The Gospel is Eternal

Introduction

They simply kept hearing: “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they glorified God because of me.

23 They simply kept hearing: “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they glorified God because of me.

Glorified - They glorified (ἐδοξαζον [edoxazon]). Imperfect, kept on doing it. In me (ἐν ἐμοι [en emoi]). In my case as in 1:16.

They glorified (ἐδοξαζον [edoxazon]). Imperfect, kept on doing it. In me (ἐν ἐμοι [en emoi]). In my case as in 1:16.

A Glorifying Life is One of Testimony

testimony is who people see you are… not what you tell them

They simply kept hearing: “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.”

of repentance

not acknowledgement, or being sorry

not even to turn from…

illustrate - atheist turning to agnostic

must be turning from sin to God

Seeing a soul go from Heaven to Hell

Paul’s testimony is amazing

Easy to think your’s is boring

there is no such thing

A soul coming from Hell to Heaven

preaching the gospel

no longer persecuting

the fruit of our lives will show the repentance in our hearts

repentance is not a one time thing, but a life of humility

preaching the faith…

used in sense of “the gospel” as in

Praise for lost souls now going to heaven

Praise for God’s victory

A Glorifying Life is One of Evangelism

Paul did not go back to fight against those who he learned from

that was not his calling

he proclaimed the gospel to those who were not allowed in the temple - the gentiles

The calling of every believer is to make disciples… throughout the world.

starting in our community… as you go

Missions, after all, is simply this: Every heart with Christ is a missionary, every heart without Christ is a mission field."

Missions, after all, is simply this: Every heart with Christ is a missionary, every heart without Christ is a mission field."

in our country

praise God we live where we do with the freedoms we have,

evangelism is not passing “christian laws”

we are not trying to convert people to a political party

Our Praise the gospel is proclaimed in not just if people accept, but that God is being glorified through the preaching of His word

local churches

our community

our country

the world

A Glorifying Life is One of Reverence

And they glorified God because of me.

It is not Paul that is glorified

we must be humble enough to understand that it is not us who does any of this...

I do not preach on my own authority or even a message I am creative enough to preach

Any good from me is all from the Father.

When we live for God we see that we get less credit… that is a good thing

people see God

that is what we want

You and I can look like hypocrites

do not hide that, use that in your evangelism…

no I’m not perfect, nobody is… it is something we have in common

Greg Stier illustration speaking to a lesbian

If this is how you live, you will see the desire of Count Zindendorf come true…

Preach the gospel, die and be forgotten

Preach the gospel, die and be forgotten

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Missions, after all, is simply this: Every heart with Christ is a missionary, every heart without Christ is a mission field."

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sharing the gospel

advancing the kingdom, not oursleves