good news is to be shared! 2 kings 7:3-11 four leprous men are at the gate of samaria. leprosy was a...
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GOOD NEWS IS TO BE SHARED!
2 KINGS 7:3-11
• Four leprous men are at the gate of Samaria.• Leprosy was a horribly disfiguring and excruciatingly
painful skin disease.• The most horrible part of leprosy had to be the
isolation it brought.• Lev 13:45-46.
2 KINGS 7:3-11
GOOD NEWS IS TO BE SHARED!
WHY DOES THE GOOD NEWS NEED TO BE SHARED?
• One: Jesus commands us to share the good news.• “Go . . . and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matt 28:19).• “You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8).• If we love Jesus, we’ll do what He says (Jn 14:15).
• Two: Heaven & hell are real.• The people of God will enjoy His presence for all
eternity.• “Now [Lazarus] is comforted” (Lk 16:25).• Rev 21:3-4.
• Those who are not the people of God will be tormented forever.• Mk 9:47-48.• Rev 4:11.
• Three: The love of Jesus compels us.• “The love of Christ compels us, because we judge
thus: that if One died for all, then all died” (2 Cor 5:14).• The love of Christ could mean:• Our love for Christ.• Jesus’ love for us and those in the world.
• Four: I am a sinner saved by grace.
HOW CAN I SHARE THE GOOD NEWS?
• One: We need to share the Gospel of Jesus.• The gospel of Jesus changes lives (Rom 1:16).• What if evangelism isn’t our talent?• You can invite people!
• Two: We need to pray.• Jesus said to pray for workers.• “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into
His harvest” (Matt 9:38).• Paul prayed for the lost in Israel.• “Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for
Israel is that they may be saved” (Rom 10:1).
• Three: We need to live right.• Matt 5:13-16.• “Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own
husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives” (1 Pet 3:1).
IS THE WAY YOU ARE LIVING MATCHING THE MESSAGE OF
JESUS?
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