Text: Luke 14:16-24
Opening Statement:
It’s Go Time! Some of you may be thinking, “where does he want us to go?” I hope you'll go: across the street, down the street and up the street to every house in our area. I want you to be a part of Saturate USA/Ashe by giving a DVD and tract to every household in Ashe County.
Have you ever wondered why did God leave us here instead of whisking us away at salvation? The answer is so we can take as many with us as possible! It’s go time! It’s time to stop sitting still and go to work!
I) Let’s Go and Initiate Contact with Them. (Luke 14:16)
Nowhere does the Bible command the lost to come to church. We are to go and initiate contact with them. Where should we go? Jesus said, "Into all the world.'' He also said, "Into the streets and lanes'' (Luke 14:21), and "into the highways and hedges'' (Luke 14:23). God is leading us to the thirsty, the seeking, and the interested, and there are many…the fields are white unto harvest!
II) Let’s Go and Inform Them (Luke 14:16-17)
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
We need to be like the servant and go out and inform the folks that God has set the table and they are invited to eat with Him.
III) Let’s Go and Inspire Them
There is a need for Christians to be alive, alert and awake, because the world is watching for something real. There is a tremendous need for zeal and inspiration. The message of the Gospel is exciting and so should the Christians who have experienced it. The gospel is life changing and eternity altering!
We have been called into the greatest business in the entire world…God’s business! So, let’s go do God’s business once again.
IV) Let’s Go and Involve Them (Luke 14:23, Matthew 28:20)
Once people are invited to come to Christ, informed of the goodness of the Lord, and inspired by the family of God, it is time to involve them in the teaching of the Lord.
We are not just commanded to go, but also to teaching. We desire to be faithful to our Lord’s Commission and make disciples of all nations (all people). We must teach and we cannot rest until those who are reached are taught.
Our desire of reaching and teaching should be that it would result in God changing lives as a result of receiving “a new heart and a new spirit” (Ezekiel 36:26).
In Closing:
It’s Go Time! Will you Go?
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