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Reach, Teach, Minister.
\\ \\ \\ A story is told of a time shortly after Jesus was raised from the dead and returned to heaven.
In this made-up story, the angel Gabriel was talking with Jesus and congratulating Him on having defeated the devil with His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave, and secured the salvation of mankind.
And Gabriel wanted to know what the plan was, to announce the salvation of mankind.
Gabriel suggests that perhaps they should call out the angel choir and appear in the sky to proclaim to the world the good news.
\\ \\ And Jesus responds, “No, Gabriel, my followers are going to tell the world about Me.” \\ \\ “Your followers!”
Gabriel gasps.
“Jesus, You can’t be serious!”
\\ \\ “Oh, but I am,” Jesus replies.
“I’ve told the ones who believe in me to tell everyone they know about Me.
And they then will tell the ones that they know, and on and on, and, well, they’ll get the word out.”
\\ \\ “But Jesus,” Gabriel says, “You can’t trust them!
Look at how they’ve failed!
Remember how scared they were when you were arrested?
Peter even denied he knew You.
And, this is the most important message ever!
The people of earth can experience peace with God because of what You did! Shouldn’t we angels tell the news?” \\ \\ “No!” Jesus says.
“My followers will spread the news.”
\\ \\ “But, what if they fail?
What’s plan B? Can the angel choir be plan B?” \\ \\ Slowly, deliberately, Jesus replied, “They must not fail.
There is no plan B!” \\ \\ The story is fictional.
But the point of the story corresponds perfectly well to what the Bible says: Proclaiming the message of salvation depends on us.
\\ \\ Immediately before Jesus returned to heaven after His resurrection, He told the Apostles,
/“When the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”/
(Acts 1:8, New Living Translation).
\\ \\ And that’s exactly what we find throughout the pages of the book of Acts in the Bible, which records the history of the early Church.
The apostles preached, and people came to believe in Jesus.
And then those people told others, who told others, and on and on it went.
\\ \\ In fact, one of the great stories in the book of Acts concerns Cornelius, who was a gentile convert to the Jewish faith and was trying his best to live a life that was pleasing to God.
And God sent an angel to Cornelius and directed him to send for the apostle Peter, and the angel said,
/“He will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.”/
(Acts 11:14, NASB).
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The Bible says
/“Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him?
And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him?
And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?”/ (Rom 10:13–14, NLT).
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You see, there is no neon-flashing sign in the sky! angelic choir singing the news!
If the message is going to reach the world, the church must be the messenger,
individual Christians must carry the message.
*There IS no “plan B.” \\ * \\ In the last few months the Elders and ministers here have really been looking at what God wants our church to be.
The main focus - to align and focus our SS program toward one goal accomplished with three simple tasks.
Reaching people, Teaching people, and Ministering to people.
A lot more can be accomplished when focused on one goal.
The elders realize this and so right now I’m asking you all to be a part of this.
Not just in the Sunday school program but church wide.
This is our goal our focus our vision.
And it all comes straight from the word of God.
\\ \\ The Great Commission.
Jesus spoke these words after He had been raised from the dead, telling His followers to tell the world that He had risen.
Look at it with me.
Matt 28:18-20: \\ \\ /Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.
And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”/
(Matt 28:18–20, NLT).
\\ \\ I. Reaching People.
It is our job to reach them.
\\ You can use the church as a resource to help to you as you share Jesus with your friends and family.
Bring them to church with you and experience it for themselves.
Thom Rainer, in his book Surprising insights of the Un-churched shares some really interesting facts about new Christians.
Top three reasons new Christians became new Christians and joined specific churches;
1.
The preaching was inspiring, challenging and scriptural.
2. The church had a clear focus and was clear on doctrine.
3. The church was friendly and inviting.
Very few people just walk into the doors of a church
Our job to invite them.
When Jesus said “Go” He didn’t mean you had to be a missionary in some far off country.
It could more easily read “as you are going…/ make disciples/”.
while you’re at the grocery store pick up some milk.
while you live your life, while you raise your family, while you’re fishing, hunting, shopping, talking with friends, going to school,
Any time you are with His children God wants YOU to make disciples of them.
It is our job, it is our mission, and it is the last thing Jesus said before He left this earth.
Think back when you were young, mother yells from the back door.
That is exactly what Jesus did.
He left us with the most important thing there was to Him, “make disciples”.
When was the last time you made a disciple?
When was the last time you were directly involved with someone coming to Christ?
A year? Two? Ten? Never?
Sometimes I hear that people are just not comfortable with telling others about Christ.
Or even inviting them to church.
How many saw the Super Bowl on TV last month?
Did you talk about it after ward with anyone?
What if you got to go and watch it in person?
Do you think you would tell anyone about the experience?
The crowd the atmosphere, the nachos.
Here’s another angle;
Cancer, a deadly disease.
If you had cancer and found the cure for all kinds of cancer not just your own, would you tell people about it?
As a Christian you have the cure for the most deadly
killing millions of people, more rapidly than, cancer, and AIDS combined.
This disease is sin.
We know the cure, but hide it, it’s mine you can’t have it.
Are we selfish?
embarrassed?
Or what?
Why are we not all out telling people about this cure?
Maybe you think that you don’t have enough knowledge of the Bible to tell people about Jesus.
If that is the case, let me ask you this.
Do you know Him? Do you understand what it means to be a follower of His.
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