CONTAGIOUS Part 3: Infected by Mouth
Psalm 107:2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
Mark 16:15 Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all. (Message)
This Good Infection is communicated by MOUTH.
1. By telling God’s STORY in your life and the lives of others.
How to tell your story:
Above all: NEVER exaggerate or embellish (aka: fibbing/lying).
A) Answer the question: What was my life like before I became a follower of Jesus?
B) Answer the question: Why did I choose Jesus?
C) Answer the question: How has my life changed since I became a Christian?
THIS WEEK: Record your story and put it on Facebook/Instagram/ Twitter.
Tag Open Arms and/or friends!
Use the #greaterthanstories and #openarmschurch.
2. By telling the MESSAGE; God’s work of salvation, invitation, and instructions for the new life.
3. By showing a positive attitude (peace, love, joy, etc) with a SMILE; aka being friendly.
4. By speaking LIFE, BLESSING, and PRAISE.
Ephesians 4:15&29; 5:15-19; Colossians 3:16&4:5-6; Romans 12:14; Hebrews 2:12&13:15; 1Peter 2:9
5. By NOT speaking death, curses, and vulgar words (lies, cussing, crudeness, criticism, gossip, grumbling, complaining).
Ephesians 4:20-5:4; Philippians 2:14; 1Corinthians 10:10
Romans 10:13-15 13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? 15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!”
If you (the Christian) do not go and tell, WHO will?
To not go and tell is DISOBEDIENCE.
To advance/build God’s Kingdom is the ONLY reason you remain on earth.
Revelation 20:11-15 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
