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Baby Steps....

3/10/2023

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BABY STEPS TO WINNING SOULS
   
Jesus commanded His followers to "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). Obeying our Lord's command means sharing the gospel with people around us.  
   
Over the past 75 years, many methods of sharing the Good News have been used with success. Filmstrips, tracts, videos, mass brochure mailings, Bible Correspondence Courses, online Bible studies and other tools have been effectively employed.
   
At the same time, many Christians feel inadequate when it comes to sharing Jesus with others. The following questions frequently arise: How do I begin a conversation about salvation?   What should I say?   What if the other person is not interested?   What if I say something offensive?   What if I make a mistake?  
   
First, we need to realize that it is the devil who plants doubts in our minds. (He does everything possible to keep us from talking to others about Jesus!)  
   
Second, we also need to remember that not saying anything is perhaps the biggest mistake we can make.  
   
Third, focus on taking baby steps. In teaching a person about salvation, it is not necessary to explain the whole Bible or everything about the church and Christian living. (This will come in time.) The first baby step might be to ask someone if they go to church. If they do, ask them about their church. Then mention that you attend the church of Christ, and would love to have them visit.  
   
With God's help, that first baby step will lead to additional conversations in which you can share more about the saving gospel of Jesus Christ.  
   
It's been said that the most effective method of soul winning is person-to-person, friend-to-friend. So don’t hesitate to take that first baby step in pointing someone towards heaven!
   
A Recommitted Me In 2023!  
   
Dennis  
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What Love Looks Like

3/3/2023

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WHAT DOES LOVE LOOK LIKE?  
   
“God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom 5:8).
  
God did not just SAY that He loves us. As Paul stated above, God demonstrated (proved, revealed) His love for mankind by allowing Jesus to be crucified and to bear our sins on the cross.
  
After demonstrating us His amazing love for us, God commands us to love one another. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another" (1 John 4:11). Moreover, Jesus said that loving others as we love ourselves is the second greatest commandment - Mark 12:29-31.
  
Do we take these commands seriously? It is relatively easy to shake hands or hug others and say, “I love you.” However, the love that God requires is much more than verbal acknowledgment. It must be demonstrated. Below are several Bible examples of manifesting love for others.
  
  • Doing good and showing kindness to those who hurt, insult or oppose us (Luke 6:35-36
  • Being patient with the imperfections and weaknesses of others (Eph. 4:2, Col. 3:13).
  • Being ready and willing to forgive others (Matt, 6:14-15).
  • Being willing to confess wrongs to one another (Jam. 5:16).
  • Praying for each other (Jam. 5:16).
  • Serving each another (Galatians 5:13).
  • Being ready to meet the needs of others (Titus 3:14).
  • Encouraging one another to do good and remain faithful to God (Heb 10:24).

      
    Demonstrating love is not always easy or convenient, but God asks nothing of us that we cannot perform. And the reward for obeying will be more than worth it – Gal. 6:9.
      

    A Recommitted Me in 2023! 

     Dennis
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Family!

3/3/2023

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GOD’S FAMILY     
“Were part of the family that's been born again; part of the family whose love knows no end;  
for Jesus has saved us, and made as His own, now were part of the family that's on its way home.  
And sometimes we laugh together, sometimes we cry; sometimes we share together, heartaches and sighs; sometimes we dream together of how it will be, when we all get to heaven – God's family!  (Lanny Wolf)
   
Those lyrics should describe the Lord’s church. The apostle Paul wrote, "Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but FELLOW CITIZENS with the saints and members of the household of God…" (Eph. 2:19). Moreover, in 1 Tim. 3:15 he added, "I write so that you may know how you ought to CONDUCT yourself in the house of God…"  
   
Conducting ourselves properly as God’s family includes nine obligations we have to one another.  
   
1. We must love one another – 1 Pet. 2:17. (Genuine love must be demonstrated – 1 John 3:18.)  
2. We must forgive one another – Eph. 4:32.  
3. We must comfort and edify one another – 1 Thess. 5:11.  
4. We must provide material assistance to one another when needed – Gal. 6:10, 5:13.  
5. We must visit one another – especially widows, shut-ins, the sick and those that require encouragement – Jam. 1 27, Mt. 25:36.  
6. We must pray for one another – 1 Tim. 2:1.  
7. We must try to rescue those that are going astray – Gal. 6:1; Jam. 5:19-20.  
8. We must discipline those that refuse to repent of sin – 2 Thess. 3:6, 14; Rom. 16:17.  
9. We must assemble frequently in order to encourage and motivate one another  – Heb. 10:24-25.  
   
Remember – we must demonstrate to the world that we are above the petty quarrels, clashes and disputes that frequently divide and alienate people. If we fail to behave like God's family, we do the world a disservice, not to mention disobeying God’s clear commands.
   
 “And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins." (1 Pet. 4:8)  
   
A Recommitted Me in 2023!  
   
Dennis
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