“The I Love Dominion
Church Campaign”
Part I
Proverbs 29:18
18 Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that
keepeth the law, happy [is] he.
Habakkuk 2:1-3
1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and
will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am
reproved.
2 And
the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon
tables, that he may run that readeth it.
3 For
the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and
not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not
tarry.
Nehemiah 4:1-6
1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we
builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the
Jews.
2 And
he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these
feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make
an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish
which are burned?
3 Now
Tobiah the Ammonite [was] by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a
fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
4 Hear,
O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head,
and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
5 And
cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before
thee: for they have provoked [thee] to anger before the builders.
6 So
built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
Song:
“Write the Vision”
Verse
Write the vision, make it plain;
that they may run and not faint.
Though the vision is only for awhile,
it shall speak and not lie.
For if the Lord said it,
you can count on it;
Chorus
He will do just what He said.
Bridge
It is so,
yes it so;
He will do just what He said.
Vamp
Write the vision
Write the vision, make it plain;
that they may run and not faint.
Though the vision is only for awhile,
it shall speak and not lie.
For if the Lord said it,
you can count on it;
Chorus
He will do just what He said.
Bridge
It is so,
yes it so;
He will do just what He said.
Vamp
Write the vision
INTRODUCTION
Dominion Church International is a GREAT church, serving a
GREAT God, made up of GREAT people, led by GREAT leaders, with a GREAT assignment!
(PPP)
Several questions must be answered:
1) What are we? – A
GREAT CHURCH (Week
#2)
2) Who called us together? – A
GREAT GOD
3) Who are we? – A GREAT PEOPLE (Week
#3)
4) Who is leading us? – GREAT
LEADERS
5) What are we called to do? – GREAT
ASSIGNMENT (Week
#4)
Unless we see ourselves in this light, we will never have the
inspiration or discipline to fulfill our assignment. WHEN we see ourselves like this – the way God
sees us – WE WILL BECOME AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE!
Over the next few weeks, we will be exploring these questions
and their answers in depth as we get absolute clarity on who and what DCI
really is, but as we begin our dialogue, perhaps the most important
conversation in the history of our church, it makes sense to revisit some
models for working out divine assignments in the biblical record.
(reread Nehemiah text)
mind: defined as “mood” which is a” prevailing attitude” which is
a “feeling or emotion” (PPP)
·
It’s
a matter of the will – exchanging our will for HIS will.
o
Matthew
26:39, “And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and
prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me:
nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt].”
·
Working
for God comes with a cost – sacrificing what you want in favor of what He wants
– but the benefits outweigh the costs.
We are sacrificing our small imaginations for ourselves for God’s HUGE
imagination for us and our future; we are deciding to become part of something so
much bigger than ourselves.
work: 1 - activity in which one exerts strength or
faculties to do or perform something: a) sustained physical or mental effort to
overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result; c) a specific task,
duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger
activity (PPP)
·
“Work”
is not a dirty, four-letter word!
o
Ecclesiastes
9:10, (PPP)
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there
is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou
goest.”
o
Philippians
2:12-14: (PPP)
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my
presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will (the desire) and to do (the ability) of [his] good
pleasure.
14 Do
all things without murmurings and disputings:
Once we’ve made up our MINDS to WORK, then we need to be
really clear on WHAT THAT WORK IS and how we fit into the WORK.
Let’s talk
for a few minutes about what VISION & MISSION are to begin with and what
DCI’s Vision & Mission are:
Vision & Mission defined (taken from www.lifehack.com):
So what’s the difference? As
simply as I can say it, your mission is what you do best every day, and your
vision is what the future looks like because you do that mission so exceedingly
well. In fact, I like to compare them to another old debate: management
versus leadership.
(PPP)
For MISSION —– think: managing with
greatness and untamed strength, improving everything daily.
For VISION —– think: leading with
inspiration and courage, obsessed with future possibility, in a love affair
with change.
MISSION will
feed into the confidence of your organization by feeding this ever-present
self-talk: “We can do this, and we are the ones ordained to do this, for we are the
best at it.” Mission will churn out revolutionary ideas about the
mundane, banishing mediocrity.
VISION creates
that momentum of growing anticipation about the future, where change is
embraced as a step closer to that very compelling picture of what’s coming
next. The excitement about the future trumps any apprehension about the
uncertain — change is recognized as the catalytic converter it is.
DCI’s Mission Statement: (PPP)
The mission of Dominion Church International is to bring wholeness to a
hurting society through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our vision includes:
·
Preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God to
the world through every medium available, winning the lost, building them up,
and training them to replicate that process.
·
Teaching, empowering and deploying people to
use their time, talent and treasure for the work of ministry
·
Bringing hope, meaning, and values to families
by training them to walk in Dominion Authority
·
Offering programs of empowerment that assist
in the capacity-building and spiritual development of youth and children
·
Planting Bible-centered, Spirit-filled,
community-based churches throughout America and internationally
·
Promoting entrepreneurial endeavors that will
a) assist in undergirding the financial ministry responsibilities of the church
and b) create jobs that help individuals support their families
Our mission is ultimately about making a difference in our generation and
in generations to come.
DCI’s Vision Statement: (PPP)
The vision of Dominion Church International (DCI) is to assist people in
establishing a relationship with Jesus Christ through various preaching and
teaching ministries. Outreach ministries will be established to impact the
whole family with the good news of the Kingdom of God. DCI will provide
advanced instruction on the basic fundamentals of Scripture. These teachings
will provide support, encouragement, and edification to Christians and
non-Christians alike throughout the world. We will spread the gospel of Jesus
Christ through any and all available media. DCI will radically change lives
through the revelatory, relevant, radical, and sound presentation of the Word
of Truth. Simply put, our vision is a
real ministry, with a real message, to real people!
Questions we will deal with over the next three weeks: (PPP)
(Week #2)
1) What are we? – A
GREAT CHURCH
2) Who called us together? – A
GREAT GOD
(Week #3)
3) Who are we? – A GREAT PEOPLE
4) Who is leading us? – GREAT
LEADERS
(Week #4)
5) What are we called to do? – GREAT
ASSIGNMENT
During Week #4, we will break down each component of the
mission and vision to paint a picture of our glorious future as a church family
and world changing entity. SOMEBODY SHOUT, “I LOVE DCI!”
