Believers Church
Called To Preach 01/06/2010
 
Called To Preach Matthew 4:1-4

Man cannot live by food alone, he will die. And without spiritual food, life will end. No chance of eternal life. So life without the word is temporary. Life with the word is everlasting.

John 1:1-5

The word of God. God is life, so the word is life to us. So no one will live without the word of God.

Romans 10:11-15

How will people know the word if it is not preached. It has to be heard first. Faith comes by hearing and our hearing comes through the spoken word.

Luke 4:18

The Lord has called us to preach the gospel, to preach the good news. We need to share with people what God has done in us. How will they know if we do not tell them?

John 20:11-18

Why didn’t Mary recognize Jesus? Because he was not in her yet. The word will bear witness with the word. Her natural eyes could not see yet, she only had witness of what she had seen. She needed the word in her to recognize.

Luke 24:13-32

These two men also did not recognize Jesus because there was no word in them, just eye witness accounts. In v27 Jesus started confirming the spoken word of old. It was through the spoken word that they came to believe. In v30 the bread is symbolic of the word and their eyes were opened. In v32 it said that their hearts burned within them as the scriptures were opened to them.

Luke 4:42-44

Jesus knew what he was called to do. If people had their way they would have kept Jesus all to themselves. We as the church today are like this. We want to stay where we are comfortable and keep things the way we are used to them. Jesus said I didn’t come for the whole. I came for the sick. We have been given the good news so that we can share it with those in our lives that are hurting. How will they know if we don’t tell them?

Matthew 9:10-13

Jesus demonstrated using the whole gospel to reach the lost. He walked in love and compassion. He showed mercy, he spoke truth, he taught on their level. He was and is today that same gospel.

Matthew 25:31-40

There are many ways to express the gospel. But speaking is the best. When we have the opportunity to minister to the needs of others, this is an open door for us to give them the good news. Don’t just fill the physical need, fill their hearts with spiritual food. Remember that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word spoken by God. Ministering his word in this year will change you as well as advance his kingdom.
 


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