What Drives this Church?  Tradition.  Churches that are driven by tradition say, “This is the way we’ve always done it.”  We must be very careful.

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What Drives this Church?  Tradition.  Churches that are driven by tradition say, “This is the way we’ve always done it.”  We must be very careful about getting caught up in tradition (Mt 15:1-9).  Tradition is wrong when:  It has the status of Scripture.  It violates Scripture.

What Drives this Church?  Personality.  This church is driven by the preacher.  We need to be careful that this congregation is not driven by the preacher.  The preacher is just one through whom individuals believe (1 Cor 3:5-7).  The preacher needs not preach “with wisdom of words” lest the cross “be made of no effect” (1 Cor 1:17).

What Drives this Church?  Finances.  This church is afraid that anything new or different might cost too much money.  The church does not exist to have a nice bank account; the church exists to glorify God.

What Drives this Church?  Reverence for Scripture.  When the Thessalonians heard the gospel, they accepted it as God’s Word (1 Thess 2:13).  We must love God’s Word.  “I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved” (Ps 119:47).  “My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly” (Ps 119:167).  We must respect God’s Word (Neh 8:5).

What Drives this Church?  Passion for souls.  We must actively seek those who have gone astray (Lk 15:4, 8).  The early church was driven by a passion for souls.  Even after being arrested, the apostles went into the city & preached (Acts 5:21).  The early church was so driven to evangelize that the gospel was preached to every creature under heaven (Col 1:23).

What Drives this Church?  Love for God.  Matt 22:37.  Jn 14:15.

What Drives this Church?  Love for man.  Loving our neighbor as ourselves is the second great command (Mt 22:39).  We need to meet the needs of our fellow man.  We can be lost for failing to meet the needs of our fellow man (Mt 25:41- 45).  As we have the opportunity, we are to do good for all men (Gal 6:10).

What Drives this Church?  Reverence for Jesus.  Jesus is the head of the church (Col 1:18; Eph 1:22; 5:23).  Because Jesus is the head of the church, the church needs to honor him in everything we do.