This document discusses the importance of knowing God and making Him known to others. It references several Bible passages about God's role in drawing people to Himself and convicting them of their need, while our role is to willingly share the Gospel message with others through our words and actions. The world has a role to play as well, as the Gospel must be preached to all nations as a witness before the end will come. Overall, the key messages are that knowing God involves making Him known to others, and that both God and humans have distinct but complementary parts to play in bringing others to faith.

1. knowing god…
luke 15

2. knowing god…
is to make him known

3. Witness of acceptancelost sheep-
lost coin-
lost son-
Message of forgiveness
Availability of Relationship

4. Witness of acceptancelost sheep-
Tax Collectors
& Sinners
Self-Destructive
Scribes
& Pharisees
Self-Righteous

5. Matthew 9:10-13

6. “Go and learn what this means: ‘You can
sacrifice your time, money, education
and ministry in service to God, but if you
fail to show love and acceptance to lost
people, your devotion is vain.’”
Matthew 9:10-13- Paraphrase

7. • Someone cared enough to
tell or to invite us
What we all had in common
• We felt a need
• We experienced love &
acceptance

8. What we all had in common
• We were attracted to a message
of forgiveness
• We were willing to embrace a
new life

9. Message of Forgivenesslost coin-
lost son- Availably of Relationship

10. “Go therefore into all the world
and preach the Gospel to every
creature.”
Mark 16:15

11. “Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations baptizing them in the
name of the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, teaching them to observe all
that I have commanded you…”
Matthew 28:19-20

12. “Whosoever calls upon the name
of the Lord shall be saved. How
then shall they call on Him in
whom they have not believed? And
how shall they believe…
Romans 10:14-15

13. “in Him of whom they have not
heard? And how shall they hear
without a preacher? And how shall
they preach unless they are sent?”
Romans 10:14-15

14. what is God’s role?
romans 10:15
John 6:44
John 16:8
1 Corinthians 2:4
God does the sending
God does the drawing
God does the convicting
God does the persuading

15. what is my role?
1 Corinthians 9:16-17
Willing or not, God entrust us with
certain divinely appointed
circumstances where we share the
Gospel with others.

16. what is the world’s role?
“All of these things must come to pass
(Deep Darkness), but the end is not
yet… This gospel of the kingdom will be
preached in all the world as a witness to
all nations, and then the end will come.”
Matthew 24:6 & 14

17. Billy Sunday
1929- Boston

18. knowing god…
is to make him known