Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret - Chapter 12

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getting closer to making official witnessing video (a couple of Sundays after church)

Reminder of reasons

something every christian should be able to do - good practice

preparation for making our official witnessing videos

Reminder - you can use additional scriptures, other ways to explain

Three Memory Scriptures

1st scripture informs the person that they are a sinner and need saving

Romans 3:23 NASB95

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

2nd Scripture informs the person what God did to give us an opportunity to be saved.

Romans 5:8 NASB95

8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

3rd Scripture informs the person HOW to take advantage of this awesome opportunity.low)

Romans 10:9 NASB95

9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

OTHER GOOD SALVATION SCRIPTURES

John 3:16 NASB95

16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

classic - love of God, you can see that salvation is simple

Ephesians 2:8 NASB95

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

God loves us so much that he offers grace through Jesus Christ.

you receive that grace by having faith in Jesus

when we talk believe and faith and “trust in Him”

believe enough to follow

faith enough to follow

trust in him enough to follow

believe enough to commit

faith enough to commit

trust enough to commit

marriage: I love you enough, trust in you enough, have faith in you enough, believe in you enough to commit

doesn’t mean that I will be the perfect spouse, but I commit to trying to be.

Chapter 12

any opening thoughts or questions???

I have questions:

What was probably the saddest thing in chapter 12? (Gracie)

What was probably the scariest thing in chapter 12? (riot, storms)

What was one of encouraging things in chapter 12? (sailors, church, baby, hotel)

Chapter 11 recap - Hudson Taylor accepts God’s call to change from being a missionary to running a missionary society and being responsible for missionaries too.

Chapter 12 shares some of the many difficulties they faced (34 year old leading a bunch of 20 somethings)

voyage to China

4 month trip (are we there yet)

multiple storms

miraculously kept safe, no deaths or major injuries

some sailors got saved

on land

hard to find a place, places they found were rough

sometimes had homes with basically no roofs

Some inner strife within the female missionaries

The Taylors’ eight year old daughter, Gracie died

injured and almost killed by rioters stirred up by the literati

scholars, poets, painters, literate elite

miracle in finding lodging

miracle of food being provided in the nick of time

at one place, were able to enjoy nice lodgings at a Chinese hotel

miracle in not being killed by mobs

new baby born

souls were saved

church was started in one area

we able to return to area where they were almost killed and souls were saved

two lessons tonight dealing with pattersn

Lesson 1 - Pray then Preach

pray - we’ve been bringing up the importance of prayer since the beginning

by preach I mean tell people about salvation in Jesus

when making the voyage, they “prayed and waited”

praying for the salvation of the sailors

God moved, and sailors starting reaching out

they prayed and then they preached

1st example is in Acts

summarized - wait until the holy ghost does something

we He came in and they spoke in different languages - that brought out the people to hear the preaching

we must keep praying for people to get saved, join the work of the church

we had a lot of requests for unsaved loved ones this past Sunday, that’s good

keep praying! . . . then be ready to preach

Lesson 2 - Trials, Testimony, Triumph

pattern to expect when trying to do the Lord’s work: trials testimony, triumph

trials - obstacles; enemy trying to stop you

testimony - God will come through and help and strengthen, and a testimony will be the result

triumph - victory in completing the Lord’s work

Here are some examples from chapter 12

Trials - storms on the seas

testimony - no deaths or major injuries

triumph - some sailors got saved

trials - hard to finding a place to stay

testimony - got a fully furnished one just in time, also go to stay at nice hotel

triumph - church started that was self sufficient

trials - death of their daughter

testimony - simply knowing that God is with them, “never leave nor forsake them”, strength “my strength is made perfect in weakness”

triumph - they rededicated them selves into going further inland

trials - mobs trying to kill you based on lies

testimony - all lives spared, speedy recovery from injuries, peace that passeth all understanding about returning

triumph - innkeeper and two others got saved

Fleshly reaction - don’t serve the Lord and avoid the trials all together

Plain Truth - You will have trials/troubles whether you serve the Lord or not

Job 14:1 NASB95

1 “Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil.

When the storms hit the boat - unsaved people were on there as well

So since you WILL have troubles/trials/turmoil, would you rather go through trials without God or with God?

Without

fight by yourself

fight with people who are unreliable/help

with - “My help comes from the Lord”

a God who has all power, all knowledge, all wise, faithful

a God who can solve the problem, give strength, give peace

Would you like to gain a positive outcome from your trials or not

without God - you can go through trials with maybe no benefit, just suffering

with God - he will make sure that they are working for your good

Ex, go on a strict diet, challenging exercise program - with no guarantee to lose weight and gain muscles (that’s what it’s like living apart from God)

Would you rather go through trials surprised, kicking, and screaming?

Or would you rather go through trials prepared, at peace, expecting victory?

Haven’t even mentioned earthly and eternal rewards

Call to Action

pray that God will save people and send workers to WMBC

don’t be thrown off by trials, expect testimony and triumph

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