These are the notes I took from the first session of the Unleash Conference last week at Newspring Church where Perry Noble is the Lead Pastor. If you’re looking for a one day “kick in the pants” I’d highly recommend it.
Matthew 25:34-43 (NIV)
“Then the King will say to those on his right, `Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. [35] For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, [36] I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ [37] “Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? [38] When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? [39] When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ [40] “The King will reply, `I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ [41] “Then he will say to those on his left, `Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. [42] For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, [43] I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 
1. Make Jesus the end goal of all we do.
V35. People are walking into our churches and dehydrated and we have to give them the living water. Told a story about being at a restaurant where they never brought him the food. Many of our churches are not bringing the food.
The agenda is Jesus. to hell with any other agenda because that is where it will end up….in hell.
We have to preach the Gospel. If you don’t you will fail. Social justice is not Jesus.
People don’t need a blanket they need Jesus.
2. We must be more concerned with the outsider than the insider.
I was a stranger and you invited me in,
Can strangers show up to your church. God doesn’t commend the church that doesn’t reach the world for Christ. The man who buried the talent was called wicked and lazy. ”every now and then you have got to ask yourself” how can we piss off the religious people”"
Disciples make disciples. Mature people give up their right first.
3. we must help people establish a new identity.
Always be able to explain yourself but never feel like you have to defend yourself.
Jesus never went to a funeral he always shut them down and he’s shutting down funerals all over the country in the form of dying churches.
The church has taught people to brag about their self righteousness and then we fail to live up to our own expectation. We have to teach people that they are brand new.
Philippians 3:4-8 (NIV)
though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: [5] circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; [6] as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for legalistic righteousness, faultless. [7] But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. [8] What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
he word rubbish is schobilat(sp). It defines what Jesus thought about religion.
You’ve got to stop bringing the schobilat into the house of God and expect him to celebrate you. We have to understand that he died for our sin. We have to re-identify who we are.
4. We must be patient with people as they develop spiritually.
I was sick and you looked after me. We have spiritually sick people showing up to our churches. We were that sick person and only by the grace of God is it any different now.
Can sick people show up and hang out in your church for years? Do they feel accepted with their sickness.
5. We must make it our mission to proclaim freedom in Christ.
Hosanna means please save or save now. People don’t need a cause they need a savior. Screw the organ and the stain glass windows. We’re going to invest in things that matter.
Acts 2 – how amazing would it be to see 3000 people be saved in one day? God told me right before this conference and said “you Can”.. If we all go back this Sunday and preach the gospel we can.
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