2. Moving the Church Forward Philippians 3:12-15 Enemies to Defeat

3. Moving the Church Forward Enemies to Defeat Sermon Series: 1.Challenges to Accept. 2.Enemies to Defeat. 3.Dangers to Avoid. 4.Opportunities to Take. 5.Attitudes to Develop.

4. Moving the Church Forward Enemies to Defeat Last week the lesson was: Challenges to Accept 1.Making a difference in the world. 2.Evangelizing our communities. 3.Abiding in the word of God. 4.Developing leadership.

5. Moving the Church Forward Enemies to Defeat We must defeat the enemy of… IGNORANCE

6. Moving the Church Forward Enemies to Defeat Ignorance causes: 1.Us to be lost (Mt. 13:15). 2.Us not to do right (Amos 3:10). 3.Us to follow the wrong path (Isa. 59:8). 4.Us to please ourselves (Rom. 10:3). 5.God’s wrath to come upon us (Zech. 7:11,12).

7. Moving the Church Forward Enemies to Defeat We must defeat the enemy of… UNBELIEF

8. Moving the Church Forward Enemies to Defeat We must defeat the enemy of… APATHY

9. Moving the Church Forward Enemies to Defeat We must defeat the enemy of… SIN

10. Moving the Church Forward Enemies to Defeat For the church to move forward, we must recognize and defeat our enemies. Four great enemies of the church are: Ignorance… Unbelief… Apathy… Sin. These are all enemies that we can do something about. WILL YOU ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE?