Romans 1:16-17

 

Habits that can help us to discern next steps in our spiritual conversations with others …

 

1.  Remember that leading people to Jesus is a . (1 Corinthians 3:1-9)

  • Pitfall #1: The idolatry of celebrity .
  • Pitfall #2: The lie that we have to offer.
  • Pitfall #3: The illusion that it’s all up to .

2.  Be and well. (Acts 8:26-38)

 

3.  Be prepared for . (1 Peter 3:15)

  • Does your life demonstrate the of Jesus?
  • If someone asked you about the hope you have, what would you ?

4.  for opportunities to talk about . (Colossians 4:2-4)

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5.  Treat others in a way that keeps the door . (Colossians 4:5-6; 1 Peter 3:15-16)

 

BIG IDEA: The gospel is not a ; it’s a personal invitation to know, follow, and be transformed by .

 

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(Romans 1:16-17)

Habits that can help us to discern next steps in our spiritual conversations with others … 

1.  Remember that leading people to Jesus is a . (1 Corinthians 3:1-9)

  • Pitfall #1: The idolatry of celebrity .
  • Pitfall #2: The lie that we have to offer.
  • Pitfall #3: The illusion that it’s all up to .

2.  Be and (Acts 8:26-38)

3.  Be prepared for . (1 Peter 3:15)

  • Does your life demonstrate the of Jesus?
  • If someone asked you about the hope you have, what would you ?

4.  for opportunities to talk about . (Colossians 4:2-4)

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     5.  Treat others in a way that keeps the door . (Colossians 4:5-6; 1 Peter 3:15-16)

    BIG IDEA: The gospel is not a ; it’s a personal invitation to know, follow, and be transformed by .

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    (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12)

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    STORY 1: A LOST SHEEP (Luke 15:3-7)

    • KEY TERMS:
      • The “99”
        Those who have already made the decision to in Jesus and are .
      • The “ONE”
        Anyone who is to us but from God.
    • In a church “For The ONE,” the 99 reflect the heart of Jesus for lost people.

    STORY 2: A LOST COIN (Luke 15:8-10)

    • If you picture God as distant, aloof, disinterested, or “can’t be bothered,” .

    STORY 3: A LOST SON (Luke 15:11-32)

    • Our sin makes our lives to God.
    • 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
    • Love—especially when lavished on someone else—will sometimes feel .
    • The younger son was the .
    • The older son was the .

    BIG IDEA: God loves us so much that He when the ONE comes .

    NEXT STEPS:

    God us just as we are, but He loves us too much to us this way.

    To find new life in Jesus, we have to recognize that we are the .

    THE GOSPEL (Mark 1:1; Mark 1:14-15)

     
    The Gospel Defined:

    The good news about who is, who am, what God has , and the life he me to live.

     

    The BASICS

     

    B – (Psalm 145:3; Psalm 145:8)

    • God is bigger than we can and he loves us more than we can

     

    A –

    • The adversary (the devil):
      • is a murderer — (John 8:44; John 10:10)
      • is destructive — (Job 1 and 2; 1 Peter 5:8)
      • is an accuser — (Revelation 12:10)
      • is a liar — (Genesis 3; John 8:44)
      • is — (Colossians 2:15)

     

    S – (John 3:16)

     

    I –

     

    C –(Ephesians 4:22-24)

     

    S – (Luke 9:23-24)

    The mission of Greenwood Christian Church:

    • LOVE God through a life of worship.
    • GROW together as disciples of Christ.
    • INSPIRE others to follow Jesus.

    2 Corinthians 5:14-21

    1 Peter 2:9

    Matthew 28:18-20

    Acts 1:8

    To follow Jesus is to become a Kingdom .

    To be effective ambassadors, we have to …

    1. Spend time where – are.

    • If our pursuit of Christian community and greater Bible knowledge keeps us so that we never get around to Jesus’s command to be salt and light and to make disciples, something needs to .
    • Acts 17:16-21

    2. Seek .

    • Acts 17:22-34
    • If we can find common ground, we’ll have more opportunities for meaningful spiritual .

    3. Strive for real .

    • 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
    • Before we try to talk about something as as faith, it’s wise to become a .

    4. Live in a way that’s noticeably, beneficially .

    • 1 Peter 3:15-16
    • Matthew 5:16
    • We want others to see the difference is making in our lives, and want to know more about .

    BIG IDEA: God’s love us and us.

     

    The Church – ekklesia – “ out”

    Acts 2:42-47

    1. The Church is a community (Acts 4:33)

    • Teaching is not our only focus, but it’s vital to hearing the message that us.

    2. The Church is a community (Acts 4:32-35)

    • We can’t all give , but we can all give willingly and generously in to our blessings.

    3. The Church is a community (Acts 2:42)

    4. The Church is a community (Romans 12:4-8)

    • Serving is seeing a and doing what we can to  it.

    5. The Church is a community (Ephesians 4:11-16)

    • Proverbs 27:17
    • Becoming spiritually sharper is an interactive, on process.

    6. The Church is a community (Acts 2:46)

    • Hebrews 10:23-25
    • We can’t be the people—or the Church—Jesus calls us to be .

    7. The Church is an community (Acts 2:47)

     

    BIG IDEA: The Church is all of us, on mission with and with .

     

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    Four biblical pictures of worship:

     

    1.     A LOVE

    • Mark 12:28-34
    • We love God by surrendering our whole lives to Him AND by loving what He loves—.

    2.     AN HUMILITY

    • 2 Samuel 6
    • Worship is never about the people around us, just God’s goodness with single-minded focus.

    3.     A SPIRIT

    • 2 Samuel 24
    • Meaningful worship us something.
    • Matthew 15:8

    4.     A SURRENDER

    • Romans 12:1-2
    • Our most genuine worship is a fully surrendered and life.

     

    BIG IDEA: We love God by devoting our lives to what He .

     

    1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV)

     

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    Pour into your family.

     

    Set an example for those younger.

     

    Plug into ministry now.

     

    Let God guide your life.

     

     

    Here at GCC, we don’t see young people as the future of the church, but as a vital part of the church right now.
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    Genesis 1:1-2

    John 1:1-3

     

    Before anything else existed, God existed in eternal with Himself.

     John 3:35

    John 14:31

    John 17:24

    Isaiah 7:14

    Matthew 1:22-23

     

    Jesus — God Incarnate ( in ) — came to earth to restore what was broken.

     

    Mark 5:15-18

    Matthew 13:44-45

     

    Our church’s mission is to help as many people as possible see the that is .

     

    2 Corinthians 5:17-19

    John 1:29

    Matthew 20:28

    Matthew 26:46

    2 Corinthians 5:21

     

    Revelation 21:1-4 – What God highlights about Heaven is that He will live us, and we will be Him.

     

    1 Corinthians 13:12

     

    Matthew 6:9-13 – What God wants with us isn’t just occasional , but ongoing .

     

    John 5:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:17

     

    BIG IDEA: Life God is the life we long for.

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