SF285 - EVANGELIZING THE SINNER Part 2 THE POWER FOR EVANGELISM (Acts 1 8)
@PAGE NUMBER = SF285
@RECORD = Cornerstone 05/26/96
@RECORD = FBC Dover 06/05/91
@TITLE = EVANGELIZING THE SINNER Part 2:<R>THE POWER FOR EVANGELISM
@LEVEL ONE = Acts 1:8
@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION
@LEVEL TWO = The Presence Of The Power Of The Holy Spirit
@LEVEL FOUR = Brings joy
@LEVEL FOUR = Primarily for our employment not our enjoyment
@LEVEL FOUR = Empowers us to live the Christ‑life
@LEVEL FOUR = As we witness we receive more power
@LEVEL TWO = Five Works Of The Spirit In The Life Of A Believer
@PAGE NUMBER = Page 2
@LEVEL ONE = 1A. BORN OF THE SPIRIT
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Salvation Is Spiritual Birth
@SCRIPTURE = John 3:3‑5 (NIV)<R>In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." "How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!" Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. We Receive Jesus And The Holy Spirit At The Same Time
@SCRIPTURE = Rom 8:9 (NIV)<R>You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
@LEVEL ONE = 2A. BAPTIZED OF THE SPIRIT
@SCRIPTURE = 1 Cor 12:13 (NIV)<R>For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body‑‑whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free‑‑and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
@LEVEL TWO = Spiritual Baptism Brings Us Into Union With Christ
@PAGE NUMBER = Page 3
@LEVEL ONE = 3A. INDWELT BY THE SPIRIT
@SCRIPTURE = 1 Cor 6:19‑20 (NIV) Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. The Holy Spirit Lives In You
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. You Are His Possession
@LEVEL ONE = 4A. SEALED BY THE SPIRIT
@SCRIPTURE = Eph 1:13‑14 (NIV) And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession‑‑to the praise of his glory.
@SCRIPTURE = Eph 4:30 (NIV)<R>And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. To Be Sealed Denotes Authenticity
@LEVEL THREE = King's signet ring
@LEVEL THREE = Holy Spirit marks us as God's
@SCRIPTURE = Rom 8:16 (NIV)<R>The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. To Be Sealed Denotes A Guarantee
@LEVEL THREE = US postage stamp
@SCRIPTURE = Phil 1:6 (NIV)<R>being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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@LEVEL ONE = 5A. FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT
@SCRIPTURE = Eph 5:18 (NIV)<R>Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. To Be Filled Is To Be Controlled
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. To Be Filled Is To BE Obedient
@LEVEL FOUR = One birth
@LEVEL FOUR = One baptism
@LEVEL FOUR = One indwelling
@LEVEL FOUR = Many fillings
@LEVEL TWO = 3B. To Be Filled Is To Be Confident
@INDENT PARA = The confidence for witnessing comes through the ministry of the Holy Spirit as he works through ...
@LEVEL THREE = 1C. The Word of God
@LEVEL THREE = 2C. The witness of the believer
@LEVEL THREE = 3C. The world of the non‑believer
@PAGE NUMBER = Page 5
@LEVEL ONE = CONCLUSION
@LEVEL TWO = The Power Is Available
@LEVEL TWO = The People Are Missing
@LEVEL TWO = God Is Not Concerned So Much With Our Ability As He Is With Our Availability.
@ILL TITLE = "THY SERVANT HEARETH"
@ILL TEXT = Waiting to be interviewed for a job as a wireless operator, a group of applicants paid little attention to the sound of the dots and dashes which began coming over a loudspeaker. Suddenly one of them rushed into the employer's office. Soon he returned smiling. "I got it!" he exclaimed. "How did you get ahead of us?" they asked. "You might have been considered if you hadn't been so busy talking that you didn't hear the manager's coded message," he replied. "It said, 'The man I need must always be on the alert. The first one who interprets this and comes directly into my private office will be hired.'" The lesson is clear: Too many Christians are not really tuned in, so they do not hear God's directives.
@LEVEL TWO = Are You Listening?
