A GREATER Glory

Question 1

1979

Answer 1

Elena & Kip went to Boston to lead the Lexington Church of Christ. The first Devotional
in the Gempels’ living room was on June 1, 1979 and had “30 would be disciples.”

Question 2

2000

Answer 2

One church becomes 392 churches, 1 nation into 171 nations, 30 disciples to 135,000
disciples

Question 3

Mainline Church of Christ at the time?

Answer 3

-Average congregation – 150 members

Baptisms a year – 8 (2 outsiders and 6 are children of the members)
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Retention – less than 10% of outsiders / less than 50% of the children

Question 4

Mainline Church of Christ in 1979:

Answer 4

Largest Church of Christ in the USA – 3,000 attendance
Largest Church of Christ outside of the USA – 500 attendance

Question 5

ICOC 2000:

Answer 5

LA ICOC – 10,000 disciples with 14,000 in attendance
Manila ICOC – 5,000 disciples with 7,000 attendance
Most extraordinary: 40 Congregations with more than 1,000 attendance – half in USA
and the other half outside the USA

Question 6

ICOC 2003:

Answer 6

Every ICOC Congregation lost at least half its members. Of note: Portland’s membership
fell from 300 members to 25.

Question 7

3 POINTS OF GREATER GLORY

Answer 7

1. God Scatters and God Gathers
   2.God proves and God moves
   3.God Measures our Treasures

Question 8

I. God Scatters…

Who destroyed the temple of Jerusalem?
a. A man? Nebuchadnezzar?
b. Satan?
c. God! (2 Chronicles 36:17)
d. God loves His righteousness more than His peopl

Answer 8

2 chronicles 36:15-21

Question 9

Nehemiah 1:8-9

Answer 9

God scatters His people when they become unfaithful, and He gathers them when they repent
We are called to do the work of God: to gather the remnant.

Question 10

Hardships’ purpose is to produce: ( Heb12:7)

Answer 10

1. Holiness
2. Righteousness
3. Peace

Question 11

Heb 12:15

Answer 11

Hardships either make you a “better Christian” or a “bitter Christian”

Question 12

Do not look at people as the problem, look up and see what you are to learn from God:

Question 13

God is perfect

Answer 13

-the movement is composed of imperfect men.

Question 14

Leadership should not be a Christian’s primary identity?

Answer 14

it should be that one is a
saved son or daughter of God.

Question 16

God smashes idols…

Answer 16

Do not let men idolize you.

Question 17

Give mercy to the weak (“Laban Principle” )?

Answer 17

Jacob was put under a worse
deceiver – Laban – and never deceives again

Question 18

Ii. God Proves and God MOVES

2 Chronicles 36:22-23
Cyrus comes to power?

Answer 18

536 BC

Question 19

People sometimes confuse the dates of Jeremiah’s “70 years” prophecy?

Answer 19

a. 70 years = 606 BC to 536 BC (first exile)

Question 20

EZRA 1:1-5
70 Years of discipline then God moves:

Answer 20

A. In the heart of CYRUS
B. In the heart of the remnant

Question 22

Iii. GOD MEASURES OUR TREASURES

Ezra 3:8, 10-13 (535 BC)

Answer 22

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Young Jews are fired up
Old Jews heartbroken because they remember the former temple

Question 24

Ezra 4:24;5:1-2
Haggai and Zechariah’s preaching restarts the building of the Temple?

Answer 24

a. Haggai – Old prophet, 90 years old - saw the former temple
B. Zechariah - young prophet

Question 25

Haggai 1:1; 2:1-9

Answer 25

God will once more shake up the nations a. When you shake up a nation something will come out (His people)

Question 26

The Glory of the Second Temple will be greater than the first one.

Answer 26

1. Primary Application: The hearts of the Jewish Remnant in 516 BC (who built the Second Temple). Solomon’s Temple - four and eight billion USA dollars to build. 2.Secondary Application: Christians’ hearts (the New Covenant) will be greater than the Jews’ hearts (Old Covenant). 3.Our Application: The SoldOut Movement (ICC) – the second movement – will be greater than the Boston Movement (ICOC) – the former movement, because our hearts are more humble and merciful before God.