2. Jesus didn’t. . .
• Do any advertising.
• Have an outreach
strategy.
• Follow up on prospects.
• Contact absentees.
• Do visitation.
• Promote his meetings.
• Do marketing.
3. Jesus did. . .
• Tell people not to tell.
• Seem to prefer the
small group over the
crowd.
• Sometimes avoid the
crowds.
• Have huge crowds.
4. It is not enough
to teach what
Jesus taught.
We need to
teach how
Jesus taught.
5. Jesus’ teaching was
amazing!
• Matthew 7:28 (NIV) When Jesus had
finished saying these things, the crowds
were amazed at his teaching,
• Matthew 13:54 (NIV) Coming to his
hometown, he began teaching the people
in their synagogue, and they were
amazed.
• Mark 1:22 (NIV) The people were
amazed at his teaching.
• Mark 1:27 (NIV) The people were all so
amazed that they asked each other,
“What is this? A new teaching--and with
authority!
14. Stories
•Mark 4:2
(MSG) He
taught by
using stories,
many stories. Stories
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15. Stories
• Mark 4:33 (MSG)
With many stories
like these, he
presented his
message to them,
fitting the stories to
their experience and
maturity.
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16. Stories
•Matthew 22:1
(MSG) Jesus
responded by
telling still
more stories. Stories
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17. Stories
• Matthew 13:34
(MSG) All Jesus
did that day was
tell stories—a
long storytelling
afternoon.
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18. Stories
• Matthew 13:34
(CEV) Jesus used
stories when he
spoke to the
people. In fact, he
did not tell them
anything without
using stories.
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19.
20. How to find stories
• Your own life
• Bible
• Story-rich books
• www.sermoncentral.com
• Good Questions
Have Groups
Talking
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22. Proverbs
• John 10:6 (CEV) Jesus told the people this
story. But they did not understand what he
was talking about.
• John 10:6 (GW) Jesus used this illustration as
he talked to the people, but they didn't
understand what he meant.
• John 10:6 (ESV) This figure of speech Jesus
used with them, but they did not understand
what he was saying to them.
• John 10:6 (TEV) Jesus told them this parable,
but they did not understand what he meant.
• John 10:6 (MSG) Jesus told this simple story,
but they had no idea what he was talking
about.
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24. • 2 Peter 2:22 (NIV)
Of them the
proverbs are true:
“A dog returns to
its vomit,” and, “A
sow that is
washed goes back
to her wallowing
in the mud.”
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25. Proverbs of Jesus
• John 8:32 (NIV)
Then you will
know the truth,
and the truth will
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26. Proverbs of Jesus
• John 8:32 (NIV)
Then you will
know the truth,
and the truth will
set you free. Stories
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27. Proverbs of Jesus
• Matthew 7:7 (NIV)
Ask and it will be
given to you; seek
and you will find;
knock and the door
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28. Proverbs of Jesus
• Matthew 7:7 (NIV)
Ask and it will be
given to you; seek
and you will find;
knock and the door
will be opened to
you.
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29. Proverbs of Jesus
•Matthew
5:13 (NIV)
You are the
salt of the
earth.
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30. Proverbs of Jesus
•Matthew 7:12
(NIV) So in
everything, do
to others what
you. . . Stories
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31. Proverbs of Jesus
•Matthew 7:12
(NIV) So in
everything, do
to others what
you would have
them do to you.
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32.
33.
34.
35. People don’t remember
sermons or speeches—
they don’t even
remember paragraphs.
What people remember
are. . . slogans.
Warren, Rick —The
Purpose Driven- Church
45. Jesus asked questions
• John 6:5-6 (NIV) When Jesus
looked up and saw a great
crowd coming toward him,
he said to Philip, “Where
shall we buy bread for these
people to eat?” He asked
this only to test him, for he
already had in mind what he
was going to do.
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46. Jesus asked questions
• John 6:5-6 (NIV) When Jesus
looked up and saw a great
crowd coming toward him,
he said to Philip, “Where
shall we buy bread for these
people to eat?” He asked
this only to test him, for he
already had in mind what he
was going to do.
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48. You are the
bread of life.
A +
B
F
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49. You are the
bread of life.
Do whatever he
tells you.
A +
B
F
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50. You are the
bread of life.
Do whatever he
tells you.
Situation is
hopeless.
A +
B
F
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51. John 6:7 (NIV)
Philip answered
him, “Eight months’
wages would not
buy enough bread
for each one to
have a bite!”
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52. John 6:7 (NIV)
Philip answered
him, “Eight months’
wages would not
buy enough bread
for each one to
have a bite!”
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53. John 6:8-9 (NIV)
Another of his disciples,
Andrew, Simon Peter’s
brother, spoke up, “Here
is a boy with five small
barley loaves and two
small fish, but how far
will they go among so
many?”
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54. John 6:8-9 (NIV)
Another of his disciples,
Andrew, Simon Peter's
brother, spoke up, “Here
is a boy with five small
barley loaves and two
small fish, but how far
will they go among so
many?”
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55. Jesus asked questions
• Matthew 16:13-14 (NIV)
When Jesus came to the
region of Caesarea Philippi,
he asked his disciples, “Who
do people say the Son of
Man is?”
• They replied, “Some say John
the Baptist; others say Elijah;
and still others, Jeremiah or
one of the prophets.”
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56. Jesus asked questions
• Matthew 16:15-16
(NIV) “But what about
you?” he asked. “Who
do you say I am?”
• Simon Peter answered,
“You are the Christ, the
Son of the living God.”
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57. Jesus asked questions
• Matthew 16:15-16 (NIV)
“But what about you?” he
asked. “Who do you say I
am?”
• Simon Peter answered,
“You are the Christ, the
Son of the living God.”
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59. Stories
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Matthew 15:18
(NIV) But the
things that come
out of the mouth
come from the
heart, and these
make a man
“unclean.”
60. Does what
comes out of
your mouth
reveal the
heart, or
change the
heart?
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61. Stories
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Matthew 15:18
(NIV) But the
things that come
out of the mouth
come from the
heart, and these
make a man
“unclean.”
62. 3 When we
put bits into
the mouths of
horses to
make them
obey us, we
can turn the
whole animal.
63.
64. 4 Or take ships as an
example. Although
they are so large and
are driven by strong
winds, they are steered
by a very small rudder
wherever the pilot
wants to go.
65. Jesus asked questions
• Romans 10:9 (NIV) That
if you confess with your
mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”
and believe in your
heart that God raised
him from the dead, you
will be saved.
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66. My two favorite
questions
•Why should I?
•What bad things
will happen if I
don’t?
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67. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
And without faith it is
impossible to please
God, because anyone
who comes to him
must believe that he
exists and that he
rewards those who
earnestly seek him.
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69. Lewis said, “We are
far too easily
pleased.” Almost all
of Christ’s commands
are motivated by “the
unblushing promises
of reward.”
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70. Based on “the staggering
nature of the rewards
promised in the Gospels,
it would seem that our
Lord finds our desires not
too strong, but too
weak.”
— The Dangerous Duty of
Delight. Piper
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71. If people serve God
only for what they
get out of it, then
they are not serving
God at all, they are
only serving
themselves by
making God their
servant.
72. “God is more
interested in
your holiness
than your
happiness.”
73. Matthew 6:1-6 (NIV)
“Be careful not to do
your ‘acts of
righteousness’
before men, to be
seen by them. If you
do, you will have no
reward from your
Father in heaven.
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74. “So when you give to the
needy, do not announce
it with trumpets, as the
hypocrites do in the
synagogues and on the
streets, to be honored by
men. I tell you the truth,
they have received their
reward in full.
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75. 3 But when you
give to the
needy, do not
let your left
hand know
what your right
hand is doing,
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76. 4 so that your
giving may be in
secret. Then your
Father, who sees
what is done in
secret, will
reward you.
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77. 5 “And when you pray, do
not be like the
hypocrites, for they love
to pray standing in the
synagogues and on the
street corners to be seen
by men. I tell you the
truth, they have received
their reward in full.
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78. 6 But when you pray,
go into your room,
close the door and
pray to your Father,
who is unseen. Then
your Father, who sees
what is done in secret,
will reward you.
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79. Mark 10:29-31 (NIV)
“I tell you the truth,”
Jesus replied, “no one
who has left home or
brothers or sisters or
mother or father or
children or fields for
me and the gospel
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80. 30 will fail to receive a
hundred times as much in
this present age (homes,
brothers, sisters, mothers,
children and fields—and
with them, persecutions)
and in the age to come,
eternal life. 31 But many
who are first will be last,
and the last first.”
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81. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
And without faith it is
impossible to please
God, because anyone
who comes to him
must believe that he
exists and that he
rewards those who
earnestly seek him.
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82. Do you
come to
God to give
Stories or to get?
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83. 25
20
15
10
5
0
I pray often through out the day.
Prayer is a regular part of my life.
Pray Don't pray
Extremely happy
84. 20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
I regularly serve God in the
way God gifted me to serve.
Serve Don't Serve
Extremely happy
85. 25
20
15
10
5
0
I read the Bible almost
every day.
Read Bible Daily Don't read Bible daily
Extremely happy
86. 25
20
15
10
5
0
“I live a sexually pure life.”
Sexually pure Not sexually pure
87. 25
20
15
10
5
0
I freely and quickly forgive
others when they hurt me.
Forgive Don't forgive
Extremely happy
88. 30
25
20
15
10
5
0
I love witnessing and do so often.
Witness Don't witness
Extremely happy
89. 20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
I believe in missions. I support missions. I
love missions. I wish I could do more for
the cause of missions.
Love missions Don't love missions
Extremely happy
90. 35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Very Generous
Very Generous Not Very Generous
Extremely happy
91. 25
20
15
10
5
0
What percentage do you give away?
0 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 9 10+
Extremely happy