KNOCK ON A DOOR
Whatever God gives you to do, do it as well as you can. This is the best possible preparation for what he may want you to do next. -Macdonald
Mark 16:15, And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
The Lord has given each of His children principles to live by in His Word. They are not given to us to make us fit for Heaven. We were made fit when we believed, repented, and confessed Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. They were given for our good and His glory.
One of those principles to live by is that of telling others about Him. It is simply sharing what He has done for us. While we go out by faith, proclaiming the name of Jesus, He opens and closes doors for us. He prepares us for the “What’s Next” on his to do list. So, this morning, get up and go knock on a door in preparation for what He has next for you!
BE A WITNESS TODAY
God cannot use you until you are willing to have the world point the finger of scorn at you. - D.L. Moody
Mark 16:15, And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
One of the greatest things God has given us to do as believers is to share the Gospel with this lost, dying, and hurting generation. He has equipped us with everything we need: Salvation, His Spirit, and His Word. One of the things that is missing in many of us is boldness! We need to be bold for the Lord. We need more men and women, boys and girls to be a witness for the Lord today! Will you?
DIE FOR JESUS
When we read, we fancy we could be martyrs; when we come to act, we cannot bear a provoking word. -More
Acts 15:25-26, It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Many people claim to be Christians. They go to church, dress the part, say the right things, and can probably even quote Scripture. They may be a Sunday school teacher, a Deacon, a song leader, pianist, or even a pastor. However, when the rubber meets the road and they have to choose between rejecting Christ or becoming a martyr, they choose to reject Him, making up excuses why they did.
Hey friend, if you won’t come to church for Jesus. If you won’t read His Word. If you won’t tell someone else about what Jesus has done for you, what makes you think you’re saved and you will die for Jesus? Want to prove your love for Him? Want to prove you’re saved and on your way to Heaven? start by telling others about what Jesus means to you. Tell them what He has done for you. It gets real when you start doing what He has said to do! You may even have to die for Jesus! are you ready and willing?
Speak Up
There are no trifles in the moral universe of God. Speak but one true word today and it shall go on ringing on through the ages. –Pushon
Zechariah 8:16, “These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:”
If we don’t speak the truth who will? Lift up your voice and let it be heard because today may be the last day you can tell anyone about the Saviour! Don’t let the day pass by without sharing what He has done for you. Whether it’s about the day He saved you or what He is doing in and through your life now. Speak up and praise Him for what He has done, He is doing, and what He will do in you and through you!
JUST TAKE A BREAK
Taking a break from your walk with the Lord may just cost you—your kids, a family member, or a co-worker.
Hebrews 12:1, Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
We are living in a day and age when people are looking for role models. Not just any role model but a role model that’s different. A role model with standards. A role model that lives to a high standard. A role model that honors and glorifies God. Those people looking are your kids, family members, co-workers, and the cashier behind the counter at Walmart. Will you be taking a break when they start looking? There isn’t anything wrong with coming a part before you come apart. But, will you be trying something or someone new? Will you be out of the will of God when they come asking you about Jesus?
Hey Friend, there’s no time to take a break from God’s will! So, GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH! If you’re struggling, hit that altar and ask God to help you.
TELL THEM
It is the pagan heart that needs the redeeming message of Christ whether the person who has the heart lives in Shanghai or New York. -Decker
Proverbs 11:30, The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
When is the last time you have been so on fire with God that you had to tell someone else about what Jesus did for you? Have you ever? If not, why not? Friend, some one needs to hear it from you! Someone needs you to speak up! Someone needs you to be the Christian, Jesus wants you to be! If not you, who? If not now, when? Who will slip off into eternity while you, figure it out? Tell them before it’s too late!
TELL THEM
Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor. –Spurgeon
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2:2
A few questions for every Born Again Believer today—when was the last time you shared your testimony with someone? When is the last time you asked someone if they were saved? When is the last time you shared the Gospel with a person you are pretty sure is lost and on their way to hell? When is the last time you simply invited someone to church? Last question—if you don’t, who will? Don’t leave it up to someone else to tell them about Jesus when God wants you to do! Just remember, “…behold, now is the day of salvation.”
“KNOCK, KNOCK”
To win this world for Jesus, one must look at them the same way Jesus looks at us.
Romans 5:8, But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
When you go out knocking on doors, inviting folks to church, and sharing the Gospel with them, you never know what they might say. You might get cursed out and told never to come back. You may be challenged in your own theology. You may get the greatest opportunity to share the Good News. You may get to tell them, “Christ died for them!”
Whatever happens, you must be prepared, because when you go “Knock, Knock”, there isn’t any turning back!
FIRE IT UP
If there be any one point in which the Christian church ought to keep its fervor at a white heat, it is concerning missions. If there be anything about which we cannot tolerate lukewarmness, it is in the matter of sending the gospel to a dying world. -Spurgeon
Psalm 96:3, Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
Are you prepared to give an account of the hope of the Gospel? Do you have the Scriptures written down that you would share with someone if they were to ask you about Jesus? You will never be as effective as the Lord has commanded if you don’t get fired up and passionate about seeing a soul come to Christ. Don’t get in the rut of ruin by not sharing the Good News that Jesus lives! Instead get fired up sharing what He has done for you!
LIVE IT AND GIVE IT, WALK IT AND TALK IT, PREACH IT AND TEACH IT, A SERMON IN SHOES!
The greatest of all miracles is the salvation of a soul. – Spurgeon
Acts 8:37 “And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
Praise the Lord for the leading of the Spirit for without the Holy Spirit leading us none of us would’ve understood the Gospel message. Praise the Lord for the Preachers that preach the Gospel! Praise the Lord for the Christian that lives and gives the Gospel message! Without us doing what God has commanded, the church would shrivel up and die! So, if you’re saved, stand up, speak up, and tell the old story of Jesus and His love!
If you’re not saved, I leave you with this thought this morning, “What doth hinder you to be saved?”
SO THAT SOME WILL BELIEVE
To be glad instruments of God's love in this imperfect world is the service to which man is called. -Schweitzer
Acts 17:4, And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
Paul had just seen the miracle of the Philippian jailor’s conversion. He left out of that city and was going from town to town, preaching the Gospel, so that some might believe. He made his way into a synagogue at Thessalonica. He stepped into that dead, religious building and began to preach unto them Jesus. He was there for three days with the Word of God pointing out how Jesus had to have suffered, how He had to die, and how He must be risen from the darkness of death. He was there to preach unto them Jesus was the Christ! Jesus was the Messiah they had been praying for. What happened next was another miracle, “And some of them believed”.
Friend, as many of us go knocking on doors today, never loose sight of the fact that some will believe the message. Our motivation is the love of God, we go because we love Him. But oh, never forget that within the pages of your Bible is the knowledge of how a man, woman, boy, or girl can be redeemed by the precious blood of the lamb. Never forget that the Gospel can save. Never forget, some will believe.
BE AN OPEN BIBLE
Our example is the only bible which millions of people read today. -James E. Murray
1 Corinthians 3:6, I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
What kind of seed are we planting? How are we tending to the seeds in the ground? What example will we set at work today? Students, how about the example at school? Parents, how about the example before our kids? Let me remind you of a simple but true statement, “We are the only Bible some people read.” What are they reading about the Saviour of the World?
Father, help us today to be what and who we are in You to everyone we come in contact with. Lord helps us to be just as real as Christ; to care for the lost, hurting, and dying soul. To care for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Father, help us invest our lives in someone today!
GET UP AND GO TELL
To be glad instruments of God's love in this imperfect world is the service to which man is called. -Schweitzer
Mark 5:18-19, And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
As we walk in this world of sin, God has commanded us to be salt and light in an untasteful dark world! Jesus had healed the maniac of Gadara. The sane man, now dress and in his right mind, wants to go with Jesus. Jesus tells Him, go home, tell your friends of the great things the Lord has done for him and of His great compassion. Why; because Jesus knew they needed to hear as well!
Church, yes, we need to GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH this morning, but we also need to get the Message of Jesus outside of the Church House! We cannot only come to church never getting out and sharing the Hope of the Good News. We must be that salt and light Jesus desires us to be by sharing the great things He has done for us and His great compassion He has had on us! GET UP AND GO TELL!
GET IT TO THEM
World Missions begins across the street, not across the sea.—Scott Caudill
Acts 1:8, But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
As you go out today, do not forget about souls. Don’t forget about the man whose wife just left. Don’t forget about the woman whose husband just beat her. Don’t forget about the drug addict. Don’t forget about the prostitute. Don’t forget about the millionaire. For each of these, and millions of others just like them, need Jesus. You and I are the conduit in which God uses to get the Gospel to them.
Will you get it to them as the Lord commands?
WHO HAVE YOU TOLD?
Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ is the greatest thing we can do as a Christian.
Luke 2:17, And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
There is no greater joy than to see a lost sinner come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. To see someone that was bound for Hell to repent of their sins and trust Jesus as Saviour cannot be trumped by any other event. This is why throughout Scripture we are commanded to share the Truth of the Gospel. Share God’s Word. Share your testimony. Give them Jesus! It is the greatest gift we can share not just at Christmas but every day of the year.
Who will you tell about Jesus this Christmas?