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He Seriously Kills People???

Lesson No. 40: The Enemy, Part 2

  1. If a Christian does not battle lust, they aren't fighting. They've given in to it.
  2. Lust is something we want (usually sexual) that we can't have, or shouldn't idolize.
  3. Deceit is the exemplary quality of sin, leading sinners to a path of delusion.
  4. Sinful people who don't care are usually happy, as they are oblivious to the damage they are causing. Later on in life, however, a frequent sinner will regret their lifestyle and lack of fear of God.
  5. When we are witnessing, the devil targets us, trying to break down our walls.
  6. An idle hand is the tool of the devil.
  7. Keeping busy doing God's work will allow us to flee from the devil, as well as a scripture and God centered mind.
God actually took the lives of several people throughout scripture. This is serious stuff. We need to be mindful of God's wrath towards sin.

He Actually Kills People???

Lesson No. 39: The Enemy, Part 1

  1. When we repent, we immediately are foisted into a battle involving, the world, the flesh, and the devil.
  2. Using the amour of God (Ephesians 2), we can put out the flaming arrows of the devil. Memorizing scripture is one example of the analogy in practice.
  3. The flesh is the only gateway the devil has for temptation.
  4. Guilt caused by our sin can devastate our prayer life by removing our confidence to be in God's presence.
  5. Seeking the approval of man causes us to fear witnessing. Instead we should fear God, and fear for the souls of the lost.
  6. Allowing our mind to be filled with thoughts of God and His word, as well as keeping ourselves busy doing His work will stop us from being available for temptation.

Giant Despair

Lesson No. 38: Faith, Part 2

  1. Giant Despair was the giant in Doubting Castle in Pilgrim's Progress. Giant Despair is an allegory to someone who doubts God's promises, and the lack of hope they will face.
  2. Tribulation is a faith tester, and a measure of our faith can be the amount of joy we retain during it.
  3. If we did not believe God will deliver on his promises, we could easily lose faith.
  4. The joy of the Lord is our strength.
  5. Jesus Christ slept during the storm in the boat while the disciples feared for their lives.
My prayer is to have faith in God like Jesus did. The way of the master is truly the path to follow. It has been a big interest of mine to expose all of the things we take for granted about the gospel accounts of Jesus' life. He lived an amazing life, full of strength, purity, faith, and conviction. We could only hope to live the full life that he did.

Faith

Lesson No. 37: Faith, Part 1

  1. faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
  2. Faith is the that which is belief without seeing, and hope of what we believe.
  3. Because people expect to be taken at their word.
  4. Planes, bankers, cars, books, history, etc. (all things we have faith in).
  5. God is is untrustworthy, either a liar, or a deceiver.
  6. God is perfect, his nature does not include imperfection, and lying is imperfection.
  7. I am struck with questions everyday, but at the end of the day, I have faith AND evidence that God will deliver on his promises. I am sold (souled) out to God's promises.

A Smile and a Dollar

Lesson No. 32: Creative Ways to Share Your Faith

  1. Giving a dollar to young people will establish credibility due to your willingness to part with the money and the fact that they did very little to receive the money.
  2. Asking questions gets people to open up.
  3. Quoting scripture establishes a truer form of credibility, and also allows the Holy Spirit to do the heavy lifting.
  4. The Holy Spirit convicts the sinner, and convinces them of the reality of hell.
  5. As Christians, it is our responsibility to give the word, and be the witness.

Power of Our Testimony

Lesson No. 31: Personal Testimony

  1. To speak of spiritual things, and condemnation, will create closed doors among unbelievers.
  2. The woman at the well used her personal testimony to draw others to truth.
  3. Come see the man who knows all my doings! Is not he the Christ?
  4. Include in your testimony:
    1. spiritual nature of the 10 commandments
    2. nothing is hidden from God
    3. reality of judgment day
    4. the cross, repentance, and faith
    5. not the "Bible" but the power of the gospel
  5. Our testimony should center on the cross.
  6. A prepared and memorized testimony follows 1 Peter 3:15.
  7. We know the Lord through the Law.

What You Can Do

Lesson No. 30: Gospel Tracts, Part 2

  1. 54% of conversions are from gospel literature.
  2. Tracts were adapted for silent preachers, those who feel they have no eloquent ability whatsoever.
  3. Gospel tracts are silent preachers.
  4. Tracts can be placed:
    1. in phone booths
    2. in newspapers
    3. on atm machines
    4. in newspapers
    5. in cabs
    6. in magazines
    7. with fast food workers
  5. It is truly amazing what one little white-haired man can do for the Kingdom of Heaven. http://livingwaters.com/listenwatch/georgestreet.m3u
God does some amazing things with the lives of simple people. Like the pastor preaching that message said, that little white-haired man, while unbeknown to most, is likely famous in Heaven. We will, at the end of all things, receive reward for our dedication to the commandments of Christ. If we aren't witnessing for the sake of God's grace, why not? Praise God!

The Tract-el Message

Lesson No. 29: Gospel Tracts, Part 1

  1. George Whitefield and Hudson Taylor were saved by tracts.
  2. Five advantages:
    1. provide an opening for sharing our faith
    2. do the witnessing for us
    3. speak to individuals when they are ready
    4. find their way itno people's homes
    5. no arguments
  3. An effective way to get people a tract is to... hand it to them? leave it in a phone book (naughty yellow pages sections)? greet them before offering the tract, to break the ice?
  4. Satan causes us to fear witnessing/tract distribution.
  5. Meditation on the fate of unbelievers will cause you to willingly discard fear in an effort to reach the lost.
  6. Tracts where private conversation are not possible, and never leave home without them.

Will to Live

Lesson No. 28: How To Capture the World's Attention

  1. Appeal to the sinner's "will to live."
  2. Hebrews 2:15
  3. Years is too familiar a concept. The use of remaining weekends is a more awakening concept.
  4. Our mortality should not make us fear, but should make us feel for the lives of the lost.
  5. The ungodly are going to hell.
  6. Men have been helped to live by remembering that they must die. -C. Spurgeon

Power From On High

Lesson No. 27: The Empowering of the Holy Spirit

  1. The Holy Spirit was sent to empower and strengthen the Church, each individual, to achieve effectiveness in the face of adversity.
  2. Through the Holy Spirit's strength, the disciples were eventually able to go out and minister to the entire known world.
  3. Only 2% of believers in America regularly share their faith.
  4. Most people have a complete fear that sharing their faith will cause persecution in the sense of loss of reputation, confrontation, or being made fun of.
  5. To be filled with the Holy Spirit, turn your heart with repentance, and also seek the power of the Almighty to complement your weaknesses.

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