The Promotion of Faith Baptist Church (Philippians 2:1-12)
THEME: “We must promote our church through our words and actions.”
We further agree, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to give it a sacred preeminence over all institutions of human origin; and to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.
I. The Meaning of Promotion
A. Verbal Support
B. Action Support
II. The Heart of Promotion (1 Corinthians 1:10-11; Acts 4:32)
III. The Areas of Promotion
A. Prosperity
1. Through Speech (Ephesians 3:20-21; Matthew 12:34)
2. Through Action
B. Spirituality
1. Through Speech (2 Corinthians 2:8)
2. Through Action