Here are the notes from today’s message at New Life Community Church. This was the third in the series ONE FOCUS and is entitled “One Person at a Time” If you desire to listen to this message you may do so by going to our website at www.newlifesite.com. God bless!
One Focus, Part 3 Sunday, August 18, 2013
“One Person at a Time”
By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 (NASB)
Keep it SIMPLE
We do life together…
LOVE GOD
LOVE EACH OTHER
LOVE THE WORLD
As Christians, we are called to make a difference in our world. We have a simple plan to help you become a force to change the world.
Last week, Mike Walker described ONE by saying that we want you to “make a commitment to God to reach one person this year.” This involves praying for the Lord to show the one person, then loving them – finding ways to be a friend – there are a thousand ways to express the love of God. During all of this, we will be equipping you with tools to be able to effectively bring Jesus to your friend. We are asking you to invite them to church. In the process, the Holy Spirit will be working to bring the message of Jesus to their heart.
A couple of weeks ago I shared about how it all begins with one.
What begins??? Changing the World! Changing your world!
18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. Matthew 4:18-20 (ESV)
But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth. Acts 1:8 (Amplified)
Three parts to every trial: the prosecuting attorney, the defense attorney, and the witnesses.
1. Become AWARE
Video: The Apostle
Aware of three things:
Ø Aware of what you’ve got.
Ø Aware of what the world does not have.
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. II Corinthian 5:16-19 (ESV)
Ø Aware of the process.
James F. Engel