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Introduction
Four months into the year of 2017 - how are you doing reading your Bible?
Are you reading a little every day?
Did you start out strong, but have fallen out of the habit?
There are some interesting statistics that Lifeway, American Bible Society and Barna have recently put out.
In an article posted on Christianity Today this morning written by SARAH ZYLSTRA says this: Quote
For the most part, Americans have positive things to say about the Bible.
More than half call it a good source of morals (52%).
About a third say it’s helpful (37%), true (36%), and life-changing (35%), according to a new LifeWay Research survey.
Even more told the American Bible Society (ABS) and Barna Group that they believe it’s the actual or inspired word of God (81%).
But a growing segment— 19 percent in 2017, up from 10 percent in 2011—say it’s simply a book of teachings and stories written by men.
“Twenty-two percent read a little bit each day, in a systematic approach.
A third (35%) never pick it up at all, while 30 percent look up things in the Bible when they need to,” reported Facts & Trends.
“Nineteen percent re-read their favorite parts, while 17 percent flip open the Bible and read a passage at random.
A quarter (27%) read sections suggested by others, while 16 percent say they look things up to help others.”
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2017/april/skeptical-state-bible-reading-antagonists-abs-barna-lifeway.html
We have been working through the Gospel of John verse by verse and Chapter by Chapter - and today we are in .
We have been working through the Gospel of John verse by verse and Chapter by Chapter - and today we are in .
If you are able would you please stand.
Let’s Pray
John 3:22-27
John 3:22-27
John 3:22-
Insight #1
Four Insights from John’s Testimony
#1 - A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
This theology is putting God in a proper context.
Only God allows us to have the things that we have.
Think about your job, your money, your car, your home - all gifts from God.
When we put our lives in this context - nothing we own is ours.
It is all from God.
I read recently that the best way to get out of depression is to think about the things that you are grateful for.
Are you grateful for your spouse?
Are you grateful for your family?
Are you grateful that you had a bed to sleep in last night?
Are you grateful that you had breakfast this morning?
Are you grateful for you job?
Are you grateful for the money in your bank account?
All things given to you by God.
Will you be grateful today?
John 3:28-30
John 3:28-
Insight #2
Four Insights from John’s Testimony
#1 - A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
#2 - He must increase, but I must decrease.
This is the pastor’s battle cry - He must increase, but I must decrease.
Nearly every pastor I know has said this during a sermon, Bible study, or post on Facebook
Nearly every pastor I know prays that you will see Jesus when we preach.
Not the preacher, but Jesus.
I was really challenged this week by Pastor Mark Clifton from Kansas City - he said, Jesus is the pastor of the church, He is the Good Shepherd.
I am the under shepherd.
My goal is to make Jesus known - God is love
1 John 4:8
Circle this in your Bible - God is love.
If we want Jesus to increase and we want to decrease then we need to love like Jesus loved.
What if we were known for our love?
What if we were known for our love?
What if the kids we taught said, “that teacher really loves me.”
Or someone in your Sunday School class said, “our teacher really loves me.”
What if we were the church that showed love to our neighborhood?
Our neighborhood is changing around us.
God is sending the mission field to us.
I am meeting with a Chinese man in Fort Collins that is trying to figure out how to lead American Born Chinese children to Jesus.
Think about that - a Chinese man trying to figure out how to reach the community of Fort Collins for Jesus.
Now he has put me into contact with another Chinese man in Newton Kansas that wants to know more about Jesus and reaching his community.
The opportunities are all around us.
But we must decrease.
Jesus must increase.
John 3:31-33
John
Insight #3
Four Insights from John’s Testimony
#1 - A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
#2 - He must increase, but I must decrease.
#3 - He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true.
I wrestled with this insight this week.
What does it mean to set your seal to something?
I looked up references, looked up Spurgeon’s comments on this verse, and here is what I found.
To set your seal meant to attach your signature to a letter - showing it was you that sent it.
We’ve seen this in movies - where someone would drop wax on a letter and then push their seal into the wax.
The question for us today is - do you believe that God is true?
We worship just blocks away from thousands of students who would say that God is not true.
What can we do that will help to reach this next generation?
I am constantly challenged and convicted by Ian McEntyre.
Ian meets with 5-6 guys each week disciplining them, teaching them about Jesus, teaching them the commandments of Jesus.
Living life with these young men.
5-6 guys each semester, every week.
When we think about our church growing - everyone of us would say we need more families with kids, we discussed this last Wednesday night.
The easiest way for this to happen is for us to follow Ian’s lead - to disciple one person.
Just one.
If 60 of us discipled one person in 2017 and they began coming to church that would increase our weekly attendance to 120 people!
That is if each one of us would take on the challenge of meeting and discipling just one person.
Church could we do this?
Would you take the challenge to meet one person and begin a relationship with them.
Meet with them.
Walk with them.
Now imagine if we did this next year in 2018 - if the 120 people each discipled 1 person.
That would be 240 people in 2018.
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