3This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time. (1 Timothy 2:3-6)
16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)
Main Idea: Christ's passion is for the lost.
We see in the Book of Acts how the Lord empowered the disciples with the Holy Spirit to be His witnesses. Peter, Paul, and many other apostles experienced awesome displays of God's goodness and power, such as the healing of the blind and the raising the dead(Located in Book of Acts) which resulted in thousands saved and people being added to the Body of Christ daily. If this is what the Lord did back then, we know that he can still do it today. With so many lost and looking for purpose and truth in society today, us Christians can be the heroes in their lives and share the liberating Gospel of Christ Jesus. We know that the Lord answers prayers, and through crying out to Him according to His will, He will be faithful and will do exceeding more than what we can ask for. Amen!
Challenge: Get together with 2 or 3 Christian friends to pray for the lost.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Psalm 119:149 "Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your laws. "
Living According to God's Way: Prayer and Evangelism
Proverbs 14:27 - "The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death."
Acts 3:1-6 "1One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" 5So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
6Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."
While waiting on God today, these versus above impressed on my heart. It reminded me of a saying, that much prayer, much power; no prayer, no power. We see that in Acts 3 that there was a time of prayer. One can conclude that the early church was a church of prayer, and as a result, they were a powerful church, where thousands were coming to Christ and people were being saved daily. It says in Luke that 11:9 that when we ask, it will be given to use, explaining the power we have in asking God. Something key in living according to God's trustworthy laws is being his witness( we are called to do the Great Commission Matthew 28). In Acts 1:8, Jesus tells us that we will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on us, and we will be His witness in all the earth. How does the Holy Spirit fill us up? Luke 11:13 gives us the answer, that the Father will give generously the Holy Spirit to those who ask. Therefore, let us pray in reverence of God, let us seek God, and let us see His Kingdom come and His will be done.
Proverbs 14:27 - "The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death."
Acts 3:1-6 "1One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" 5So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
6Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."
While waiting on God today, these versus above impressed on my heart. It reminded me of a saying, that much prayer, much power; no prayer, no power. We see that in Acts 3 that there was a time of prayer. One can conclude that the early church was a church of prayer, and as a result, they were a powerful church, where thousands were coming to Christ and people were being saved daily. It says in Luke that 11:9 that when we ask, it will be given to use, explaining the power we have in asking God. Something key in living according to God's trustworthy laws is being his witness( we are called to do the Great Commission Matthew 28). In Acts 1:8, Jesus tells us that we will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on us, and we will be His witness in all the earth. How does the Holy Spirit fill us up? Luke 11:13 gives us the answer, that the Father will give generously the Holy Spirit to those who ask. Therefore, let us pray in reverence of God, let us seek God, and let us see His Kingdom come and His will be done.
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