Exponential Growth (Part One)
2022 and Beyond
Pastor Joanna Walker
Part of Dr. Joanna Walker
February 13, 2022

NOTAS EN ESPANOL

Exceedingly, Abundantly

Ephesians 3:14-20(NKJV) 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 3:20(NLT) 20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.

As God moves us through Transition into transformation to a transcendent place, that is where we will begin to see the exponential growth. Transcendence is the place of exponential growth.

Exponential: An increase becoming more and more rapid. Characterized by or being an extremely rapid increase as in size or extent. Rising or expanding at a steady, rapid rate.

Exponential Growth of the Church

Church attendance is of the upmost importance.

Hebrews 10:25(NKJV) 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Psalm 122:1(NKJV) I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.”

Preach the Word, Win the Lost

Acts 2:38-41(NKJV) 38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” 41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 

Prayer and Fellowship

Acts 2:42-47(NKJV) 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

Acts 9:31(NLT) 31 The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.

Acts 12:24(ESV) But the word of God increased and multiplied.

The Gates of Hell will Not Prevail!

Matthew 16:18(ESV) “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

Main Area of Attack

Our Worship

Psalm 22:3(KJV) 3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

Psalm 22:3(NKJV) 3 But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

Psalm 100:4(NKJV) 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

Psalm 95:2(NKJV) 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

Psalm 16:11(NKJV) 11 You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 16:11(NLT) 11 You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence
    and the pleasures of living with you forever.

2 Kings 3:14-19(NLT) 14 Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I wouldn’t even bother with you except for my respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah. 15 Now bring me someone who can play the harp.”
While the harp was being played, the power of the Lord came upon Elisha, 16 and he said, “This is what the Lord says: This dry valley will be filled with pools of water! 17 You will see neither wind nor rain, says the Lord, but this valley will be filled with water. You will have plenty for yourselves and your cattle and other animals. 18 But this is only a simple thing for the Lord, for he will make you victorious over the army of Moab! 19 You will conquer the best of their towns, even the fortified ones. You will cut down all their good trees, stop up all their springs, and ruin all their good land with stones.”

2 Chronicles 5:11-14(NKJV) 11 And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their divisions), 12 and the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets— 13 indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever,”
that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, 14 so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

Acts 3:19(NKJV) Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,