Sermon Notes 5-18-08   

"What is God Up To?"
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 / 1 Corinthians 14:1-5, 20-33 

 “I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.  Then they will follow my decrees and 
be careful to keep my laws.  They will be my people, and I will 
be their God.”                                                Ezekiel 11:19-20  

God is looking for a people.  

The focus of God is not on the means He used to get our
attention, but the message He had for us.  

3 Spiritual Gifts
1.  Speaking in different kinds of tongues
2.  Interpretation of tongues
3.  Prophecy  

How can we be God’s people?
By having a heart for lost people and by 
giving ourselves away.  

Parenting Our Home Church Start  

1.     Prayer/Spiritual Empowerment:  We will pray for the 
“ House Church ” plant, as well as for God to open our 
hearts to our participation.  

2.     Faith/Biblical Foundation:  Understanding the Biblical 
roots for multiplication and our need to trust the Holy 
Spirit to walk us through every step of the process.  

3.     Resources:  In addition to financial support, we will 
make office availability and finances for conferences.  

4.     Communication:  We will keep the vision of the church 
plant alive at ALC through updates on its progress.  

5.      Relationship:  Bryan and Pastor Tom will meet on a 
regular basis for accountability, friendship and assess 
the new ministry as well as its effect on the parent 
church.  Perhaps some joint service projects where the
parent and plant work side-by-side would be helpful in
keeping the relationship alive and vibrant would be 
helpful.

Sermon Notes for May 18, 2008
Pastor Tom VandeBerg