INTRODUCTION:

A. GOD GIVES THE INCREASE - MAKES THINGS WORK.

B. DEPENDENCE ON GOD( Phil. 4:13 ).

1. Dependence on his written word( 1 Cor. 4:6 ).

2. By his authority( Co1. 3:17 ).

C. EASY TO THINK WE CAN DO GOD'S WORK BETTER.

1. God doesn't need us( Psa. 50:10-12; Acts 17:24-28 ).

2. Fellow workers, not equals, servants( 1 Cor.4:1-4 ).

I. OLD TESTAMENT EXAMPLES.

A. SARAH AND ABRAHAM( Gen. 15:1-4; 16:1-3, 15-16 ).

B. MOSES( Num. 20:7-13 ).

C. UZZAH( 1 Chron. 13:9-14; 15:1-3, 12-15 ).

A. "GIVE THE PEOPLE A CHOICE."

1. The church of your choice( Eph. 1:22-23; 2:16; 4:4-6 ).

2. Unity in diversity( Prov. 23:23 ).

a. Error is the doctrine of demons( 2 Tim. 4:1-2 ).

b. What fellowship?( 2 Cor. 6:14-15; 2 John 9-11 ).

c. Amos 3:3.

B. "MAKE THE WORSHIP MORE ATTRACTIVE."

1. Emphasis on the man, not the message( Rom. 16:17-18 ).

2. Avoid controversy( Acts 20:26-27 ).

3. Entertainment in place of worship. Choirs and clowns,coffee and doughnuts, rodeos, etc.

4. Taste rules!( instruments, Lord's supper theatrics likesinging and dimming the lights).

5. Hugging and smiling is not a substitution for Spirituality.

EMPHASIS IS NOT TO BE ON EMOTIONALISM.

C. "CHANGES IN THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION."

1. Faith only( James 2:24 ).

2. Original sin( Rom. 5:12 ).

3. Changes in the teaching on Repentance( Luke 19:8-9 ).

D. "CHANGE THE BLUEPRINT OF THE CHURCH."

1. A specific Organization( Acts 14:23; 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2 ).

2. A specific Job( Eph. 4:11-12; 1 Tim. 3:15 ).

3. Sponsoring churches and human institutions don't help God.

4. Social programs distract from the church's purpose.