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03-01-2020
As you may know the last 2 wks we have had people join the body of Christ here at Maranatha and if you are considering joining it would be cool to keep that going
Welcome
Prayer
Just as a reminder that the large number 1 is not a prayer board, if you will recall from a few weeks ago it is a promise before the body of Christ here at Maranatha that you will go fishing
4 “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
That you will do what it necessary to share Jesus with them
And church the great thing about that is if you share Jesus with them and find out they are saved then you can take them down and put another one up and continue to pray for them as they grow
We are going to leave this up here and if you need to take one down and put a new one up then I would encourage you to do that during our praise time because that is a huge praise and we want to encourage the Body with that news
This number 1 is a fishing board
So this morning we are going to send you out
This morning we are also going to send out our mission team as they leave this Thursday early in the morning
19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
You and I are to Go and make disciples
We are to first and foremost Go
You cannot expect to share Jesus with your 1 unless you Go
I wonder if a lot of us think well if we just live our Christian life in front of them maybe they will come to me
I wonder if churches think if we have the right slogan or right internet presence then people will find us and then the lost people who need Jesus will walk right in and sit down and talk with us
And church that is just not the case
I heard David Platt say one time that all the easy people have been reached for Christ
All that is left are the tough, difficult to reach people and those are the ones that you and I are called to reach for Christ
But church we cannot do that when we do not GO
See we much Go before we can share the Gospel
So this morning you along with the team are going to be sent out
Mission Trip Team this is your sending out service
Church This is your sending out service
We have to Go to them so that we can share the Gospel
That is the great commission right there
We must God so that we can share the Gospel
And for some of you that scares you and you start to give excuses
Just stop it
Do you understand that you and I cannot expect to reach our 1 for Christ unless we are willing to go to them
Because if we are not willing to go to them, then church who is
Jesus when he called the disciples said he would make them fishers of men and you and I were called to do the same
Remember you and I were called by name to go and fish
19 And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
You and I are called to be fishers of men and we are to be
Meaning you and I are to go and catch people for Jesus
I cannot sit at home in my chair and expect to catch people for Jesus
Just like I cannot sit at home in my chair and expect to catch fish
Church we are to be equipped and prepared to catch men for Jesus, instead of being willing to tell them about our big fishing buildings and how they should be acting
Do you understand that you and I are called by name to be fishers of men
We are to be equipped
You and I have to have the right equipment and the right information
When I go fishing I take my tackle box, I take my fishing poles and I take bait, and then I usually ask a few people where the fish are biting
When you and I GO fish for people to share Jesus with
You and I are to take the WORD of God with us
The Bible calls us to write Gods word on our heart so that we might not sin, but when we write it on our hearts we are memorizing it
You can also take a physical Bible or the Bible on your phone,
When the team goes down to Colombia, they are not taking a lot of stuff, they are taking a few items to begin a conversation with people but thats it
You are to also God with the Spirit of God
Church this is done through prayer, it is by prayer that we are sending the team out, it is by prayer that when we go out as a church through one conversation that we have a prayer team back at the church
And then church we go to where the lost people are, the field are plenty church, but we must GO
Notice I did not say that you need to have all the answers so that if people ask you questions you can answer them
Notice I did not say that you need to have a script memorized
All that comes from God Himself and if you are following His prompting to share the Gospel then you are responsible to open your mouth and allow God to speak
Church knowing what to say also comes from knowing your coming to practice, knowing your play book
It is the churches job to prepare you to catch people for Jesus
We are to go fishing
1 Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. 2 And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 “Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
Jesus Feeds the 5000 men and then gets away with his disciples
They continue to ask questions and have sort of a small group time with Jesus and then he takes a few of them higher up the mountain
Jesus then reveals who He is to them
It is after all of this that Jesus sends out the 70 people in pairs so 35 groups to go and share the Gospel
The Good News that Jesus is coming to save them
Do you see church that you and I are called by name and that God wants us to go
Jesus wants us to go and reach the lost with His good messages that He loves them enough to die on a cross for them
Why would we think that Jesus would send out 35 groups of people to share the Gospel and think for us it is optional
remember all the easy people have been reached so now it is the difficult tough people to reach
And you and I have been called by name to GO
And specifically to GO FISHING
Does that make sense, do you understand
Jesus Himself says there are plenty of people that need to hear the Good News
So church this morning you are being sent out to share the Gospel
Church you are being sent out just as the 70 people were being sent out
Mission Team you are being sent you just as the 70 were sent out
You are being sent out to share
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.
That God loves each and every person that He sent His only son to the cross to die for their sins
Jesus paid for all their bad stuff so they won’t have to
Church that is what you and I are to go out and share
We cannot expect be able to share that unless we go
And we also cannot expect to share that unless we use our words
We are to share the Good News that Jesus saves
CLOSING
Church you and I are being sent out
This morning as we move into a time of invitation I want you to take that seriously
That you are to GO
That you are to GO and Share with them the Good
We are to share with them that Jesus saves
So maybe you are here and you do not have a personal relationship with Jesus
You have never accept the free gift of salvation through Jesus and only Jesus
We want to invite you to the front where someone can meet you and open up the word of God and show you how you can begin a relationship with Jesus and walk out of here forever changed and free from sin
Or maybe you are here and need to spend sometime in prayer this morning
Or maybe you need to make another decision about ministry or church membership