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Published: Sept. 2, 2011, 2:54 a.m.

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Title of message: Wake us up.

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(Acts 20:7) \\u201cOn the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.\\u201d

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(Acts 20:8) \\u201cThere were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep.\\u201d\\xa0

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(Acts 20:9) \\u201cSeated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead.\\u201d

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\\u201cYou don\\u2019t understand that you are asleep until after you wake up.\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cYou don\\u2019t understand that you are asleep until after you wake up.\\u201d\\xa0

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(Ephesians 5:15-17) \\u201cBe very careful, then, how you live\\u2014not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord\\u2019s will is.\\u201d

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(Ephesians 5:14) "Wake up, O sleeper,\\xa0rise from the dead,\\xa0and Christ will shine on you.\\u201d

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Are you asleep?\\xa0

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Slumber:
1. to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.

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2. to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm

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3 Areas the church is asleep.

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Asleep to knowing

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Are you asleep to knowing God?\\xa0

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Asleep to sowing

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We\\u2019ve fallen asleep to sowing in 3 ways:\\xa0 Time, Talent, Treasure

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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 A. Time

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(Hebrews 10:25) \\u201cLet us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another\\u2014and all the more as you see the Day approaching.\\u201d

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B. Talent

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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 C. Treasure

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Are you asleep to sowing your treasure?\\xa0

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(Acts 2:42-45) \\u201cThey devoted themselves to the apostles\\u2019 teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. ^\\xa0Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common.\\xa0 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.\\u201d

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(Proverbs 21:20) \\u201cIn the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.\\u201d

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28,568 people under 40 in Boone County = 52.97%

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Boone County 4th fastest growing County in State.

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21,655 people are under 30 = 40.15%

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Next Generation Ministries: 135 kids (0-18)

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16,422 people 0-18 in Boone County

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0.822%

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Asleep to growing

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How do you mature?\\xa0

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You mature by serving.

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Next Steps

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Week 1:\\xa0 Fresh Start.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0

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Week 2:\\xa0 Church Life.

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Week 3:\\xa0 Discovery Day.

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Week 4:\\xa0 Jump In.

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\\u201cYou don\\u2019t understand that you are asleep until after you wake up.\\u201d\\xa0

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(1 Peter 5:8) \\u201cStay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.\\u201d

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Wake up and know Me.

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Wake up and sow into My Kingdom.

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Wake up and grow to your full potential.

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