Luke 24:36-49
36 Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood
in the midst of them, and said to them, "Peace to
you."
37 But they were terrified and frightened, and
supposed they had seen a spirit.
38 And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And
why do doubts arise in your hearts?
Luke 24:36-49
39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself.
Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh
and bones as you see I have."
40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands
and His feet.
41 But while they still did not believe for joy, and
marveled, He said to them, "Have you any food here?"
Luke 24:36-49
42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some
honeycomb.
43 And He took it and ate in their presence.
44 Then He said to them, "These are the words which I
spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things
must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of
Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning
Me."
Luke 24:36-49
45 And He opened their understanding, that they
might comprehend the Scriptures.
46 Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus
it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise
from the dead the third day,
Luke 24:36-49
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should
be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem.
48 And you are witnesses of these things.
49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you;
but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued
with power from on high."
Luke 24:36-49
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should
be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem.
48 And you are witnesses of these things.
49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you;
but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued
with power from on high."
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All
authority has been given to Me in heaven and on
earth.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have
commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even
to the end of the age." Amen.
Luke 24:46-48
46 Then He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus
it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise
from the dead the third day,
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should
be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem.
48 And you are witnesses of these things.
NECESSITY
1, People Need A Savior
And There Is Only One
NECESSITY
1, People Need A Savior And There Is Only One
Acts 4:12
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no
other name under heaven given among men by which
we must be saved."
NECESSITY
1, People Need A Savior And There Is Only One
1 Timothy 2:5-6
5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God
and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in
due time,
NECESSITY
2, People Are Empty, Are Hurting,
Are Searching, Are in Need
NECESSITY
2, People Are Empty, Are Hurting, Are Searching, Are
in Need
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end
is the way of death.
NECESSITY
2, People Are Empty, Are Hurting, Are Searching, Are
in Need
John 10:10
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy. I have come that they may have life,
and that they may have it more abundantly.
NECESSITY
2, People Are Empty, Are Hurting, Are Searching, Are
in Need
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
NECESSITY
3, People will not know the truth
unless someone tells them
NECESSITY
3, People will not know the truth unless someone tells
them
Romans 10:8-15
8 But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN
YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART" (that is, the word
of faith which we preach):
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him
from the dead, you will be saved.
NECESSITY
3, People will not know the truth unless someone tells
them
Romans 10:8-15
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness,
and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.
11 For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES ON
HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME."
NECESSITY
3, People will not know the truth unless someone tells
them
Romans 10:8-15
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek,
for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon
Him.
13 For "WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD
SHALL BE SAVED."
NECESSITY
3, People will not know the truth unless someone tells
them
Romans 10:8-15
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have
not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of
whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear
without a preacher?
NECESSITY
3, People will not know the truth unless someone tells
them
Romans 10:8-15
15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As
it is written: "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF
THOSE WHO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, WHO
BRING GLAD TIDINGS OF GOOD THINGS!"
URGENCY
#1, People are perishing
and they don't know it
URGENCY
#1, People are perishing and they don't know it
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those
who are perishing,
4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who
do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory
of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on
them.
URGENCY
#1, People are perishing and they don't know it
Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after
this the judgment,
URGENCY
#2, Time is running out
Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all
the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the
end will come.
URGENCY
#2, Time is running out
James 5:19-20
19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the
truth, and someone turns him back,
20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the
error of his way will save a soul from death and cover
a multitude of sins.
DON’T BE ASHAMED
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is
the power of God to salvation for everyone who
believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
LET’S TAKE UP OUR RESPONSIBILITY
1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of,
for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not
preach the gospel!
Coming up in the next few weeks:
Overcoming Inhibitions
Simple Strategies
Nurturing & Discipling