2. What does it take to be a Faithful Man & a Successful Church ? What Constitutes Man ? Man is made up of essentially three parts: Man Mark 2:8 Phil.4:7 1Cor.6:20 Intellectual Man: Mind Spiritual Man: Heart, Soul, Spirit, & Emotion Physical Man: Body

3. What does it take to be a Faithful Man & a Successful Church ? OK, So What Constitutes Faith ? Faith is likewise made up of three parts: Faith Mental Ascent “Believe that He is” Trust, “He is a Rewarder” Obedience “Of those who Seek Him” Hebrews 11:6a “And without faith it is impossible to please Him for he who comes to God must...” Hebrews 11:6b “believe that is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”

4. What does it take to be a Faithful Man & a Successful Church ? So now, What Constitutes a Faithful Man ? Overlay our definitions of Man & Faith: A Faithful Man Believes in the Mind that God is. Trusts in the Heart that God will reward the faithful. And thus Seeks God by Obeying with the Body. Mark 12:30a “And you shall love the Lord your God...” Mark 12:30b “with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.”

5. What does it take to be a Faithful Man & a Successful Church ? So now, What Constitutes a Successful Church ? First: it must be understood that the Success of a Church/Congregation is directly dependant upon, and even porportional to, the Faithfulnessof its individual members. Second: we must also define Success as God does. Luke 19:10 John 15:8 1Tim.1:53:15

6. What does it take to be a Faithful Man & a Successful Church ? So now, What Constitutes a Successful Church ? Third: it must be understood that the Success of a Church/Congregation is directly traceable to the collective average failure or success of its individual members to be full of faith. So then: if our Collective Faith is incomplete, then Congregational Success, as defined by God, will not be and cannot be legitimately attained.

7. What does it take to be a Faithful Man & a Successful Church ? What does all this mean ? If our Faith lacks: -Belief in the Mind (is comprised only of heart & body), then 2Cor.5:10 Rom.10:1-3 Matt.7:21ff Thess.1:8 -Obedience in the Life (is comprised only of mind & heart), then 1Tim.1:8ff Mt.3:7-10 John 12:42 James 2:19ff -Heart or Emotional Involvement (is only comprised of mind & body), then John 14:15 1Cor.12:25 Eph.4:1-3, 13-16, 31-32.

8. Conclusion It is my judgment that our lack of success as congregations is most often cause by insufficient faith. One which lacks not information or even obedience, but heart- or emotional involvement. As a result, we do not feel the way we ought to about our: -Obedience, Rom.6:17 -Brethren, 1John 4:7-21 or-The Lost, Matt.16:26 We therefore will be in danger of not only being unsuccessful but also of losing our souls, Rev.2:2-4.