why preach
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WHY PREACH
CALLING OR COMMAND
PREACHING:WHAT IS IT ?
PRAISE EVERYTHING GOOD
CONDEMN EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG
OUR MOTIVATION
THE LOVE OF GOD CONSTRAINS US
PRODIGAL SONS:
ONE SON WASTED LIFE – WITH
PRODIGAL LIVINGTHE OTHER – WITH
PURPOSELESS LIVING
MATTHEW 4:21JESUS saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
LUKE 14:18-20 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
MARK 10:17-22As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’
“Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”
CALLING HAD DEMANDSJesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.
A “CALL” GIVES US…
AN OPPORTUNITY
THE “CALL” IS TOPROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY
WE ARE CALLED TO HIM – FIRSTJesus called his twelve disciples to
HIM and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every
disease and sickness.MATTHEW 10:1
MATTHEW 11:28CALLED TO HIM:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest.
NEXT HE CALLS US…TO HIS WORK:While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” ACTS 13:2
EPHESIANS 2:10
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do
good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
CALLING MAY VARYPAUL, CALLED TO BE AN
APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH THE WILL OF GOD…
1 CORINTHIANS 1:1
EPHESIANS 4:11-12So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
BUT BEYOND A CALL…
HE GAVE US A COMMAND
CALL VS. COMMAND
HE CALLS US TO HIMSELFHE COMMANDS US TO GO TO
OTHERS
OUR MINISTRY IS TO BELIEVERS
OUR MISSION IS TO UNBELIEVERS
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE ?
WE ARE NOT CALLED TO:
TELL OUR FRIENDS ABOUT JESUSTELL OTHERS THE GOSPEL
FOCUS ON THE LOST
NOR ARE WE CALLED:TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER
LOVE OUR WIVESFORGIVE ONE ANOTHER
WE ARE
COMMANDED TO DO SO
JOHN 15:14 AND 17You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you... This is my command: Love each other.
FIRST, WE ARE CALLED:TO COME TO HIM
THEN, WE ARE COMMANDED TO GO TO OTHERS
“DO YOU LOVE ME?”
HOW DO WE KNOW HE LOVES US ?
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