WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:09.759 Welcome to Hanway Tagalog Sermon Podcast, your daily dose of inspiring, 2 00:00:10.039 --> 00:00:13.800 heartfelt tagalog sermons from different pastors and speakers all over 3 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:16.679 the Philippines. We hope that this podcast finds you in 4 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:23.480 good shape. And now here's your message. I'll give the 5 00:00:23.480 --> 00:00:30.399 Lord a handclap. He's great, yay, and we're gonna dismiss children, 6 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:34.520 allow them to go to Superchurch in the back Pastor Greg, 7 00:00:34.640 --> 00:00:38.640 Mss Laura and the team that's serving today. The rest 8 00:00:38.679 --> 00:00:41.759 of you get your bulletin, turn it over for the notes, 9 00:00:43.719 --> 00:00:46.600 and let's get our bible. Hold it up and declare 10 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:48.479 who we are? You ready, let's say this the kids 11 00:00:48.520 --> 00:00:51.600 are going out. This is my Bible. It is the 12 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:55.600 standard I live my life by. I am a spiritfuled believer, 13 00:00:55.960 --> 00:00:59.759 sustained by my personal relationship with the Lord, empowered by 14 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:05.079 my commitment to community and express throughout reach to others. Therefore, 15 00:01:05.239 --> 00:01:11.319 I can say, and all right, hey, I really want 16 00:01:11.319 --> 00:01:14.599 to encourage you with these notes. Some of this as 17 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:17.040 we're going through it, I'm going to challenge you to 18 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:19.840 put it in your Bible and you'll see why in 19 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:22.079 a little bit. Write it in your bible so that 20 00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:25.040 you can use it on Wednesday night, all our classes 21 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:28.840 are up and running, my class, factory, culture, different ones 22 00:01:28.879 --> 00:01:31.439 in ministry. I'm having them give testimony right now. It's 23 00:01:31.519 --> 00:01:34.959 just powerful. Wednesday night was awesome, Todd Hunters shared. So 24 00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:38.480 each week it'll be someone different. Don and Perry have 25 00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:41.560 the Book of James Man up. They're doing a new curriculum, 26 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:44.040 Women of Courage and new curriculum. So there's a lot 27 00:01:44.079 --> 00:01:46.959 going on, and our teens have their own service and 28 00:01:47.040 --> 00:01:50.799 so forth. Today we're going to complete this series Change 29 00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:53.400 your World, and in two weeks from today, I want 30 00:01:53.439 --> 00:01:56.319 to start a series on the Holy Spirit. Just really 31 00:01:56.480 --> 00:01:59.680 let's dive into the person of the Holy Spirit see 32 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:02.400 work in our life and how we need to rely 33 00:02:02.480 --> 00:02:05.120 on him, trust him and receive him more. Amen, So 34 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:08.479 be praying over that as we begin developing that. But 35 00:02:08.599 --> 00:02:14.039 let's conclude this Change your World. Just briefly recap for you. 36 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:16.479 The first two weeks were on this. We just talked 37 00:02:16.479 --> 00:02:21.400 about the stewardship of influence that's needed. You need to 38 00:02:21.719 --> 00:02:29.120 steward your influence because you have influence. Three of you agree, okay, 39 00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:32.719 I said you have of influence? You do, and when 40 00:02:32.759 --> 00:02:36.319 you know that, it just changes your world. And that 41 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:39.439 was a big picture week, and I gave you the 42 00:02:39.560 --> 00:02:46.080 vision night vision that let's see Bill Bright and Lauren 43 00:02:46.159 --> 00:02:50.000 Cunningham had on the same night in nineteen seventy five. 44 00:02:50.080 --> 00:02:52.960 They were scheduled to have lunch the next day and 45 00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:55.800 each one had the exact same vision from the Lord. 46 00:02:55.800 --> 00:02:58.280 And when they got to their lunch, they were so 47 00:02:58.360 --> 00:03:01.240 excited to want to share theirs and they pulled out 48 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:04.840 their papers and it was exact seven points. Don't you 49 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:08.080 think that's a confirmation from the Lord? And because both 50 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:11.639 of them affect the world, how about that they affect 51 00:03:11.759 --> 00:03:15.159 the world. So let's start lifting up our eyes, because 52 00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:18.439 you can change your world, and you change it by 53 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:21.280 changing your world. That's how we change the world. If 54 00:03:21.280 --> 00:03:23.199 the Body of Christ would think this way, we really 55 00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:26.280 could change the world. So that's why I'm challenging us 56 00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:29.159 with this. After we finished the study of Galatians, we've 57 00:03:29.199 --> 00:03:33.000 stepped right into this. But those seven areas I've given 58 00:03:33.039 --> 00:03:42.439 them to you, they'll come up on the screen. The church, family, government, education, media, business, arts, 59 00:03:42.479 --> 00:03:46.639 and entertainment. And for our area, entertainment would be more sports. 60 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:50.520 We live in a very sports centered type of environment, 61 00:03:50.599 --> 00:03:54.199 and our whole state week three, we brought it a 62 00:03:54.199 --> 00:03:59.000 little bit closer in and we talked about our own sphere. 63 00:03:59.039 --> 00:04:03.000 What does your spe look like people around us? And 64 00:04:03.080 --> 00:04:06.280 we need to recognize and exercise that influence. So I 65 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:09.240 gave you some practical ways how you can do that. 66 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:13.680 Last week I gave you tools. We looked at the 67 00:04:13.680 --> 00:04:16.199 most excellent way from the word of God. It's not 68 00:04:16.279 --> 00:04:18.839 the only way, but it is the most excellent way. 69 00:04:19.480 --> 00:04:24.560 People experience the most in some type of relational connection. 70 00:04:25.519 --> 00:04:29.920 Everybody say relational connection. Let me say it this way. 71 00:04:30.199 --> 00:04:35.759 A person's life does not usually change with information. It 72 00:04:35.839 --> 00:04:40.079 really doesn't. It does not change with information. It always 73 00:04:40.439 --> 00:04:45.480 is changed relationally. Think about how you came to Christ. 74 00:04:46.399 --> 00:04:49.000 Most of you, I think there was a person involved, 75 00:04:49.439 --> 00:04:55.399 right family member, a caring coach, somebody involved in your life. 76 00:04:55.720 --> 00:04:58.839 You probably can't tell me the message that you heard, 77 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:01.920 the word that we're shared, to the scriptures that we shared, 78 00:05:01.920 --> 00:05:05.759 But you can tell me the person who prayed with you. 79 00:05:05.759 --> 00:05:14.319 You can do that. Life change happens in relationship. So 80 00:05:14.439 --> 00:05:18.439 by God's design and even our design, we're putting together 81 00:05:18.480 --> 00:05:21.519 some smaller groups settings so that you can develop more 82 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:23.439 and we want you to see everything going on and 83 00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:26.399 things that you want to develop, giving you a platform 84 00:05:26.560 --> 00:05:30.560 far because you belong. And that'll happen again on September tenth, 85 00:05:30.600 --> 00:05:34.040 when we have everything out right after the Labor Day weekend, 86 00:05:34.040 --> 00:05:36.000 and we want to highlight all these things because we're 87 00:05:36.040 --> 00:05:39.519 still in vacation mode and people are vacationing and so 88 00:05:39.600 --> 00:05:44.360 forth till we get through Labor Day. This smaller groups, 89 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:48.680 ministry groups, outreach groups. It sets you up for relationship, 90 00:05:50.680 --> 00:05:54.879 It sets you up for intentional interaction. Truth comes out, 91 00:05:54.959 --> 00:05:59.079 people share, iron sharpens iron. So today as we close this, 92 00:05:59.120 --> 00:06:02.360 I want to bring it down even smaller than from 93 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:04.800 the big world to our spear to this, Let's just 94 00:06:04.839 --> 00:06:08.480 talk about one person at a time, just one person. 95 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:12.560 Do you have one person you would love to see saved? 96 00:06:13.839 --> 00:06:16.399 Janette say she has two? Anybody have two? Do I 97 00:06:16.439 --> 00:06:20.759 hear three? Okay, hopefully we do just one person at 98 00:06:20.800 --> 00:06:23.399 a time. Let's begin by looking at a verse that 99 00:06:23.519 --> 00:06:27.120 starts the Gospel of Mark and ends the gospel, and 100 00:06:27.120 --> 00:06:31.120 to me, really even shares what the gospel is all about. 101 00:06:31.439 --> 00:06:37.000 When Jesus started putting his followers together, his close knit group, 102 00:06:37.439 --> 00:06:43.759 his disciples, he says, I'm going to make you into something. Right, 103 00:06:44.600 --> 00:06:46.560 he was going to make them into something. Now you 104 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:52.600 think Jesus was going to turn them into something, make 105 00:06:52.639 --> 00:07:02.959 them nicer, make them kinder, make them spiritual, make them 106 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:06.160 full of head knowledge. So when they walk there bobbling 107 00:07:06.199 --> 00:07:10.639 around because they've got the answer for everyone. No, when 108 00:07:10.720 --> 00:07:15.639 Jesus started gathering his followers together, he used the language 109 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:18.439 of the time and what was important to the people 110 00:07:18.439 --> 00:07:23.000 and what was around the people consistently. Mark one, verse 111 00:07:23.040 --> 00:07:28.120 seventeen says this, Come follow me, Jesus said, and I 112 00:07:28.279 --> 00:07:35.360 will make you what. I'm going to make you into something, 113 00:07:36.079 --> 00:07:38.240 not just change you, but make you. I'm going to 114 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:41.800 teach you, Jesus says, how to use your life in 115 00:07:41.839 --> 00:07:46.360 some way, or how to impact another person's life. Let 116 00:07:46.439 --> 00:07:48.800 me share the importance of this and hopefully remove some 117 00:07:48.879 --> 00:07:52.519 of the fears associated with this topic, because a lot 118 00:07:52.519 --> 00:07:57.639 of people are extremely intimidated about evangelism. That's a big word, 119 00:07:58.000 --> 00:07:59.879 and it kind of scares me too, to be honest, 120 00:08:01.000 --> 00:08:03.959 because when you think of an evangelist, what comes to 121 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:11.360 your mind? Spit fire. Okay, I'm dating myself, white leather 122 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:15.639 patent shoes in a three piece suit, right, come on loud, 123 00:08:16.639 --> 00:08:23.040 Maybe obnoxious. Yeah, come on, Chris. Chris is an evangelist, 124 00:08:23.040 --> 00:08:26.319 but he's not obnoxious. He's just loud and fun. It's great. 125 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:28.800 How many got to hear Chris said our outreach back 126 00:08:28.839 --> 00:08:33.360 to school, he had everybody just mesmerize, and it is 127 00:08:33.399 --> 00:08:36.159 a gifting in him. But a lot of times we think, well, 128 00:08:36.200 --> 00:08:39.679 I'm not like that. I'm not like Chris, so therefore 129 00:08:39.720 --> 00:08:46.519 I'm disqualified from being that. No. Now look at Mark sixteen, 130 00:08:46.600 --> 00:08:48.200 verse fifteen. I'm gonna read this out of the New 131 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:52.000 Century version. Jesus said to his followers, go everywhere in 132 00:08:52.080 --> 00:08:58.480 the world and tell the good news to everyone. That's 133 00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:02.919 pretty simple, right, very simple. Now, let's think us some 134 00:09:03.080 --> 00:09:07.200 adjectives to describe the person responsible for you to come 135 00:09:07.200 --> 00:09:18.799 into Christ. Caring, committed, faithful, cut me out, I'm saying 136 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:27.639 them all, give me some others, loving, gentle, persistent, truthful. Interesting. 137 00:09:29.799 --> 00:09:35.240 How about that? That's kind of neat? Huh honest, bold, 138 00:09:36.679 --> 00:09:39.320 You're using whole different words than the words we used 139 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:43.399 to describe in our mind of an evangelist. Somehow, some 140 00:09:43.480 --> 00:09:48.159 believers think evangelism is extreme behavior and approach to people, 141 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:54.200 when really it's just caring, truthful, persistent, honest, loving all 142 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:58.080 the things that you've just shared Acts one, verse eight. 143 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:01.320 You're very familiar with this verse, but let's take this 144 00:10:01.360 --> 00:10:03.879 and use it in terms of what we're talking about today. 145 00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:09.919 Jesus said, you receive power when the Holy Spirit comes 146 00:10:09.960 --> 00:10:13.440 on you, and you will be my say the next word, 147 00:10:14.519 --> 00:10:18.120 witnesses in Jerusalem, that's right where you are. In Algidea 148 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:21.559 and Samaria, that's the broader area, and to what the 149 00:10:21.639 --> 00:10:25.320 ends of the year. So Jesus is interested in the 150 00:10:25.360 --> 00:10:31.159 world being changed by believers because they are witnesses. In 151 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:35.320 a courtroom, you have a prosecutor or a prosecuting attorney, 152 00:10:35.360 --> 00:10:39.320 you have a defense attorney, and then you'll have witnesses 153 00:10:39.600 --> 00:10:44.600 that are called to the stand. A witness is supposed 154 00:10:44.639 --> 00:10:49.279 to just share what they have, what they've seen, what 155 00:10:49.320 --> 00:10:54.080 they've witnessed, what they saw that took place. They're not 156 00:10:54.159 --> 00:10:57.919 there to prosecute, they're not there to defend. They're just 157 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:01.039 telling their story. Can I tell you what has happened 158 00:11:01.039 --> 00:11:04.519 to me and the difference God has made in my life? 159 00:11:04.519 --> 00:11:06.960 And when you do that, listen, when you do that, 160 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:10.639 the world is very interested in that. It puts them 161 00:11:10.639 --> 00:11:14.799 at ease and they're not defensive. This is your destiny 162 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:21.559 if you are a follower of Jesus, because followers fish. 163 00:11:22.080 --> 00:11:25.480 Now listen. If you're not fishing, please hear me. And 164 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:30.720 I say this in gentleness. You probably are miserable and 165 00:11:30.759 --> 00:11:37.759 critical because you're analyzing life or the Word, or family 166 00:11:37.879 --> 00:11:40.960 or this set and the other. But when you are fishing, 167 00:11:41.200 --> 00:11:43.960 you're so focused on the heartbeat of God. You're digging 168 00:11:44.000 --> 00:11:46.639 in the Word. You're digging to find out what you 169 00:11:46.679 --> 00:11:48.879 can do to help the person that's on your heart. 170 00:11:52.000 --> 00:11:57.200 Come on, help me out somebody. Who are you fishing 171 00:11:57.200 --> 00:11:58.919 for right now? Think about who? If I were to 172 00:11:58.960 --> 00:12:00.399 go up to you and say, give me the name 173 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:02.720 of the person you're fishing for. If you can't give 174 00:12:02.759 --> 00:12:05.440 me one, whether it's a family member, a neighbor, coworker, 175 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:08.840 someone you're going to school with, yeah, if you don't 176 00:12:08.879 --> 00:12:11.279 have one, ask God for them and all you got 177 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:12.399 to do. And I'm gonna show you in a few 178 00:12:12.399 --> 00:12:15.480 moments how that can take place, because you will not 179 00:12:16.039 --> 00:12:22.039 find your purpose until you're fishing well. I like this, 180 00:12:22.159 --> 00:12:24.840 and I like to study and a great do and 181 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:29.039 then it incorporates into fishing well. I want to study 182 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:31.480 in times, I want to do this, great, it'll incorporate 183 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:34.879 into fishing. It's not just having it here, but it's 184 00:12:34.919 --> 00:12:36.840 been able to take all the things that are important 185 00:12:36.840 --> 00:12:40.519 to you and use it in fishing and reaching the 186 00:12:40.519 --> 00:12:44.120 world and reaching the people around you. You know, you say, 187 00:12:44.159 --> 00:12:47.919 well I just want deep teaching. Well here's something deep. 188 00:12:48.000 --> 00:12:52.039 Let's do what Jesus ask us to do and you'll 189 00:12:52.039 --> 00:12:56.840 be happy. The person drowning and dying and their problem 190 00:12:56.960 --> 00:12:59.440 doesn't need the Greek word for life raft. They just 191 00:12:59.519 --> 00:13:06.559 need you to come on, so we can't get away 192 00:13:06.559 --> 00:13:10.240 from them. It's all through the Bible. And maybe we 193 00:13:10.360 --> 00:13:11.919 just need to ask God to give us a love 194 00:13:11.960 --> 00:13:16.960 for people. How about that? You know? And please, I 195 00:13:17.039 --> 00:13:18.879 mean if you watch too much of the news and 196 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:22.320 this and so forth in everybody's opinion, and I tell 197 00:13:22.360 --> 00:13:25.039 you what, I limit it because it starts drowning my 198 00:13:25.240 --> 00:13:29.720 love for Christ and people. We need it. We don't 199 00:13:29.759 --> 00:13:31.799 want to be an ostrich with our hidden the sind. 200 00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:35.720 But please don't let anything drown your love out for people. 201 00:13:35.840 --> 00:13:39.799 Two Timothy four two through five. Preach the word of God. 202 00:13:40.000 --> 00:13:44.960 Be prepared whether the time is favorable or not. And 203 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:50.600 normally it's not this be honest work look, work at 204 00:13:50.639 --> 00:13:53.039 telling others the good news. In other words, you've got 205 00:13:53.080 --> 00:13:58.600 to study and prepare and know what to do, work 206 00:13:58.639 --> 00:14:02.159 at telling the good news, use and fully carry out 207 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:06.120 the ministry God has given you, which is telling the 208 00:14:06.159 --> 00:14:08.759 good news. So I'm just going to give you four 209 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:12.600 simple things to make this simple and in all kinds 210 00:14:12.600 --> 00:14:16.720 of rhymes. You know, preachers got to do that. Evangelism 211 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:19.360 is not you knowing how to explain the whole Bible 212 00:14:19.360 --> 00:14:23.080 to someone and convince them that your way is better 213 00:14:23.159 --> 00:14:26.440 than theirs. It's just one person at a time. So 214 00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:33.200 here we go. Point number one, Become aware. What do 215 00:14:33.279 --> 00:14:36.480 you mean, pastor, here's my little saying. I've said it before. 216 00:14:36.840 --> 00:14:41.799 Wherever you are, just be all there, and being all 217 00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:50.879 there is your eyes looking out. Ask people questions, ask 218 00:14:50.960 --> 00:14:54.200 them about their family, talk to them about their life, 219 00:14:54.440 --> 00:15:01.000 find out their need. Become aware of others. This is 220 00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:03.679 your ministry. Becoming aware number one the two things it 221 00:15:03.759 --> 00:15:06.639 is your ministry. This is a strong word, but I'm 222 00:15:06.639 --> 00:15:10.600 going to use it. It really is God's expectation of us. 223 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:13.600 It doesn't mean he doesn't love us if we never 224 00:15:13.679 --> 00:15:16.000 witness I'm not saying that or that he won't be 225 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:20.399 happy with you. But you know I want I don't 226 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:22.519 want Jesus just to accept me because I've prayed a 227 00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:24.799 sinner's prayer and I'm trying to follow him. I want 228 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:29.679 him to be happy with me too. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 229 00:15:30.279 --> 00:15:33.279 you know lil saying. It was in our John Beavie 230 00:15:33.440 --> 00:15:37.360 series we completed. John and his wife Lisa told their 231 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:40.039 children at some point, we want you to know there's 232 00:15:40.279 --> 00:15:43.440 nothing you can do that makes us love you less, 233 00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:45.879 and all the kids smiled, and then they said, there's 234 00:15:45.960 --> 00:15:48.039 nothing you could do that would even make us love 235 00:15:48.039 --> 00:15:51.960 you more, but you can determine how happy we are 236 00:15:52.000 --> 00:16:00.399 with you in that good I want Jesus happy when 237 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:04.159 your name is mentioned, not just why. I've got my 238 00:16:04.240 --> 00:16:06.879 past to heaven and I'm going to hold on. But 239 00:16:07.120 --> 00:16:10.200 it doesn't matter what stage, how young, oh whatever this 240 00:16:10.320 --> 00:16:13.399 gets burning in your heart, you come alive. It just 241 00:16:13.879 --> 00:16:19.080 come alive. It's the way of life. Romans ten, verse 242 00:16:19.159 --> 00:16:24.200 fourteen through fifteen. Romans ten fourteen and fifteen. How then, 243 00:16:24.279 --> 00:16:26.960 can they call on the one they have not believed in? 244 00:16:28.039 --> 00:16:30.240 And how can they believe in the one whom they've 245 00:16:30.279 --> 00:16:37.000 not heard? How can anyone preach unless they're sin of 246 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:40.120 course we use this for missions and so forth as 247 00:16:40.159 --> 00:16:42.799 it is written. And I love this promise from the 248 00:16:42.840 --> 00:16:45.840 Old Testament. How beautiful are the feet of those who 249 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:51.679 bring what goodness? Bring people good news. Don't go fix people. 250 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:55.519 Don't go to other believers and tell them everything's wrong 251 00:16:55.519 --> 00:16:58.080 in their life. Don't do that to one another. You 252 00:16:58.080 --> 00:17:01.200 hear me. If you do that, stop it, Just stop it. 253 00:17:01.960 --> 00:17:04.759 That doesn't help any of that. It hurts relationships. Just 254 00:17:04.799 --> 00:17:09.599 bring good news to people. Everybody say good news. Do 255 00:17:09.759 --> 00:17:13.839 that MENO set you free, It'll help you. Two Corinthians 256 00:17:13.880 --> 00:17:18.319 five twenty says this, we're christ ambassadors. God is making 257 00:17:18.680 --> 00:17:23.799 his appeal through us, so this is your ministry. And 258 00:17:23.839 --> 00:17:26.519 number two still on this point, God doesn't have a 259 00:17:26.559 --> 00:17:33.359 plan be you're it. The appeal is through us. So 260 00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:35.839 be aware of this and what you're to do. Be 261 00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:40.079 aware of the simple process. Now this guy ingles, I 262 00:17:40.079 --> 00:17:43.039 don't know it, but I found this chart and I 263 00:17:43.200 --> 00:17:46.279 liked it, and I encourage you to even write it 264 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:51.000 in your Bible somewhere, because this will help you to 265 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:55.160 see where people are that you're wanting to bring to Christ. 266 00:17:56.039 --> 00:17:57.839 I think very often we think, Okay, I've got to 267 00:17:57.920 --> 00:17:59.799 seal the deal, and if I can't do it the 268 00:17:59.799 --> 00:18:01.839 first time, I'd just turn them over to the devil 269 00:18:01.880 --> 00:18:08.319 and send them to hell. And it's a process very often. 270 00:18:08.839 --> 00:18:10.839 And the whole thing is you're wanting to just keep 271 00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:14.200 bringing people closer along. I gave you the illustration of 272 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:16.759 Carl Delatt over the last couple of weeks and what 273 00:18:16.880 --> 00:18:19.920 he did when he was in sales, and how he 274 00:18:19.960 --> 00:18:23.039 had a revolving door in his office because he baited 275 00:18:23.079 --> 00:18:25.119 people so much and loved him. They'd be in his 276 00:18:25.200 --> 00:18:28.640 office begging him what makes you difference? And he did, Well, 277 00:18:28.680 --> 00:18:30.359 you're not ready to know. He'd send them away for 278 00:18:30.480 --> 00:18:33.720 weeks at a time until the point where they so 279 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:36.920 trusted him. When he would then share about Jesus, every 280 00:18:36.920 --> 00:18:41.000 one of them would get saved. How about that? How 281 00:18:41.000 --> 00:18:44.400 many think that win his souls his wives? He was 282 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:48.920 wise in his approach, and he had love for people. 283 00:18:49.519 --> 00:18:53.480 So how does this process work? Look at this? Well, 284 00:18:53.519 --> 00:18:56.160 let me Readfirse Corinthians three, verse six, out of the 285 00:18:56.200 --> 00:18:59.680 Living Bible. My work was to plant the seed in 286 00:18:59.680 --> 00:19:02.960 your arts, and then Apollo's work was to water it. 287 00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:06.720 It was God, not we, who made the garden grow 288 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:11.680 in your hearts. This shows you there is a process. 289 00:19:13.079 --> 00:19:16.480 There is a process going on. So where are people 290 00:19:16.599 --> 00:19:22.279 number one resistant? Negative six? Just resistant? This is all 291 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:25.720 from Ingles in his study, just far from God. Probably 292 00:19:25.799 --> 00:19:34.160 resistance because of fear, hurt, unforgiveness, bitterness, ignorance. And I've 293 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:37.119 used this before when someone says, well, I've been hurt 294 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:39.400 by Christians. I've had that. I go, yeah, me too, 295 00:19:40.079 --> 00:19:43.759 and that just takes them off guard, like you have. Yeah. 296 00:19:43.839 --> 00:19:47.440 You gotta get over it though, because you're gonna hurt someone. 297 00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:50.240 Everybody hurt someone, and someone who holds onto a hurt 298 00:19:50.680 --> 00:19:55.240 and uses that as their foundation, they're sunk. They're sunk 299 00:19:55.359 --> 00:19:57.720 at that point and they just go down. So we 300 00:19:57.799 --> 00:19:59.680 all deal with hurt, and you deal with it in 301 00:19:59.680 --> 00:20:02.559 your home relationships. We all eat a meal that makes 302 00:20:02.640 --> 00:20:04.920 us sick. You get over it and you eat again, 303 00:20:05.039 --> 00:20:08.759 don't you. You don't stop eating at that point. So 304 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:12.200 it's just trying to get them to move closer so 305 00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:15.559 they're resistant. What happens after that, well, there's just a 306 00:20:15.640 --> 00:20:20.599 slight crack in that hard shell and they become receptive. 307 00:20:21.880 --> 00:20:25.599 Everyone has hurts, disappointments. You're able to start relating to them. 308 00:20:26.119 --> 00:20:29.519 Maybe about some of that and showing that you understand. 309 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:34.839 Then a negative four seeking well, they realize, Okay, I 310 00:20:34.880 --> 00:20:37.240 do need to change. I need to quit kicking the 311 00:20:37.319 --> 00:20:39.599 dog or whatever. I need to change. I need to 312 00:20:39.599 --> 00:20:41.680 deal with these addictions. I need to deal with stuff 313 00:20:41.720 --> 00:20:45.960 that's causing defeat and depression. So there's even a greater 314 00:20:46.119 --> 00:20:50.400 opening there because they realize change is needed. And you 315 00:20:50.599 --> 00:20:57.200 just meet them at that point of reception number negative 316 00:20:57.240 --> 00:21:00.920 three considering, well, they're looking at options. They're looking at 317 00:21:00.920 --> 00:21:03.960 maybe some of the things that you have shared. Maybe 318 00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:06.000 you've given them a book to read, or a CD 319 00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:09.519 or some music, something of that nature. What's cool about 320 00:21:09.519 --> 00:21:11.759 this stage is that they don't like where they are 321 00:21:11.880 --> 00:21:17.519 right now. You hear me. See that's a signal. When 322 00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:21.319 a person doesn't like where they are and you have 323 00:21:21.440 --> 00:21:24.880 the relationship, there's a door because they don't like that spot. 324 00:21:25.960 --> 00:21:30.720 Here's something we know as believers. Ready, nothing in this 325 00:21:30.839 --> 00:21:37.839 world works outside of a relationship with Christ. Nothing. Try 326 00:21:37.880 --> 00:21:40.079 living a life without God and the center of it. 327 00:21:40.079 --> 00:21:44.000 It will always lead to misery. It always grieves me. 328 00:21:44.920 --> 00:21:49.160 At a funeral or something, when you know the family 329 00:21:49.240 --> 00:21:53.640 or people they don't know Christ. Where's their hope, where 330 00:21:53.720 --> 00:21:57.480 is it? So therefore we've got to help people come 331 00:21:57.559 --> 00:22:00.599 to Christ, sir. If they're not measurable, well yet they 332 00:22:00.640 --> 00:22:06.200 will be. Life throws curveballs at all of us. Come on, 333 00:22:06.279 --> 00:22:10.519 let's be honest. Life can stink sometimes when you face 334 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:13.839 something you weren't expecting. The difference for us is we 335 00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:17.759 have someone to run to who gives you peace and 336 00:22:17.880 --> 00:22:19.920 helps you no matter what's going in the world or 337 00:22:19.960 --> 00:22:24.759 turmoil or this set and the other negative three understanding 338 00:22:25.759 --> 00:22:28.920 this is where you just start sharing simple truths and 339 00:22:29.000 --> 00:22:31.640 you're testing because you've befriended them and you know them. 340 00:22:31.680 --> 00:22:34.519 You're able to relate some of your life to where 341 00:22:34.599 --> 00:22:37.000 they are with the truth of what God has done 342 00:22:37.079 --> 00:22:39.799 for you. God wants to and you just share it. Look, 343 00:22:39.920 --> 00:22:43.039 God's not interested in all your religious activity. He wants 344 00:22:43.079 --> 00:22:47.680 relationship you just you. Just He wants relationship. You're pointing 345 00:22:47.720 --> 00:22:52.559 them in this way. So there's understanding Negative one ready, 346 00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:55.799 and I want to I'm going to challenge you. There 347 00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:59.400 are people around you in your sphere of influence that 348 00:22:59.480 --> 00:23:05.200 are ready right now. Y'all are quiet today. I said 349 00:23:05.240 --> 00:23:08.480 there are people around you that are ready right now. 350 00:23:09.240 --> 00:23:14.160 They really are you don't have to have every answer. 351 00:23:14.200 --> 00:23:19.319 You just need to give them an invitation of some type, 352 00:23:19.519 --> 00:23:24.960 something for Christ, some activity, your small group, whatever I encourage. 353 00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:32.079 You have one or two miserable drowning people around your life, 354 00:23:32.319 --> 00:23:38.319 family members, friends, neighbors, co workers, well, I don't know anybody. 355 00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:41.839 Get out of your house and find some Go to 356 00:23:41.880 --> 00:23:45.720 the health club, do this, join a sport, do something 357 00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:49.839 where you befriend some people, and it gives you an opportunity. 358 00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:53.240 Zero ground level. Here we go, new life in Christ, 359 00:23:53.359 --> 00:23:58.480 salvation taking place. Now there's a tendency, especially in the 360 00:23:58.480 --> 00:24:01.839 Bible belt area. Great, you've prayed to receive the law, 361 00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:04.559 I'll see you in heaven, and we get out of 362 00:24:04.599 --> 00:24:08.920 their life. You got a problem, go see the priature 363 00:24:12.279 --> 00:24:15.160 and the priacher doesn't know the person. You know the person. 364 00:24:18.079 --> 00:24:20.559 Often can you solve this? I go, you know the person, 365 00:24:21.119 --> 00:24:24.519 you work with, the person, you minister to, the person, 366 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:29.079 you help them. So the first thing after Christ, they've 367 00:24:29.079 --> 00:24:32.480 got to belong. They need to see that they belong. 368 00:24:32.960 --> 00:24:36.799 That's next steps belonging to something. Make sure they belong 369 00:24:36.920 --> 00:24:40.319 to the Body of Christ, the local church. Get connected 370 00:24:40.359 --> 00:24:43.400 to something, get connected to a small group, something of 371 00:24:43.440 --> 00:24:46.000 that nature. It's a process, and we went through that 372 00:24:46.079 --> 00:24:50.799 last week. After they belong, They've got to grow, They've 373 00:24:50.799 --> 00:24:53.880 got to discover the Word of God. Growing means you 374 00:24:54.160 --> 00:24:56.880 finding out what God has for your life and who 375 00:24:56.920 --> 00:24:59.119 you are in Christ, and how to overcome the devil, 376 00:24:59.440 --> 00:25:01.880 how to be back tithes in the holy ghosts, and 377 00:25:01.920 --> 00:25:04.640 how to tie and how to move forward, and how 378 00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:08.319 to put your family together. So that's an ongoing process 379 00:25:08.319 --> 00:25:12.400 your whole life. Would you agree, So growing you never 380 00:25:12.799 --> 00:25:16.720 reach a place where you stop growing because life has 381 00:25:16.799 --> 00:25:20.160 different stages all the way through, and each stage of 382 00:25:20.200 --> 00:25:23.640 life takes a new place of growth to encompass that. 383 00:25:24.240 --> 00:25:26.759 And where it really becomes a home run is when 384 00:25:26.880 --> 00:25:31.000 suddenly they're serving. They're serving in the body of Christ. 385 00:25:31.519 --> 00:25:34.559 They don't want to just take receive. Wa Wait, I 386 00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:36.279 need to give, I need to part. That's even one 387 00:25:36.319 --> 00:25:38.640 reason we're wanting to show you everything that you can 388 00:25:38.680 --> 00:25:42.480 be a part of with our ministry. Fair God's blessing, 389 00:25:42.640 --> 00:25:45.160 his provision, the way He speaks to you and moves 390 00:25:45.160 --> 00:25:48.119 in your life. Most of it happens when you start 391 00:25:48.200 --> 00:25:50.960 moving towards the thing that He has for you life 392 00:25:51.359 --> 00:25:54.200 and you start doing something that changes the world and 393 00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:58.799 requires sacrifice of your time, your energy, your focus, your talents, 394 00:25:59.160 --> 00:26:02.359 your resources. Because you're serving and sudday it makes you 395 00:26:02.440 --> 00:26:05.720 grow and it makes you come alive. And number four, 396 00:26:05.880 --> 00:26:08.880 the big big home run is suddenly, now you're sharing. 397 00:26:10.640 --> 00:26:15.400 You're a minister of righteousness, You're sharing real fulfillment. You're 398 00:26:15.440 --> 00:26:17.799 doing this, this process with people for the rest of 399 00:26:17.839 --> 00:26:20.920 your life. I ran into a lady this week and 400 00:26:21.119 --> 00:26:23.240 tell I didn't know who she was, but she came 401 00:26:23.319 --> 00:26:26.559