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1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 9:19-239:19-231 Corinthians 9:19-23 – 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 – 1919For For

though I am free from all, I though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of all, that I might win more of them. them. 2020To the Jews I became To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I To those under the law I became as one under the law became as one under the law (though not being myself under (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those the law) that I might win those under the law. under the law. 2121To those To those outside the law I became as outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the might win those outside the law…law…

1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 9:19-239:19-231 Corinthians 9:19-23 – 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 – 2222To the To the

weak I became weak, that I weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, become all things to all people, that by all means I might save that by all means I might save some. some. 2323I do it all for the sake I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.with them in its blessings.

1 Peter 2:9 – 1 Peter 2:9 – 99But you are a chosen race, a But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession…his own possession…

1 Peter 1:23-25 – 1 Peter 1:23-25 – 2323…since you have been …since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; abiding word of God; 2424for “All flesh is like for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass and all its glory like the flower of grass…”grass…”

1 Peter 1:23-25 – 1 Peter 1:23-25 – 2424“The grass withers, and “The grass withers, and the flower falls, the flower falls, 2525but the word of the Lord but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you. news that was preached to you.

1 Peter 2:9 – 1 Peter 2:9 – 99But you are a chosen race, a But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession…his own possession…

1 Peter 2:9 – 1 Peter 2:9 – 99But you are a chosen race, a But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.of darkness into his marvelous light.

We must see We must see the gospel asthe gospel as

good newsgood news

1 Corinthians 9:23 – 1 Corinthians 9:23 – 2323I do it all for the sake I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.its blessings.

1 Corinthians 9:23 – 1 Corinthians 9:23 – 2323I do it all for the sake I do it all for the sake of the of the gospelgospel, that I may share with them in , that I may share with them in its blessings.its blessings.

euaggellioneuaggellion (Greek) (Greek)“Good news”“Good news”

2 Corinthians 4:4 – 2 Corinthians 4:4 – 44In their case the god of In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 4:6 – 2 Corinthians 4:6 – 66For God, who said, “Let For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:5 – 2 Corinthians 4:5 – 55For what we proclaim is For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

Romans 6:16-23 – Romans 6:16-23 – 1616Do you not know that if Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?...righteousness?...

Romans 6:16-23 – Romans 6:16-23 – 1717But thanks be to God, But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were standard of teaching to which you were committed, committed, 1818and, having been set free from and, having been set free from sin, have sin, have become slaves of become slaves of righteousness…righteousness…

Romans 6:16-23 – Romans 6:16-23 – 2121But what fruit were you But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death…of those things is death…

Romans 6:16-23 – Romans 6:16-23 – 2222But now that you have But now that you have been set free from sin and have become been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. sanctification and its end, eternal life. 2323For For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life of God is eternal life in Christ in Christ Jesus our Lord.Jesus our Lord.

Acts 26:15-17 – Acts 26:15-17 – 1515“And I said, ‘Who are you, “And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. you are persecuting. 1616But rise and stand But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the servant and witness to the things things in which you have seen mein which you have seen me

and to those in which I will and to those in which I will appear to you…’” appear to you…’”

Acts 26:15-17 – Acts 26:15-17 – 1717“‘…delivering you from “‘…delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you whom I am sending you 1818to open their eyes, to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive they may receive

forgiveness of sins and a placeforgiveness of sins and a placeamong those who are sanctifiedamong those who are sanctified

by faith in me.’” by faith in me.’”

We must see We must see the gospel asthe gospel as

good newsgood news

We must see We must see lost people as lost people as

lostlost

1 Corinthians 9:19 – 1 Corinthians 9:19 – 1919For though I am free For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.all, that I might win more of them.

1 Corinthians 9:22 – 1 Corinthians 9:22 – 2222To the weak I became To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.means I might save some.

Ephesians 2:1-3 – Ephesians 2:1-3 – 11And you were dead in the And you were dead in the trespasses and sins trespasses and sins 22in which you once in which you once walked, following the course of this world, walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—disobedience—

Ephesians 2:1-3 – Ephesians 2:1-3 – 33…among whom we all …among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.like the rest of mankind.

John 4:8 – John 4:8 – 88(For his disciples had gone away (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.)into the city to buy food.)

John 4:28-29,39 – John 4:28-29,39 – 2828So the woman left her So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said water jar and went away into town and said to the people, to the people, 2929“Come, see a man who told “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?”…Christ?”…

John 4:28-29,39 – John 4:28-29,39 – 3939Many Samaritans from Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” ever did.”

We must see We must see lost people as lost people as

lostlost

We must see We must see ourselves as ourselves as servants ofservants of

the lostthe lost

1 Corinthians 9:19 – 1 Corinthians 9:19 – 1919For though I am free For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.all, that I might win more of them.

2 Corinthians 4:5 – 2 Corinthians 4:5 – 55For what we proclaim is For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

Acts 16:3 – Acts 16:3 – 33Paul wanted Timothy to Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.his father was a Greek.

We must see We must see ourselves as ourselves as servants ofservants of

the lostthe lost

We must getWe must getout of ourout of our

comfort zonescomfort zones

1 Corinthians 9:21 – 1 Corinthians 9:21 – 2121To those outside the To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law.the law.

We must getWe must getout of ourout of our

comfort zonescomfort zones

We must by We must by all means all means

strive to save strive to save othersothers

1 Corinthians 9:22 – 1 Corinthians 9:22 – 2222To the weak I became To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.means I might save some.

1 Peter 2:1-2 – 1 Peter 2:1-2 – 11So put away all malice and So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. slander. 22Like newborn infants, long for the Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—up into salvation—

Matthew 4:4 – Matthew 4:4 – 44But he answered, But he answered, “It is “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”mouth of God.’”

1 Peter 2:1-3 – 1 Peter 2:1-3 – 11So put away all malice and So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. slander. 22Like newborn infants, long for the Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—up into salvation—

1 Peter 2:1-3 – 1 Peter 2:1-3 – 11So put away all malice and So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. slander. 22Like newborn infants, long for the Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—up into salvation—33if indeed you have if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is tasted that the Lord is good.good.

James 1:18 – James 1:18 – 1818Of his own will he brought us Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Romans 6:3-4 – Romans 6:3-4 – 33Do you not know that all of Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?...were baptized into his death?...

Romans 6:3-4 – Romans 6:3-4 – 44We were buried therefore We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.might walk in newness of life.