To Build a Contagious Church

• We Must Set Worthy Goals– Abraham looked for a city whose

builder and maker was God.– What Was Moses’ goal for the Children

of Israel?– What was Jesus goal (were His goals)

while on earth?

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Building a Contagious Church

• Connect People with Jesus / Word

• Be Contagious Leaders• Be United not Untied• Demonstrate Concern for

People• Set Worthy Goals• Work TOGETHER for God’s

Glory

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Working Together

• Choose one of the following:– $1,000/day next month, or– $0.01 on first day, .02 second

day, .04 third day, .08 fourth day for 31 days?

• Which did you choose?

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Working Together

• Which one?– $1,000/day = $31,000– Double pennies = $10,737,417

• How does this apply to being CONTAGIOUS?

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Working Together• If we would double in

conversions– 200 this year– 400 next year– 800 the following year

• If we grew by ten and double each year?– 10 in in year one = 175– 20 in in year two = 195– 40 in year three = 235 . . .

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Working Together

• The word is “Synergy”– The simultaneous action of

separate agencies which, together, have greater effect than the sum of their individual parts.

– More gets done when we work together.

• 2 Tim 2:2

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Working Together

• 1885 Worlds Fair– Mule Team Competition in

Chicago– Winning team pulled 9,000 lbs– 2nd place team a little less– Total pulling separately nearly

18,000 lbs– Teamed together they pulled

31,000 lbs

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Working Together• Ecc 4:9-12 Two are better than

one, because they have a good reward for their toil. (10) For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! (11) Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? (12) And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him--a threefold cord is not quickly broken. (ESV)

Scott McCown

Building a Contagious Church

• Connect People with Jesus / Word

• Be Contagious Leaders• Be United not Untied• Demonstrate Concern for

People• Set Worthy Goals• Work TOGETHER for God’s

Glory