#292 Impact Verbs We Value, Series#4: INVITE

#292 Impact Verbs We Value, Series#4: INVITE
By: Pastor Karl Thomas

PICTURE OF VACATION … JESUS SAVES

“Transforming lives to IMPACT their world.”   —  Impact Verbs We Value

FOLLOW….PICTURE

Pharisee Message: Change and you can join us.
Jesus Message:  Join me and you can change.

DISCOVER….PICTURE

When you know where you come from and why you are here you can live intentionally and freely!
1 Peter 4:10  “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:”

CONNECT … PICTURE

59 One Another Commands In New Testament.   21 Involve “Love.”
John 13:34  “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”

John 13:35  “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

INVITE … PICTURE 

Once you have encountered Jesus you want to invite others.
John 1:41-42  “Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”). Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus.”

Luke 2:17 “After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone…”
Luke 2:38 “She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem.”

John 4:28-29  “The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, ‘Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?ʼ”

Luke 4:37 “The news about Jesus spread through every village in the entire region.”
Luke 7:17 “And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside.”

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Guest Review This Year:  5 STARS   “We enjoyed our stay. The Condo was very nice and big. The girls really like having their own room and bathroom. It was like being at home but on vacation. We will be renting again. Close to everything we needed.”

PICTURE SECURITY PERSON 

PICTURE NEEDLE  … needless to say there was some freaking out!!!!

Acts 1:6-11
6 So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?” 7 He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9 After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. 10 As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”

Witnesses:— “Martus” Testify in a trial; Those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death.
It is where we get the word martyr from.
Live for Jesus everyday!

“be my witnesses”
1. Pray for yourself 2. Pray for others 3. Be sensitive to life   4. Use the tools    5. Make the introduction

2 Corinthians 5:20  “So we are Christʼs ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, ‘Come back to God!ʼ” (NLT)
“Weʼre speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; heʼs already a friend with you.”
(The Message)

2 Slides     Add one letter       HERE        THERE     ANGEL  “why are you standing here”

PICTURE OF LINDA WILSON-ALEN Article by: Sam Whiting in the  “San Francisco Chronicle”  

Linda Wilson-Alen (SF Bus Rt 45)
“She said she asks God to take out anything in her that doesnʼt reflect Him and to fill her with His love for all she meets in her day. She said she can guarantee God will answer the prayer about taking out anything that doesnʼt reflect Him.”

Thailand Missional Study … Business People Relocated to Share Jesus Study: Blessers & Convertors
“This study followed these two different groups for five years. Do you know what the results of the study were? The study found that the blessers had a far greater social impact in their area and had 50 times as many conversions as the converter group.”

PICTURE OF OUR BAPTISMAL TANK … Kaitlyn  … STEPHAN … Joey

VIDEO    Sir Nicholas Winton  —  Czech Kindertransport
He organized the rescue and passage to Britain of about 669 mostly Jewish Czechoslovakian children destined for the Nazi death camps.

How great is it to meet people later that you realize you have helped rescued form a horrible life.

Just be making the introduction to JESUS!!!

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