By Mike Smith

2. We Connect With God
• We are connected to God as His people
because we have obeyed the gospel
and keep His commands. Mt. 28:18-20
• We’re in Him and He is in us. 1 John
3:24; 1 John 4:12-13; Ephesians 3:20
• We are God’s communication conduits
which share the Gospel and His love.
Luke 8:11; 1 Corinthians 3:5-9

3. We Preach Christ To Them
• By preaching things concerning the
kingdom of God. Acts 8:5, 12; Mt. 16:18-
19; Mark 9:1; Col. 1:13-14; Heb. 12:28
• By the name/authority of Christ. Mt. 17:5;
Acts 4:12; 8:12; Col. 3:17; Acts 2:36
• By teaching baptism in the name of Christ.
Acts 2:38; 10:48; 19:4-5; 22:16

4. We Preach Christ To Them
• By what some call controversial things.
– Christ’s kingdom exists today. Acts 8:12;
Colossians 1:13; 1 Timothy 6:15
– The eternal nature of God’s kingdom versus
the temporal nature of this world. 2 Pet. 3:10-
13; 1 Corinthians 15:24-26; John 18:36
– That preaching the gospel of Christ contains
the necessity of water baptism. Acts 8:35-39

5. We Preach Christ To Them
• When we teach the Man and the Plan!
– Christ’s gospel of grace, kingdom, whole
counsel, blood bought church. Acts 20:24-28
– Cannot separate the Man from the Plan or
inversely. 2 John 9; Lk. 6:46; Mt. 7:21; 17:5
– No matter what, Christ’s gospel must be
preached. Philippians 1:15-18

6. We Preach Christ To Them
• By what people can understand and
believe. Eph. 3:4; 5:17
– They heard, believed and were baptized!
Acts 8:12;18:8
– They are taught by God’s word which brings
them unto Christ for salvation. John 6:44-45
– The importance of preaching Christ and Him
crucified. 1 Corinthians 1:18; 2:2

7. We Must Preach Christ Like We
See In The New Testament!
• Let’s share Christ and show His love by
preaching the gospel of Christ to all.
Romans 5:8; John 15:11-14
• Be saved from sin today through Jesus!
– Hear and believe the gospel. Rom. 10:9, 17
– Repent of sinful living. Acts 2:38
– Confess Jesus as God’s son. Acts 8:37
– Be baptized to be saved from sin. Ac. 22:16