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• The speaker compares this to his own experience starting a community where he had to learn how to share his faith. |
• He reflects on the awkwardness of being asked to share one's "fishing stories" (sharing about God's kingdom, faith, and salvation) for the first time. |
• He describes the discomfort of not knowing what to say or do when approaching people with a message. |
• Mission trip preparation vs. what Jesus would have us bring |
• Understanding that faith is a communal effort, not individualistic |
• The importance of focusing on Jesus and relying on one another for encouragement and support |
• The potential for distraction and opposition during mission work |
• The significance of community and mutual reliance in staying focused on Jesus |
• Distractions and hostility as obstacles to sharing the gospel |
• The importance of hospitality and shared meals with those who don't know Jesus |
• Confronting genuine evil and God's power to overcome it |
• Authority given to believers to trample on snakes and scorpions and overcome all enemy power |
• Misconceptions about handling snakes as a test of faith, versus relying on Jesus' authority |
• Suffering and martyrdom in the face of violence and injustice, but ultimately God's will prevailing |
• Jesus and his disciples casting out demons |
• Jesus' response to their success in casting out demons |
• The mission of salvation and Jesus' victory over Satan |
• The importance of rejoicing in eternal salvation, not just temporary successes |
• The warning that performing miracles is not proof of one's salvation |
• The importance of staying focused on Jesus' salvation, not getting caught up in power or human agendas |
• Dangers of ego and politics creeping into churches, leading to division and distraction from Christ's message |
• The significance of remembering that one's name is written in heaven due to Jesus' saving grace |
• Need for humility and focus on the forever relationship with God as a source of true joy |
• Gratitude for Jesus' salvation |
• Importance of having one's name written in the book of life |
• Passage from Daniel 12 about a time of distress and deliverance |
• Mention of Philippians 4 and Paul's plea to be of the same mind as the Lord |
• The mission of salvation and being focused on it |
• The importance of remembering that people's names are written in the book of life |
• The joy of salvation comes from pleasing God |
• Jesus' mission is to save men through himself |
• Disciples find ultimate joy in God's plan and will |
• Salvation requires surrender, not self-reliance |
• Joy is being subject to Jesus, his will, and control |
• Human nature resists surrender due to sinful nature |
• Salvation comes through Jesus and the cross |
• The importance of trusting God in spite of feelings or circumstances |
• Keeping one's focus on Jesus amidst suffering, addiction, ego, fear, anxiety, problems, and sin |
• King David's example in Psalm 51 of seeking mercy, cleansing, and restoration from God despite his failures |
• Finding joy in salvation and what God has done rather than focusing on brokenness or problems. |
• The secure place to be is in Jesus |
• Satan can fall, but often gets forgotten |
• Joy and security come from following Jesus |
• Those struggling are like sheep without a shepherd |
• Many aimless and helpless people need Jesus' saving |
• Opportunities to help others and share the kingdom of God should be sought |
• The speaker prays for God to open doors to touch people's lives |
• The church is asked to be a welcoming place for those searching and running aimlessly |
• The Lord Jesus is thanked for overcoming Satan and inviting believers into the battle, but with confidence in His victory |
[0.00 --> 9.28] Thank you, Florence. |
[15.02 --> 16.18] It's good to be together. |
[17.10 --> 19.28] I'm glad not everyone went camping. |
[21.02 --> 23.16] I have a few people to talk to, so that's good. |
[24.52 --> 29.44] Today we're going to continue our series on the hard sayings of Jesus |
[29.44 --> 30.46] that we've done this summer. |
[31.62 --> 35.92] So much of what Jesus said encourages us, |
[36.98 --> 42.06] but sometimes what he said was hard to hear or at times confusing. |
[43.36 --> 46.78] Yet all that he said is for our benefit. |
[47.08 --> 49.98] All of what he said are words of life, |
[50.14 --> 53.88] even if it causes us to struggle with those words. |
[53.88 --> 60.56] Last week, Pastor Dave spoke on the passage he preached on, |
[60.62 --> 62.68] but he did it in the context of discipleship, |
[62.90 --> 65.30] the cost of following Jesus. |
[66.46 --> 69.36] If you haven't heard the message, go back and listen to it. |
[69.70 --> 70.30] Very good. |
[70.98 --> 73.04] Today I'm going to deal with another passage, |
[73.34 --> 76.22] but I'm going to deal with it in the context of mission, |
[76.74 --> 80.32] of the missio deo, the mission of God, |
[80.32 --> 83.86] which started already in the Old Testament in the beginning |
[83.86 --> 85.72] and runs all the way through Scripture, |
[86.14 --> 87.46] the mission of God. |
[87.88 --> 89.88] And we're going to read out of Luke 10. |
[90.10 --> 93.38] So I put a bit of an extra piece on there |
[93.38 --> 95.28] because I think it's important to understand |
[95.28 --> 97.62] the context of the particular passage |
[97.62 --> 98.86] that we're dealing with today. |
[99.36 --> 100.74] So look at it with me, Luke 10, |
[101.26 --> 102.16] verse 1 through 21. |
[102.16 --> 107.82] After this, the Lord appointed 72 others |
[107.82 --> 110.64] and sent them two by two ahead of him |
[110.64 --> 113.44] to every town and place where he was about to go. |
[114.18 --> 115.26] He told them, |
[115.44 --> 118.82] the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. |
[119.54 --> 121.42] Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, |
[121.52 --> 124.54] to send out workers into his harvest field. |
[124.72 --> 127.02] And you hear the mission language. |
[127.62 --> 132.00] Go, I'm sending you like lambs among wolves. |
[132.94 --> 135.18] Don't take a purse or a bag or sandals. |
[135.48 --> 136.98] Do not greet anyone on the road. |
[137.58 --> 138.40] When you enter a house, |
[138.68 --> 140.08] first say peace to this house. |
[140.38 --> 141.86] If someone who promotes peace is there, |
[141.94 --> 143.04] your peace will rest on them. |
[143.28 --> 144.70] If not, it will return to you. |
[145.44 --> 148.20] Stay there eating and drinking whatever they give you, |
[148.36 --> 149.94] for the worker deserves his wages. |
[150.64 --> 152.74] Don't move around from house to house. |
[153.30 --> 154.90] When you enter a town and are welcome, |
[154.90 --> 155.92] eat what is offered to you, |
[156.06 --> 157.56] heal the sick who are there, |
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