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MESSAGE NOTES:
Proverbs 27:17 NLT
17 As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
James 5:19-20 NLT
19 My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, 20 you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.
I. WANDERING LEADS TO DEATH
wander: move slowly from a fixed point or place - dictionary.com
Matthew 13:18-23 NLT
James 1:15 NLT
15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.
II. RESTORING WANDERING BELIEVERS
A. Prayer
B. Connect with the them
C. Invite them to connect with other believers
III. HOW TO PREVENT WANDERING
John 15:1-6 NLT
1“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. 5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned.
A. We have to stay connected to Jesus!
B. We have to stay connected to the church
Hebrews 10:24-25 NLT
24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
C. We have to stay connected to His mission
Matthew 28:18-20 NLT
18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Ephesians 6:10-12 NLT
10 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
ACTION STEPS:
* READ YOUR BIBLE AND PRAY
* Connect with believers
* Build relationships that will lead others to Christ
