Friday Night Highlights - 10-19

Getting the Gospel Right Part 3
Are Course Corrections Possible?
1 Timothy 1:15
IF .................the gospel is the power of God unto salvation
THEN....................................................... defining it is crucial
If..................................................... proclaiming is a necessity
THEN............................................ understanding it is critical
AND............................................ applying it must be primary
BECAUSE......................................................... love is our goal.

Memorize 1 Tim. 1:15 - “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”

1. Look for a door.
2. Proclamation.
3. Conversation.
a. Plant
b. Water
4. Invitation.

Are you on a mission or are the cares and concerns of your life encroaching upon you, hindering and blinding you to opportunity for relationship, declaration, loving, sympathizing, hearing, listening, looking… and accepting that as a chance to joyously proclaim and introduce the gospel?

The world is dying and going to hell while we have the keys to heaven in our pocket.

Do you begin the process immediately: “I want a door into them, I want to share, I want to declare. How can I love?”
1 Peter 3:15
Do you radiate Christ?
Are you characterized by joy and contagion?

If you love God, you love those he has created and then your love, received in Christ, should/will be the center, the motivation, the all that you have to offer – that’s what should bring you into relationship and allow you to push forward toward the cross and then rest there together (you and whoever God has given you to show His character off to).

What is hindering you from bursting with light? What is hindering you from consistently being ready with the gospel?

What are you missing in your heart that is keeping it from being driven with, to, and for the gospel? The gospel is apparently not good news… you are missing love/passion/joy in and for the gospel.

1 Cor. 9:14 – fueled by the gospel.
Luke 6:43-45

If the gospel is not on the surface then it’s not at the root.
Why am I not passionate about the gospel, about God, about Christ? What’s your problem with God? It’s going to be very hard to proclaim and know His goodness when you have a problem with Him. It’s hard to be excited about something that you are; it’s hard to behaviorally evangelize when you are:
· Ignorant of (what it/He can do and what my responsibilities are with it/Him)
· Angry, Disappointed, Unbelieving
· Afraid
· Apathetic

The fifth category, the category I should long for and strive toward:
· Growing and being moment by moment affected by the gospel – with ignorance, anger, fear, apathetic waning and being put to death

Primary motive for sanctification and change:
· Kindness – you want to know kindness? It was the will of the Lord to kill His Son.
· Encouragement
· Grace

Recognize and dwell in and upon those Truths in God’s character and put on those attributes (kindness, encouragement, grace) as a part of making disciples and rejoicing in and enjoying God more in light of Him and His work.

2 Thes. 2:16-17

Remedy: Preach the gospel to yourself everyday.
Ps. 19:13-14

Why do we share the gospel:
· Because of who God is
· Because you’ve been affected/effected
· Because you desire that affect/effect for other people – love!

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.

The gospel is the power of God unto salvation.

Are you aware of who you are in Christ on a daily basis. How can you commend that work of Christ if you don’t know joy in it?

Default to being tethered to the Father… that is Christ-likeness in action.
Let the game come to you. Stay alert. Stay in faith – full of faith. Arise my soul and await and rest in your King. Know that He’s working. Seek His kingdom. Seek His character. Be aware of others. Take hold of every opportunity to serve.

Hope: You are not conformed. You are a work in progress. You are being brought to completion, but this isn’t it… but it is going to be GOOD.

There is grace!
Receive it.
Have faith for change!