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Full House - The Vision 2008-2012
Luke 14:23 Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, that My house may be filled. (NKJ) .....so that My house will be full. (NIV)
Jesus said it and we believe it - we believe that God's heart is that His house might be full. For a few years now Pastor Davy has been sharing a vision that God gave him of the streets black with people coming to church and we believe that time is coming. As a leadership we believe that God has been preparing us and getting us ready for "Full House". In 2003 during one of the meetings at Elim Conference God really impressed the beginning of Mark chapter 2 upon us.
And again He (Jesus) entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even at the door. And He preached the Word to them. Mark 2:1-2
When it was heard that Jesus was in the house.....there were so many that came that there wasn't enough room, even at the door.....and He preached the Word to them.
What a fantastic picture! We believe that this is God's heart for Bangor Elim - it's our heart for Bangor Elim and we hope it will be your heart as well!
But FULL HOUSE is not just about filling a building with people.....it's about filling a people with God! As much as we want to see every seat filled - we want to see every life filled. We don't want a house full of spectators or visitors but of disciples - followers of Jesus. We want a house filled with the presence, power and glory of God, filled with love for God and for others and overflowing with the joy of abundant life.
That's our vision but how are we to turn it into reality? Well we believe there are certain things we have to do:
We have to pray! We can't do anything without God.
We need to be available to God! God uses people.
We need to compel them to come in! We need to take our message to where people are.
So we are making very definite plans to reach out. As well as our many regular evangelistic activities we are going to make a concerted effort to present the message of the Gospel to every person in Bangor in a clear and compelling way.
We can't do that without YOU! In the book of Nehemiah the people were trying to rebuild God's city Jerusalem. It was a massive task, a difficult and dangerous task, in fact some said it couldn't be done BUT it was! We think there are at least 3 reasons why it was achieved:
- God was with them
- The people had a mind to work
- Each man built his part of the wall
Full House will not be easy but we can do it. With God's help, a mind to work and each one playing his part, WE CAN DO IT!
To help make "Full House" a reality we will have established four significant teams in 2008.
In a variety of creative ways the evangelism team will take the "good news" to the streets of Bangor. Strategic "Door to Door" and "Street Reach" activities will be developed on a consistent basis distributing evangelistic literature, CDs and DVDs.
The SAT team will bring the social gospel to the streets of Bangor by "acknowledging need, raising awareness and offering hope" in the issues that affect the lives of all people. SAT will initiate and provide relevant and life giving community development outreach within Bangor and the surrounding areas.
As a means of supporting the 24/7 "full life" of Bangor Elim we wish to mobilize a team who will look after various areas of service and events.
Encouragers Team
Every person who makes a decision to follow Jesus whether it is during a service, at an event or in their own home needs some encouragement. They need someone to talk to them about the significance of the decision they have made and then to help them begin their walk with Jesus.