Habakkuk 2:14
For
the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
as
the waters cover the sea.
I. JUDAEA AND SAMARIA
Acts 1:7-8
7 And
he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which
the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive
power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses
unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the
uttermost part of the earth.
1.
We must let our _________________ ______________.
Matthew
5:16
16 Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven.
2.
Jesus went to
the people - he didn’t wait for the people to come to him.
Matthew
11:19 19 The
Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and
a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her
children.
3.
_____________ ______________ those no one would deal with.
John 4:1-7; 27 4When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had
heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, 2 (Though
Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) 3 He left
Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. 4 And he must go
through Samaria. 5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which
is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave
to his son
Joseph. 6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being
wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth
hour. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus
saith unto her, Give me to drink…27 And upon this came his
disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What
seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?
4. The ______________________ is
Jesus’ Job description.
Luke 4:16-19 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been
brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath
day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto
him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found
the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is
upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath
sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and
recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To
preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
II. A SNAPSHOT OF OUR COMMUNITY
1. Economic
Standing
According to the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER)
Alabama’s Business Confidence Index, the Montgomery Metro area needs to create
14,800 jobs to get back to the prerecession number of 180,000 level from five
years ago.
· 35,336 people underemployed
· 13,679 people unemployed
· Brings workforce pool to around 49,000
A.
CBER forecast
employment in Montgomery area rose only by 0.6 percent in 2013, with gross
domestic product (GDP) increasing to 1.7 percent.
B.
Hyundai helped
the manufacturing sector increase employment by 1,700 in 2012.
C.
Professional and
business services are the second largest sector in Montgomery. Employment in
this city climbed by 700 people in the first 10 months of 2012.
D.
The financial sector
is still rebounding due to the demise of Colonial Bank.
E.
In addition to the
occurrence of the furloughs, federal government jobs decreased by 200 jobs in
October of last year. By end of 2013, another
125 jobs are scheduled for elimination.
F.
Although,
unemployment has declined on average in the 11 metro areas in Alabama. Sam
Addy, Director of CBE states, “People lack soft skills. Industry is looking for
workers who can work in teams; know what to do; and can communicate. The
economy is changing and we have to change. We have to look at the needs of the
future. That means some occupations need to be phased out and others need to be
enhanced.”
2. Educational Standing
In 2011-2012 the graduation rates for the state of Alabama and
Montgomery County were 75 and 64 percent, respectively. The graduation rates for
Montgomery High schools are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Montgomery
County High Schools
School
|
Percent (%)
|
Booker T Washington Magnet High School
|
98
|
Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School
|
100
|
Carver Senior High School
|
67
|
Jefferson Davis High School
|
60
|
Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
|
99
|
Lanier Senior High School
|
66
|
Lee High School
|
69
|
Connection
to health and education, A report from the Alliance
for Excellent Education says, "Adults with low educational attainment
are more likely to die prematurely from cardiovascular disease, cancer,
infection, lung disease and diabetes," the report said. "On average a
high school graduate lives six to nine years longer than a high school dropout." Alabama has consistently been in the bottom
tier nationally for high school graduation rates.
3. Crime Statistics
Please see attached Chief’s Monthly Comparison for
Year-to-date Crime.
III.
AREAS WHERE WE CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT
1.
Youth Impact
2.
Economic Impact
3.
Senior Impact
REFERENCES
Retrieved from Alabama Economic Outlook 2013 http://cber.cba.ua.edu/pdf/EconomicOutlook_Metro2013/Montgomery pdf
Retrieved from Driving Alabama’s Economy http://www.montgomerychamber.com/mbj/misc-stories/driving-alabamas-economy
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