The 100 Project

What is the 100 Project?
In Luke chapter 15, we find that notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This caused the Pharisees and teachers of religious law to begin complaining about the fact that He was associating with and even eating with such sinful people. In response to this, Jesus told them several stories with a common theme: finding something or someone who was lost.
In the first scenario, Jesus asked them to consider the possibility of a Shepherd who had 100 sheep. He asked them:
4 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t He leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?
5 And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders.
6 When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’
7 In the same way there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!
(NLT)
In a similar way, we are starting Stoneview Church to reach the ONE: Those who are “lost” and have yet to give their lives to Christ. In the Fort Worth (Alliance), Texas area, the “ONE” numbers in the thousands.
Inspired and motivated by God’s call to start a new church here, we are endeavoring to leave the safety and comfort of the ninety-nine in order to reach the ONE. This is the heart of “The 100 Project.”
“The 100 Project” provides an opportunity for Stoneview Church to have a strong start, making it possible for us to continue developing more, stronger and closer followers of Jesus Christ for many years to come. It is a campaign that includes fund raising, a prayer initiative, people-gathering, acts of service in our communities and more.
A Summary of Our Goals for the 100 Project:
1. Enlist 100 Prayer Partners by the end of September 2009.
2. Commit to 100 hours of prayer for Stoneview Church.
3. Gather 100 adults by the end of 2009.
4. Perform 100 acts of service and ministry.
5. Record 100 stories of life change.
6. Rejoice over 100 baptisms by the summer of 2010.
7. Raise $25,000 in startup funds by enlisting 100 partners who make a ONE time gift of $250.

What is the 100 Project?

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In Luke chapter 15, we find that notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. Jesus spent time with them, had dinner with them and associated with them. When the Pharisees and Teachers of Religious Law noticed Him doing this, they began complaining and criticizing Jesus.

In response to this, Jesus told them several stories with a common theme: finding something or someone who was lost. In the first scenario, Jesus asked them to consider the possibility of a Shepherd who had 100 sheep. He asked them:

4 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t He leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?

5 And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders.

6 When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’

7 In the same way there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! (NLT)

In this and the stories that followed, Jesus was saying that He was here to reach the lost and bring them back into the fold. These “notorious sinners” were lost sheep who desperately needed Him, whether they knew it or not.

In a similar way, we are starting Stoneview Church to reach the ONE: Those who are “lost” and have yet to give their lives to Christ. In the Fort Worth (Alliance), Texas area, the “ONE” numbers in the thousands.

As a new church, we are leaving the safety and comfort of the ninety-nine in order to reach the ONE. This is the heart of “The 100 Project” and the start of Stoneview Church.

“The 100 Project” provides an opportunity for Stoneview Church to have a strong start, making it possible for us to continue developing more, stronger and closer followers of Jesus Christ for many years to come. It is a campaign that includes fund raising, a prayer initiative, people-gathering, acts of service in our communities and more.

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A Summary of Our Goals for the 100 Project:

1. Enlist 100 Prayer Partners by the end of September 2009.

2. Commit to 100 hours of prayer for Stoneview Church.

3. Gather 100 adults by the end of 2009.

4. Perform 100 acts of service and ministry.

5. Record 100 stories of life change.

6. Rejoice over 100 baptisms by the summer of 2010.

7. Raise $25,000 in startup funds by enlisting 100 partners who make a ONE time gift of $250.

For an expanded look at these goals including how you can be a part of “the 100 Project,” click on the “Goals” link on “The 100 Project Site.”

Click here to see how you can be a part of “The 100 Project” and let us know about it.