3. Before and after Jesus
Those who shared Jesus
Rejecting anger and sharing love
Rejecting evil and sharing Jesus
Sharing the story of Jesus:
The assurance of salvation
Sharing Jesus
We have amazing news to share: God’s grace is
available for everyone, not only for some select
people. The Gospel is for everyone. Salvation is for
everyone. Forgiveness, mercy, leniency, and grace
are for everyone.
Jesus transforms our lives with His love, and He
encourages us to share this experience with others
so they can also be transformed.
4. Before Jesus
Ephesians 2:1-3
Dead in our sins
Following the course of this world
Under the devil’s control
Disobedient
Doing our own will
Children of wrath
After Jesus
Ephesians 2:4-10
Alive in Christ
Seating in heavenly places
Saved by faith
Enjoying the riches of His glory
Doing good works
Children of God (made by Him)
5. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love
one another.” (1 John 4:11)
The people at a Samaritan village refused to
lodge Jesus and His apostles.
James and John were filled with anger and
asked for permission to destroy the village
with heavenly fire like Elijah had done with
some irreverent soldiers (2 Kings 1:9-15).
However, their relationship with Jesus
transformed their feelings and thoughts
eventually.
James lost his life for sharing Jesus with
others (Acts 12:1-2).
The gospel and letters of John are full of
love for God and our neighbor (Jn. 13:35;
1Jn. 4:8; 2Jn. 1:6; 3Jn. 1:6-7).
This is the transforming power of Jesus
working in us.
6. Nobody could go through that area in
Gadara without being attacked by those
dangerous demon-possessed men. Jesus
and His disciples disembarked there.
However, the life of those demon-possessed men changed dramatically after meeting
Jesus. They were restored physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Then, Jesus asked them to share their story with all the people in
that region.
They had a story to tell because the power of Christ had changed
their lives. They could share their personal testimony and encourage
others to let Jesus transform their lives.
7. “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of
the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life,
and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of
God.” (1 John 5:13)
The message in the Bible is clear: those who believe
in Jesus will be saved (Jn. 3:15, 36; 6:40, 47;
Acts 16:31; 1Jn. 5:13). We don’t have to wait until
we’re good enough to be saved.
Salvation may be lost (Ex. 32:33; Mt. 10:28;
2P. 2:20-21; Rev. 3:5, 11), but this could only
happen if we purposefully decide to reject God.
The assurance of salvation empowers our
testimony. It’s easier to share something you know
for sure.
Always look for opportunities to encourage others
to accept the gift of eternal life.
8. SHARING JESUS
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by
the mercies of God, that you present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable to God, which is your
reasonable service.” (Romans 12:1)
Jesus asks us to give everything
to Him (Lk. 9:23). But what has
He given us? (see Jn. 1:12;
10:10; 14:27; 1Co. 1:30)
He made us children of God
He gave us life
He gave us peace
He gave us wisdom
He made us righteous
He sanctified us
He redeemed us
When we realize everything Christ has done
for us, our natural response is to give
everything to Him in sacrifice–no matter the
cost–and to share the wonders He has done in
us and for us.
9. “We are to be witnesses for Christ; and
this we shall be when we grow up
daily into the full stature of men and
women in Christ. It is our privilege to
grow more and more like Him every
day. Then we shall acquire the power
to express our love for Him in higher,
purer speech, and our ideas will
enlarge and deepen, and our judgment
become more sound and trustworthy,
while our testimony will have more of
life and assurance.”
E.G.W. (Sons and Daughters of God, March 6)
10. MAKING
FRIENDS FOR
GOD
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