An Outward Focused Church

On Sunday evening November 18, 2018 Pastor Wes challenged his church at Cedar Hill Baptist in Dillsburg, PA to become an Outward Focused Church.  In Matthew 9:9-13 we see where Jesus met Levi (Matthew) the tax collector and told him to “Follow Me”.  They ate at Levi’s house which was packed with sinners wanting to hear from the Master.  The Pharisee’s, of course, stood outside the home in disbelief that Jesus would commune with this common lot of outcasts.  Jesus reminded them that it was not the healthy that needed a physician, but rather the ill.

Jesus loves sinners.  He went to them, found them, spent time with them, died for them and makes intercession for them yet today.  It is our commission to love sinners.  Are we too often focused on our own internal needs at church?  Are we most concerned over our activities, our routine, our needs?  We must become more Outwardly Focused.

  1. Outwardly focused churches impact their communities.  It has been asked: “if your church was gone tomorrow would your community even realize it?”
  2. Outwardly focused churches pray for their communities.  Are we praying for our local leadership?  How about taking prayer requests from our community?
  3. Outwardly focused churches will maximize digital ways to communicate.  The church website is the new front door of the church – are we properly using it and keeping it current?  Are we interacting with our community through social media?  Are we using things like video to reach those that otherwise may not walk into our building?
  4. Outwardly focused churches take the focus off of the inward and direct their resources towards outward.  Are we using Vacation Bible School to reach our community or just to entertain our own church children?  Are our activities designed as outreach opportunities or simply church fellowship?

Let’s be Outwardly Focused in 2019 and beyond!

  • Pastor Wes Gunther

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