Anything short of Sin
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Intro and Tension
Intro and Tension
Seen Price is right?
Wife gets back shopping - I play this game - Extremely good at bargain hunting - I mean Extremely.
Ever overpaid? Theme park Lunches - Not worth it
What about dying? What is worth dying for? We know what Jesus thought was worth dying for… you - Which we know bought him Glory. Our big question today;
Title: Is it worth it?
My Hope: We will understand, everything we do, we ask ourselves, is it worth it - What is worth doing, for you?
Sermon Series: Allmighty and all of us;
Spent 3 weeks unpacking; truth-filled, spirit-led, faith-filled warriors of God.
today; We will do anything short of sin to reach people for Christ.
To reach people no one is reaching, we’re going to have to do things no one is doing.
**Picture** - What do you see?
Some of you, if honest - We judge, we say, this guy - Had money | Spent on Alcohol | -look closely | Pocket Bible, Our Band.
What I see | Maybe gideon gave bible - said yes | I see someone down on their situation, made poor choices, struggling, but searching | A sinner who is caught up in tough situation.
Someone that is one decision away from being new creation, and I see the person that Jesus came, and died for.
I see the sort of person that would be welcomed to come to our church
Jesus didn’t come for healthy - came for the sick.
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
A value: We will do anything short of sin to reach people for Christ. Why? Because it is Mission given to us by Christ.
Where we are going today; A story in Mark - Then a story about a soldier, at end of life.
**Prayer**
bit dangerous doing this before spiritual contributers | Revival starts in Church | There are people, inside God’s family, struggling.
Scale of 1-10 - Apathetic | Excited | If-6,7,8 - Lead people to christ, Praying for people, took someone to church last week -Passionate
Lower end - Apathetic - Haven’t led someone to christ | Last 7 days you weren’t praying for someone that doesn’t know Christ.
Don’t feel guilty - is what it is.
We can’t just want to bring people to Jesus, MUST bring people to Christ. Because we know who he is.
Let’s go to Mark’s Gospel.
[context] - Jesus preaching - house | Great crowd
And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.
**Show House** - Set the Scene -
People watching Jesus - Clapping - Four men trying to get in - Had to climb up - Dig through the roof - Dirt, Sticks, Manure - Lower him down - (already paralysed).
Why? because these men just HAD to get this man to Jesus.
What do we do to reach people? Bear some Burdens.
Care for those that are in hurt or need in our lives - First in here, then out there
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Look what they did “Some men Carried him” - didn’t say “Hey I heard Jesus was in town” - no they got involved in their life.
Drive by witnessing does not work - Not involved , you just drive by and say “Jesus loves you dude” - or if mean “Turn and burn” - Just doesn’t work.
People need to know you care - don’t need to “know” a lot about the bible. you need to “love” a lot.
We are with people, we bear burdens, we earn the right to be heard.
**Tony Story**
To change someones perspective, you need a seat at their table.
Get a seat at the table.
2nd thing - What happened when the Men got there?
[*Act out what the people where doing*]
Let’s be a church that turns.
Acts - Walking toward temple gates- Peter and John, Lame man there and he said;
And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.”
They Saw Him -
Question, How many needs to you see in the world? What about in this church? What about your brothers and sisters right…here? If you see none, we have an issue.
Let’s be a Church that Turns.
Let’s get into this story.
We’re gonna be a church that bears some burdens, Church that turns -
How? Few ideas to know. We need to all be all in.
Transition
Paul - Wrote Half bible - Coming to the end of Life, makes it to Rome.
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
Mentality of death = Departing, not dying | Fought good fight | Sounds like his final word - Mic Drop | That’s it.
No the HS said, I want to put some “Personal Instructions” in, and some “Final Greetings” - Why?
Because if you want in this story, you need some ideas.
Never Mistake Visibility for Value in making Jesus known
Guys at back of house - Only 1 had to turn, you know who would have seen it? Guy on the bed - that’s it. Importance? Would have changed a life.
In this story - God looking for availabiltiy, not visibility.
So Personal remarks.
For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry.
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.
Do we really need this in the Bible? “I forgot my cloke” - HS breath on this word.
Then says
The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Surely mic drop? Nope.
Now final greetings.
Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. Erastus remained at Corinth, and I left Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus.
(so not everyone got healed, funny)
Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers. The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
Value + Visibility do not go hand in hand - Everyone knows Paul - end of day, lots of people in this story.
Yes someone is going to get lifted up - but the only way this works is if everyone is in this story | Not just serving in Church.
Bypass Heart Surgery Story, Everyone is going to get pulledin , carpark attendess, everyone**
Are you available, and what do you consider giving your life for?
2. Don’t lose sight of the ultimate, for the immediate.
says 2 Timothy 4: 10 “Demas in love with this world has deserted me"- Imagine being so close to paul and at some point just checks out - abandons mission, for immeidiate. if honest, might be where we are - Trick from Satan.
Far easier = invest money into something that brings joy right now - Than give over everything to ultimate goal.
Alexis - 1 Chocolate now, 50 next week.
Maybe your here in gathering, but been plucked out of the story. Pouring into immediate, forgotton ultimate - Never lose sight of ultimate.
3rd thing Can’t buy lie that past disqualifies you.
It tells us here, “Get Mark and bring with you”
Paul and Barnabas had rift - know about? Bringing Mark - Somewhere along way, Mark gets back in the story.
Mark is restored - Right here, in fine print - Personal remarks, not the mike drop moment, god wants you to know, you can get back in the story.
4th thing; We understand that no ask is too small because the King is so great.
No job too small - king is great. V13 - Get my cloke - Kidding me? “Holy Spirit going to breath on this sentance called “Bring my cloak”.
I believe - HS wrote this, so we can know, no job is too small ,if King is that great.
Enemy = You’re not visible, so you’re not valuable, and so you become unavailable, and you write your self out of story of God.
Enemy has many tools - great one - pride- Bring me my cloak - Man if the king is inviting me, there is nothing beneath me.
Mate who went to school with Jay Sean.
If we can overcome idea “little thing” “Big thing” - in kingdom instead just “things” -
and when God asks me to hold something, I’m going to hold it.
5th and last thing - The reward of Heaven, is worth the price of Life.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
torn = if I live, you get more Jesus
If I die, it’s more jesus for me. You can’t lose.
Nero - lost mind - started persecuting chrstians - Paul saying “I am being poured out like drink offering”. Peter crucified upside down, Paul can’t be - citizen of Rome - Beheaded.
If I’m here - I’m gonna plant churches -more jesus do you |
and I will do anything short of Sin to reach people who don’t know christ
The reward of heaven is worth my life. only when that shifts in my and you things begin to change.
- to live is more jesus for people
- to die is more jesus for me.
Inspo and close
Inspo and close
What does this mean for you? We are the Church
I see a Church full of people, who knows what it means to be sick, to be healed, to be a dark desperate sinner and what it feels like to be forgiven.
When you know all of that - You will do anything, big or small, visible, or not visible, anything, short of sin to reach people who need reaching |
Because we will be a church that carries burdens.
And we will be a church that turns, and sees.
This church will reach people, will you join us?
Let’s go Church, let’s go, let’s who are we?
We are Church 242.
We will do anything short of Sin to reach people for Christ.
To reach people no one is reaching, we are going to have to do things, no one is doing.
**prayer**