CAN YOU SEE GOD WORKING IN YOUR LIFE? PART 2

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Everyone Has a Story!

Effective sharing of your faith includes telling others how God has worked in your life! …that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. (Philemon 1:6)

The Book of Philemon (New King James Version)

4 I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, 5 hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

Love and faith expressed to Jesus and people (Christians…)

Galatians 6:10

10 Whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone, especially to our Christian brothers and sisters.

Matthew 22:37-40

37 Jesus replied, " 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.

Matthew 22:37-40

40 All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments."

The Book of Philemon (New King James Version)

6 that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

God is at Work in You!

•acknowledgment-do you recognize God is at work? Give Him credit!

•every good thing-have you taken time to think about all the good things He has done? “Count your blessings…” Really—make a list!

• in Christ Jesus-this is all about Jesus at work in you, through you, for you

The Book of Philemon (New King James Version)

7 For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

Everyone Has a Story!

•Everything mentioned thus far points to the result: hearts of people (specifically Believers) have been refreshed and encouraged.

•Do we underestimate how we impact the lives of others?

•Do we underestimate the value God places on our encouragement of others?

The Woman At The Well John 4:7-42

John 4:28-30 The woman left her water jar beside the well and went back to the village and told everyone, 29 "Come and meet a man who told me everything I ever did! Can this be the Messiah?” 30 So the people came streaming from the village to see him.

The Woman At The Well

John 4:39-42 Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, "He told me everything I ever did!” 40 When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay at their village. So he stayed for two days,

The Woman At The Well

41 long enough for many of them to hear his message and believe. 42 Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe because we have heard him ourselves, not just because of what you told us. He is indeed the Savior of the world."

Everyone Has a Story!

The woman’s story brought the people to see Jesus.

Then they believed because they met Jesus themselves!