Jeremy Utley - Three Things To Do Before Sharing The Gospel

Jeremy UtleyNovember 10, 201719mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: Three Things To Do Before Sharing The Gospel Date: 11-05-2017 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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The speaker emphasizes that true Christian living requires having the fullness of Jesus' heart, which is characterized by profound love for sinners. He uses 1 Peter 2:21-23 to illustrate that Christ's example was not just in enduring reviling without retaliation, but in his ultimate mission to save and forgive, even those who crucified him. The central message is that our goal must be to emulate Christ's boundless compassion for the lost, rather than merely achieving personal peace or non-retaliation.

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Following Christ's example under sufferingBelievers are called to follow the steps of Christ, who suffered without sin, deceit, or threats, entrusting himself to the righteous judge.1 Peter 2:21

Is avoiding offense the ultimate purpose?Not getting reviled or offended is a huge mountaintop, but stopping there falls short of Jesus's full heart and mission toward sinners.

Avoiding hardness of heartBelievers can mistake unbothered hardness of heart for true stability in God's love, but God wants us soft-hearted and moved with compassion toward the evil and lostness around us.

First, see offenses as evidence of helplessness and intercedeWe must see every hurtful word and offense as evidence of spiritual helplessness under the prince of the power of the air, moving us to pity and intercession rather than offense.

Second, bind the strongman yourselfFruitlessness in sharing the gospel comes from a lack of power; we must first bind the strongman in our own lives before attempting to plunder his domain.

Third, pray to the Lord of the harvestSeeing a plentiful harvest should drive us to beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers, because private intercession must precede all outward efforts to evangelize.Matthew 9:36

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The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Following Christ's example under sufferingBelievers are called to follow the steps of Christ, who suffered without sin, deceit, or threats, entrusting himself to the righteous judge.1 Peter 2:21

Is avoiding offense the ultimate purpose?Not getting reviled or offended is a huge mountaintop, but stopping there falls short of Jesus's full heart and mission toward sinners.

Second, bind the strongman yourselfFruitlessness in sharing the gospel comes from a lack of power; we must first bind the strongman in our own lives before attempting to plunder his domain.

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