Paving The Way

Just like in football, churches need to move the ball down the field and score.  The Israelites were commanded to take the land, in other words to take ground.  Move the ball down the field.  Our Sundays and Wednesdays are the bread and butter plays.  They help us take ground one step at a time but every good team has to stretch the field, go long, go for the touchdown in one play.  That's what Paving The Way(PTW) is for Household of Faith.  Every week we run the ball: meet in homes, meet at the church, love, serve.  There is alot of biblical precedence for going long.  When David had expanded the nation of Isreal and secured it's safety, it was time to build God a house, the Temple.  They went long and his son Solomon scored a huge touchdown.  When Nehemiah saw the land in disrepair and the walls broken down, they went long and built the wall in just a few days.  When Jesus encountered sin and sickness beyond human help, He went long and healed the sick or raised the dead.  There are times when the routine just is not going to be enough.  This is one of those times.  The time is short and we feel like this is our opportunity to go long.  PTW is a 4 part strategic plan:

      1.  Missions: 10% of all that is given will go to missions.
      2.  TV: we can reach 1000's of homes w/ the Good News over and over again.

      3.  Church plant:  Helping Wade and Cynthia fulfill their call to pastor in Tallahassee.  Church planting is the most effective way to reach the lost.

      4.  Repave the parking lot: After years of constant traffic, our lot needs to be repaved to welcome those who will be invited to HOF. 

You know, it takes everyone doing their part to go long for Jesus.  Won't you pray and ask the Lord how He would have you play your part in seeing the Kingdom of God advanced in 2011 more than ever before.  We've done the routine, now it's time to pray and believe God for the miraculous.