Happy Anniversary: Are You Still Excited?!

West County Community Church Sermons

2012 Theme|Think God
Today’s Message| Happy Anniversary: Are You Still Excited?!
Memory Verse| "And he who was seated on the throne said, 'Behold, I
am making all things new.' Also he said, 'Write this down, for these words
are trustworthy and true.'” Revelation 21:5
Review| Think About The Characteristics Of The Early Church:
A. Filled with the Holy Spirit, they became a new people! Acts 2:4
1. They became an obeying church. Acts 1:9-13; Luke 24:49;
Acts 1:14-12:18
2. They became a praying church. Acts 1:14; 2:1; 3:1; 12:5
3. They became an empowered church. Acts 2:4; 3:6-10; 4:8-13;
5:12-16; 6:8-12:18
4. They became a witnessing church. Acts 1:8; 2:5-11; 4:8-13;
5:19-21, 29-42; 8:4-40; 9; 10; 11:19-30
5. They became a giving church. Acts 2:45; 4:32-37
6. They became a preaching/teaching church. Acts 2:14-42;
3:11-26; 7:1-53; 8:4-12:18
7. They became a growing church. Acts 2:41, 47b; 4:4; 6:1, 7; 8:14;
11:1, 19-21, 26
8. They became a devoted church. Acts 2:42-12:18
9. They became an unexplainable church. Acts 2:43-12:18
10. They were a persecuted church. Acts 4:1-3, 5-8; 5:17-18,
21-28; 6:9-15; 7:54-60; 8:1-3; 11:19; 12:1-5
11. They were an overcoming church. Acts 4:14-36; 5:19-12:14
12. They were a learning church. Acts 5:1-11; 6:1-6; 10:34-48;
11:1-18; 12:15-17
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ME S S A G E October 7, 2012
I. On October 23, 1993, We Were Excited:
A. We declared: “We are committed to be a dynamic community of
faith which is endeavoring to impact the world by experiencing,
living, modeling, and communicating authentic faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ. Increasingly, our intention is to become fully:
A worshipping, caring and sharing community: Exalting the Savior;
A learning community: Equipping the saints;
An influential community: Evangelizing the world.”
· We were excited about ___________________________!
· Question: Since you have come to WCCC, where is your ________
_________________________________________
________________________________________?

You were saved to be radically changed. Matthew 5:3-9
You were saved to rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
Matthew 5:12
You were saved to make a difference in this world. Matthew 5:13-15
You were saved to bring glory to God. Matthew 5:16
You were saved to experience the release and freedom of forgiveness from your
heavenly Father. Matthew 6:14-15
You were saved to serve one master, Jesus Christ. Matthew 6:24
You were saved not to worry, but to seek first the rule of God in your life.
Matthew 6:25-33
You were saved to bear much fruit. Matthew 7:16, 20
You were saved to practice the Lord’s words. Matthew 7:24
You were saved to build your life on the foundation of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 7:25-27
You were saved to be a worker in the Lord’s harvest. Matthew 9:38
You were saved to rest in the Lord. Matthew 11:28
You were saved to learn from the Lord. Matthew 11:29
You were saved to think humility. Matthew 18:3-4
You were saved to forgive others just as you have been forgiven. Matthew 18:21-35
You were saved to be a servant. Matthew 20:26-28
You were saved to “give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.
Matthew 22:21
You were saved to live with a passion to faithfully please him. Matthew 25:21
You were saved to go and make disciples of all nations. Matthew 28:19
You were saved to be a fisher of men. Mark 1:17
You were saved to have in mind the things of God rather than the things of men.
Mark 8:33
You were saved to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Christ. Mark 8:34
You were saved to never stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is
the Christ. Acts 5:42
You were saved to have breakthroughs in your understanding of life in Christ.
Acts 10:34
You were saved to keep your eyes on Jesus in your trials knowing the power of
praise in the midnights of your life. Acts 16:25
You were saved to use your needs as a means to minister instead of an excuse to
minister. Acts 16:28-31
You were saved to impact the world for Christ. Acts 17:6
You were saved to be an encouragement to many. Acts 20:2
You were saved to know the hilarious joy of giving. Acts 20:35
You were saved to do anything to have the Lord’s will be done in your life.
Acts 21:12-14
You were saved to not be ashamed of the gospel. Romans 1:16
You were saved to live by faith. Romans 1:17
You were saved by God’s kindness to repent. Romans 2:4
You were saved and were justified freely by Christ’s grace through faith in His
blood. Romans 3:23-24
You were saved to rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:2
You were saved to rejoice in your sufferings knowing suffering produces
perseverance, character, and hope. Romans 5:3
You were saved to humbly live your redeemed position in Jesus Christ.
Romans 6:11
You were saved to be controlled by the Spirit of God who lives in you. Romans 8:9
You were saved to know that in all things God works for the good of those who
love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
You were saved to be conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ. Romans 8:29
You were saved to rest in knowing, “if God is for you, who can be against you.”
Romans 8:31
You were saved to rest in God’s sovereignty, knowing Jesus Christ is at the right
hand of God interceding for you. Romans 8:34
You were saved to lose your life for Christ and for the gospel. Mark 8:35
You were saved to not be ashamed of Christ and His words. Mark 8:38
You were saved to be a servant of all. Mark 9:35
You were saved to love the Lord God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and
with all your mind, and with all your strength. Mark 12:30
You were saved to love your neighbor as yourself. Mark 12:31
You were saved to give the Lord your extravagant best, not your leftovers.
Mark 14:9
You were saved to obey the Lord just because He says so. Luke 5:5
You were saved to do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31
You were saved to love your enemies and do good to them. Luke 6:35
You were saved to be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36
You were saved to give and it will be given to you. Luke 6:38
You were saved to exercise great faith by living under the Lord’s authority. Luke 7:9
You were saved to deny yourself and die daily and follow Christ. Luke 9:23
You were saved to never look back in being wholeheartedly committed to the
Lord’s service. Luke 9:62
You were saved to be a faithful worker in the harvest. Luke 10:2
You were saved to be a good neighbor to those in need. Luke 10:36-37
You were saved to be humbly listening at the Lord’s feet. Luke 10:42
You were saved to be a prayer warrior. Luke 11:10
You were saved to receive the Holy Spirit. Luke 11:13
You were saved to not worry about what you say when you speak about the Lord.
Luke 12:11
You were saved to bear fruit showing your repentance. Luke 13:6-7
You were saved because you entered through the narrow gate. Luke 13:24
You were saved to go and share the gospel with others. Luke 14:23
You were saved to count the cost and give up everything to be the Lord’s disciple.
Luke 14:28-33
You were saved to serve God, not money. Luke 16:13
You were saved to obey your Lord in everything. Luke 17:10
You were saved to have the kingdom of God within you. Luke 17:21
You were saved to always pray and not give up. Luke 18:1
You were saved to see the Lord’s glory. John 1:14
You were saved to tell others about Jesus. John 1:41
You were saved to have eternal life. John 3:16
You were saved to live by the truth in the Lord’s light. John 3:21
You were saved so that Jesus might increase and you must decrease. John 3:30
You were saved to be free of condemnation. John 8:11
You were saved to hold to the Lord’s teaching and be set free in his truth.
John 8:31-32
You were saved to have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10
You were saved to know and listen to the Lord’s voice. John 10:27
You were saved to no longer fear death, trusting Jesus to be the resurrection and
the life. John 11:25
You were saved to have loving and lasting relationships. John 13:34-35
You were saved to bear much fruit and so prove to be the Lord’s disciple.
John 15:5-8
You were saved to keep the Lord’s commandments. John 15:10
You were saved to receive the power of the Holy Spirit and be the Lord’s witness.
Acts 1:8
You were saved to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:4
You were saved to be devoted to the Word of God. Acts 2:42a
You were saved to be devoted to a church family. Acts 2:42b
You were saved to be devoted to prayer. Acts 2:42c
You were saved to stand strong in the courage of the Lord. Acts 4:13
You were saved to be one in heart and mind with your brothers and sisters in
Christ. Acts 4:32a
You were saved to be a sacrificial giver. Acts 4:32b
You were saved to testify with great power the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:33