Building A Great Life II Slides, 2/3/13
- 3. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correc9on, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-‐17 (ESV)
- 4. For the word of God is living and ac9ve, sharper than any two-‐edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and inten9ons of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (ESV)
- 5. “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” Ma>hew 7:24-‐27 (ESV)
- 6. Approx Rank Author Book Pub Date Sales 1 Various Holy Bible 1451-‐55 6 Billion + 2 Mao Tse-‐Tung Quota9ons from Chairman Mao 1966 900,000,000 3 Noah Webster American Spelling Book 1783 100,000,000 4 Mark C. Young Guiness Book of World Records 1955 90,000,000 + 5 Misc Editors World Almanac 1868 73,500,000 6 William McGuffey The McGuffey Readers 1836 60,000,000 Common Sense Book of Baby 7 Benjamin Spock 1946 50,000,000 + and Child Care 8 Elbert Hubbard A Message to Garcia 1899 40,000,000 + 9 Charles Sheldon In His Steps (WWJD?) 1896 30.000,000 + 10 Jacqueline Susann Valley of the Dolls 1966 30,000,000 +
- 7. Annual State of the Bible 2012 survey • 85 percent of U.S. households own a Bible • Ave number of Bibles per household is 4.3
- 8. "Americans revere the Bible but, by and large, they don't read it.” -‐George Gallup Jr
- 9. Biblical Literacy • Only half of U.S. adults could name one of the four Gospels. • Fewer than half could iden9fy Genesis as the Bible's first book.
- 10. Next Genera9on • 2004 Gallup found just 37 percent of teenagers can recognize a quota9on from the Sermon on the Mount when given four choices. • And we are not surprised that only 44 percent of born-‐again teenagers could do the same.
- 11. How Do Chris9ans See Themselves? • Study by the Barna Group asked American Chris9ans to rate their spiritual maturity based on ac9vi9es such as worship, service, and evangelism. • 25 percent called themselves not too mature or not at all mature.
- 12. • What’s the fruit of our Biblical illiteracy and overall spiritual immaturity?
- 13. The Dropout Rate Among those who alended a Protestant church twice a month or more for at least a year in high school: 70 percent of young adults ages 23-‐30 stopped a@ending church regularly for at least a year between ages 18-‐22 23 - 30 Year Olds 30% Stayed in Church 70% Those who stayed in church alended Dropped Out with varying levels of frequency S3. Did you stop alending church regularly for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22? Base: A>ended a Protestant church for at least a year in high school. 18-‐30 year olds (n=1,557), 23-‐30 year olds (n=732) Note: This study includes 18-‐30 year olds. The dropout rate for 18-‐30 year olds, including 18-‐22 year olds who may s9ll drop out, is 65% 13
- 14. Divorce Rate: • All born again Chris9ans -‐ 32 % • Non-‐born again adults – 33 %
- 15. “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” Ma>hew 7:24-‐27 (ESV)