THE GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM “So everyone who acknowledges Me before men, | also will acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies Me before men, | also will deny before My Father who is in heaven.” — MATTHEW 10:32-33TABLE OF CONTENTS GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF BENEFITS OF THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM PRESENT YOURSELF THROUGH TESTIMONY PRAYER, DECLARATION AND SINNERS PRAYER 17 VISIT (WHY WE NEED A SAVIOR?) 2” VISIT (JESUS: THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD) 3” VISIT (REPENTANCE) 4™ VISIT (BEING SURE) 5™ VISIT (CONNECTING TO GOD) 6™ VISIT (THE IMPORTANCE OF CELL AND CHURCH) 7™ VISIT (YOUR DIVINE APPOINTMENT) 8" VISIT (HANDLING PERSECUTION) 9™ VISIT (WHAT IS PRAYER)GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM HOW TO INTODUCE YOURSELF? GOOD DAY MA’AM/SIR, WE ARE BLESS OPON MOVEMENT WE ARE HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT GOOD NEWS. ARE YOU ENCOUNTERING ANY PROBLEMS TODAY? THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE WE HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU! BENEFITS OF THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM DID YOU KNOW THAT GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU IN EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE? AND WANTS YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT: (EXPOUND EVERY BENEFIT) 1. THERE IS FORGIVENESS OF SIN. 2. PEACE OF MIND. 3. HEALING FROM SICKNESS. 4. FAMILY RESTORATION. 5. THERE IS HOPE, 6. THERE IS JOY... GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU SUCCESS, VICTORY AND FRUITFULNESS... PRESENT YOURSELF THROUGH TESTIMONY WE ARE HERE TO TELL YOU THE GOOD NEWS THAT TRANSFORM ME PERSONALLY AND MANY PEOPLE AND FAMILIES AS WELL. 1.(ASK THEM IF THEY EXPERIENCED DIFFERENT DISEASES, BROKEN FAMILY AND ADDICTIONS TO ANY VICES, ETC.) WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR PHYSICAL ASPECT BUT WITH YOUR SPIRITUAL ASPECT AS WELL. WE ARE NOT PRESENTING ANY RELIGION OR DENOMINATION, WE JUST WANT YOU TO HAVE AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING. GOD IS THE ANSWER TO YOUR PROBLEM! PRAYER AND DECLARATION: “OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN WE PRAISE YOU AND WORSHIP YOU, LET YOUR KINGDOM COME AND OVER THE LIVES OF (NAME) AND HIS FAMILY BE DONE. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN!” (SUGGESTION: A SINNERS PRAYER CAN BE INSERTED AFTER) SINNERS PRAYER: “LORD JESUS, | ACKNOWLEDGE THAT | AM A SINNER AND | ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS, FORGIVE ME FOR ALL THE SINS | MADE. | ACCEPT YOU AS MY LORD AND PERSONAL SAVIOR. | INVITE YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO DWELL IN MY LIFE. THANK YOU FOR THE EVERLASTING LIFE THAT | RECEIVE THIS MOMENT. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN!” IN15" VISIT WHY WE NEED A SAVIOR INTRODUCTION: IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE “GOOD NEWS” OF SALVATION, PEOPLE MUST FIRST REALIZE THEIR SIN AND SEE THEIR NEED A SAVIOR. THERE ARE LOTS PEOPLE TODAY WHO ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT THE “GOOD NEWS” ABOUT SALVATION BECAUSE THEY DON’T SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. THEY DON’T RELIAZE AND UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY JESUS CHRIST CAN HELP THEM. THEY DON’T SEE THEY ARE SEPARATED FROM GOD BECAUSE OF SIN. THIS LESSON WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE NEEDS SALVATION. 1. WE NEED SAVIOR BECAUSE WE HAVE SINNED AGAINST GOD. ROMANS 3:23; “...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” A. WHATIS SIN? 1 JOHN 3:4; “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.” B. WHY WE BECAME SINNER? BECAUSE WE DISOBEYED GOD. GENESIS 3:1-6; “He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 3.And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.” C. WHAT ARE RESULTS OF BEING A SINNER? 1. SHAME AND FEAR. GENESIS 3:7-10; “Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and | was afraid, because | was naked, and | hid myself. 2. DIFFICULTY AND PAIN. GENESIS 3:16-19; To the woman He said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.” 4.And to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which | commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it, ‘cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” 3._.DEATH AND ETERNAL SEPARATION. GENESIS 3:22-24; Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man, and at the east of the Garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life. ROMANS 6:23; “For the wages of sin is death...” 3 KINDS OF DEATH: 1. SPIRITUAL DEATH. EPHESIANS 2:1; “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins...” 2. PHYSICAL DEATH. GENESIS 3:19; “for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” 5.3. ETERNAL DEATH. REVELATION 20:14-15; “Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life he was thrown into the lake of fire.” 2. WE NEED A SAVIOR BECAUSE WE CAN NOT SAVE OURSELVES. EPHESIANS 2:8-9; “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” 1. NO ONE CAN SAVE HIMSELF BECAUSE WE ARE ALL DEAD SPIRITUALLY. EPHESIANS 2:1-2; “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience...” 2, NO ONE CAN SAVE HIMSELF BECAUSE WE ARE ALL UNDER THE POWER OF SIN. JOHN 8:34; Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, | say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.” CONCLUSION: = WE ARE IN DANGER SO WE NEED TO BE SAVED. WE CAN NOT SAVE OURSELVES SO WE NEED A SAVIOR. LET LORD JESUS SAVE YOU TODAY! 6.2° VISIT JESUS: THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD INTO: MANY BELIEVE THAT JESUS CAME HERE ON EARTH TO BE A SAVIOR. BUT MANY PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW GOOD SAVIOR JESUS IS. THIS LESSON WILL ENLIGHTEN YOU HOW GOOD SAVIOR JESUS IS AND WILL HELP YOU TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU NEED ANOTHER SAVIOR, MEDIATOR OR WAY IN YOUR LIFE FOR YOU TO BE SAVED. TRUTHS ABOUT JESUS BEING A SAVIOR: 1. HE IS THE SUFFICIENT SAVIOR. JOHN 8:36; “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” " YOU OR ANOTHER PERSON CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE SAVING WORK OF CHRIST. NO NEED FOR ADDITIONAL YOKE SUCH RELIGIOUS REQUIREMENTS, OBSERVANCE OF SACRAMENTS, TRADITIONS, AND ETC. = -JESUS’ SACRIFICED AND DEATH ON THE CROSS IS SO SUFFIENT TO FORGIVE ALL OUR SINS, TO ALL PEOPLE AND TO ALL GENERATIONS. 2. HE IS THE ONLY SAVIOR: EXCLUSIVE. ACTS 4:12; “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” " BECAUSE JESUS IS SUFFICIENT, GOD DID NOT PROVIDE OTHER “SAVIORS” BUT MADE HIM TO BE ONLY SAVIOR FOR ALL MANKIND. Z.3. HE IS THE DIVINE SAVIOR. = TO BE A SAVIOR, YOU MUST BE GOD! JESUS CAN NOT BE THE SAVIOR IF HE IS NOT GOD. JESUS IS BOTH GOD AND SAVIOR! . TITUS 2:13-14; “...waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession who are zealous for good works.” 4. HEIS THE ABLE SAVIOR. = JESUS IS ABLE TO THE WORST SINNERS... EVEN WHOM MAN CONSIDERS IMPOSSIBLE. HEBREWS 7:25; “Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them. 5. HE IS THE PERMANENT SAVIOR. = BECAUSE CHRIST IS GOD, HE EVER LIVES TO MAKE INTERCESSION FOR US. THUS, HE HAS A PERMANENT PRIESTHOOD. HE HAS NOT GIVEN HIS WORK AS MEDIATOR TO ANYONE. HEBREWS 7:23-24; “Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; but because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.” 'c0: IOR. "= CHRIST IS READILY AVAILABLE TO ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE! YOU CAN GO DIRECTLY TO HIM. JOHN 3:17; “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.” JOHN 6:37; “All those the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me | will never drive away.” = JESUS IS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE BECAUSE HE CAME TO SAVE ALL SINNERS. = JESUS IS ACCESSIBLE EVERY TIME YOU ARE IN NEED. = JESUS’ ACCEPTS ALL WHO WILL COME TO HIM. CHALLENGE: JESUS IS THE ENTIRE SAVIOR YOU NEED. JESUS MUST BE YOUR SAVIOR, OR YOU HAVE NO SAVIOR AT ALL! BELIEVE; TRUST IN HIM NOW S YOUR SAVIOR! HE IS READY AND ABLE TO ACCEPT YOU, FORGIVE YOU AND COMPLETELY SAVE YOU! hoEO cera, bul wariny contow REPENTANCE OBJECTIVE: PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT REPENTANCE IS SO THAT THEY TRULY REPENT. WHAT REPENTANCE IS NOT: 1. REPENTANCE IS NOT JUST CONVICTION- FEELING GUILTY. = REPENTANCE BEGINS WITH CONVICTION THROUGH THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. MATTHEW 27:3-5; “Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What's that to us?” they said. “See to it yourself!” So he threw the silver into the sanctuary and departed. Then he went and hanged himself.” 2. REPENTANCE IS NOT JUST SORROW FOR SIN- BEING SORRY FOR YOUR SIN. = THIS IS SORROW THAT COMES ONLY WHEN CAUGHT OR WHEN SUFFERING A CONSEQUENCE OF SIN. BUT THERE |S. NO HATRED FOR THE SIN ENOUGH TO QUIT. THIS IS CALLED WORLDLY SORROW.2 CORINTHIANS 7:10; “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” 3. REPENTANCE IS NOT JUST REFORMATION- TRYING TO BE AGOOD PERSON. = MANY TRY IN THEIR OWN EFFORT TO BECOME A BETTER PERSON. BUT SELF-EFFORT HAS A ROOT OF SELF- RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED FOR GOD’S HELP. HENCE, THE PERSON HAS NO REAL NEED TO REPENT. ISAIAH 64:6; “All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.” 4. REPENTANCE IS NOT BECOMING RELIGIOUS- RESORTING TO GOOD, RELIGIOUS WORKS. = PHARISEES WERE EXTREMELY RELIGIOUS BUT JESUS DEMANDED FROM THEM PROOF OF TRUE REPENTANCE. MATTHEW 3:7-8; “But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.”WHAT REPENTANCE IS: 1. TRUE REPENTANCE IS SORROW TOWARDS GOD. PSALMS 51:1-4; “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For | know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have | sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.” 2. TRUE REPENTANCE IS ADMITTING SIN AS SIN. PSALMS 32:5; “Then | acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. | said, “| will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.” 3. TRUE REPENTANCE |S HATING SIN. EZEKIEL 20:43; “And there you shall remember your ways and all your deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you shall loathe yourselves for all the evils that you have committed.” 4. TRUE REPENTANCE IS QUITTING AND RENOUNCING SIN. PROVERBS 28:13; “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. 5. TRUE REPENTANCE IS TURNING FROM SELF AND LIVING TO GOD. CHALLENGE: GOD IS READY TO FORGIVE, BUT FIRST, HE DEMANDS TRUE REPENTANCE, 12.4™ VISIT BEING SURE " HOW CAN YOU AS A NEW BELIEVER BE SURE YOU ARE REALLY SAVED? SATAN’S IMMEDIATE WEAPON OF ATTACK AGAINST THE NEW BELIEVER IS DOUBT. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD SAYS SO YOU WILL BE ASSURED OF YOUR EXPERIENCE. MATTHEW 13:19; “When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.” TRUTHS THAT YOU ARE REALLY SAVE: 1. YOU ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND PERSONAL SAVIOR. = EPHESIANS 2:8-9; “For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift — not from works, so that no one can boast.” * 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17; “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.” 2. GOD CANNOT LIE! = ROMANS 3:4; “Absolutely not! God must be true, even if everyone is a liar...”3. YOU'VE BELIEVED GOD'S TESTIMONY UPON YOU. " DOUBTING GOD’s TESTIMONY IS ACCUSING GOD OF LYING. BELIEVE GOD’S TESTIMONY RATHER THAN THE DEVIL’S OR PEOPLE’S WORDS THAT CAN CAUSE YOU TO DOUBT. 1 JOHN 5:9-13; “If we accept the testimony of men, God’s testimony is greater, because it is God’s testimony that He has given about His Son. (The one who believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him. The one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony God has given about His Son.) And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. The one who has the Son has life. The one who doesn’t have the Son of God does not have life. | have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.” 4. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT FOUNDATION FOR YOUR FAITH. = BE ESTABLISHED IN THE FACTS OF GOD’S WORDS. = JOHN 20:31;”But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.” = 1JOHN 5:13; “I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.” 14, NN a3 SOURCES OF ASSURANCE OF YOUR SALVATION: 1. GOD'S WORD IS TRUE, GOD DOES NOT LIE. *" TITUS 1:2; ”...in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.” " HEBREWS 5:18; “...so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.” 2. YOU HAVE CHRIST, HE IS IN YOUR LIFE NOW. = JOHN 3:36; “The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who refuses to believe in the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.” = JOHN 5:24; | assure you: “Anyone who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.” 3. THE WITNESS OF GOD’S SPIRIT IS IN YOU. " ROMANS 8:16; “The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children...” CHALLENGE: WHOM WILL YOU BELIEVE? THE DEVIL, OTHER PEOPLE OR GOD WHO CANNOT LIE. GOD SAYS YOU ARE SAVED. THAT SHOULD SETTLE IT. CAN YOU VERBALIZE IN PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING THE ASSURANCE YOU HAVE WITH REGARDS TO YOUR SALVATION? 15.STH VISIT CONNECTING TO GOD OBJECTIVES: = TO HELP THE NEW BELIEVER UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE. = TO HELP THEM SEE THAT THE BIBLE IS FUN TO READ. * TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT THE WORD OF GOD IS ALIVE. INTRO: = CONNECTING TO GOD IS CONNECTING TO HIS WORD. THE WORD OF GOD IS ALIVE. IT CAN TRANSFORM YOU IF YOU READ AND APPLY IT TO YOUR LIFE. TRUTHS ABOUT GOD’S WORD- THE BIBLE: 1. THE BIBLE IS UNCHANGEABLE. = The BIBLE will never ever be changed. = ISAIAH 40:8; “The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the Word of our God remains forever.” 2. THE BIBLE IS UNSTOPPABLE. The BIBLE will never stop to: A. Encourage you. E. Correct you. B. Remind you. F. Train you in righteousness. C. Teach you. D. Rebuke you.3. . THE BIBLE IS UNSHAKEABLE. ho hears these Matthew 7:24-25; “Therefore everyone Ww! i e a wise words of Mine and puts them into practice is lik man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” PATTERN IN DOING YOUR DAILY DEVOTIONAL: MESSAGE: COMMAND: PROMISE: APPLICATION: PRAYER REQUESTS: THANKSGIVING: Bible usage can be a habit forming! Regular reading of the bible can cause ;loss of ANXIETY and FEAR, decreased appetite for LYING, CHEATING, STEALING, HATING, ANGER, ENVY and LUST. S) 1oms include: Increased sensation of LOVE, JOY, COMPASSION and CONTENTMENT. If symptoms persist, just PRAISE THE LORD! darwaha thanacayrar ace tumbtr,et VISIT THE IMPORTANCE OF CELLGROUP OBJECTIVES: = TO UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF MEETING TOGETHER. = TO EXPERIENCE THE MIRACLES WITHIN THE FELLOWSHIP. = TO GROW BY BEING WITH FELLOW BELIEVERS. REASONS WHY CELL YOUR LIFE: 1. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE BETTER. ® THE BIBLE MUST BE APPLIED TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL SITUATIONS AND THAT HAPPENS BEST IN SMALL GROUP OR CELLGROUP. 2, YOU WILL BEGIN TO REALLY FEEL LIKE PART OF GOD'S FAMILY. = MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF A GROUP SAYS THAT “THE GREATEST BENEFIT OF CELLGROUPS ARE HAVING CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS DEVELOP.” = WE REALLY DO NEED EACH OTHER. GOD NEVER MEANT US TO GO THROUGH OUR CHRISTIAN LIVES ALONE. IF YOU'RE LONELY, THE ANSWER TO YOUR PROBLEM IS JOIN A CELLGROUP. 3, PRAYER WILL BECOME MORE MEANINGFUL TO YOU. = THERE ARE MANY PROMISES IN THE BIBLE RELATED TO GROUP PRAYER. IN PRAYING TOGETHERWITH A FEW OTHERS, WE ARE DRAWN TOGETHER AND WE FIND ANSWERS TO THE NEEDS IN OUR LIVES. 18.4. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE STRESS AND PRESSURE BETTER. " CELLGROUPS PROVIDE EXCELLENT SUPPORT IN TIMES OF CRISIS, CHANGE AND STRESS. YOU'LL HAVE A SENSE OF STABILITY AND SECURITY KNOWING THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO REALLY CARE FOR YOU AND ARE COMMITTED TO STAND WITH YOU. 5. YOU WILL HAVE A NATURAL WAY TO SHARE CHRIST WITH FRIENDS, RELATIVES AND WORK ASSOCIATES. = IN CELLGROUP, YOUR UNBELIEVING FRIEND CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND EXPRESS HONEST DOUBTS WITHOUT FEELING BEING “PUT ON THE SPOT.” = WHEN YOUR FRIEND SEES THE LOVE, WARMTH AND HONESTY OF YOUR GROUP, IT WILL MAKE HIM MORE RECEPTIVE TO THE GOOD NEWS. 6. YOU WILL DEVELOP LEADERHIP SKILLS YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD! = AS YOU SHARE AND PARTICIPATE IN A RELAXED SMALL GROUP SETTING, YOU’LL DISCOVER YOUR CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM RISING. THIS WILL SURELY HELP YOU AT WORK, AT CHURCH AND IN EVERY OTHER RELATIONSHP. 7. YOU WILL HAVE A DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF WORSHIP. = WORSHIP HAPPENS ANYTIMEWE FOCUS ON GOD. SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS BEST IN A CELLGROUP WHILE PRAYING AND SINGING TOGETHER. 19,CHALLENGE: INVITE YOU UNSAVED LOVEONES AND FRIENDS TO JOIN CELLGROUP AND LET JESUS SAVES THEM. TH VISIT YOUR DIVINE APPOINTMENT OBJECTIVES: = TO UNDERSTAND THAT JESUS CAME AND DIED FOR THE SINNERS AND NOT FOR THE FEELING RIGHTEOUS. = TOGIVE HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT. WHOEVER THEY ARE, WHATEVER SIN THEY COMMITTED, GOD KNOWS IT AND HE IS READY TO ENCOUNTER YOU. GOD IS THE GOD OF TRANSFORMATION. = TO ENCOURAGE THE NEW BELIEVER TO ENCOUNTER GOD. INTRO: = GOD WANTS YOU TO BE VICTORIOUS IN EVERY AREAS OF YOUR LIFE. = Exodus 14:10-12(NIV) “As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 20,Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!” Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” DIVINE APPOINTMENT with GOD means you want GOD to deliver you from the works of the enemy to the works of the power of the HOLY SPIRIT. Deliverance is the state of being saved from something dangerous or unpleasant. TRUTHS ABOUT YOUR DIVINE APPOINTMENT TO GOD: 1. God wants you to deliver from bondage to freedom. = Exodus 20:2 (NIV “| am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” 2. God wants you to deliver from darkness to light. = 1 John 1:5 (NIV) “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all.”Reennneneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee 3. God wants you to deliver from defeat to victory. = 1 Corinthians 15:57(NIV) “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 4. God wants you to deliver from sorrow to joy. ® John 16:20 (NIV) "Very truly | tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.” 5. God wants you to deliver from shame to grace. = 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore | will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” CONCLUSION: = DIVINE APPOITMENT with God is the best decision that you need to make because it is a privilege that God wants us to experience while we are still alive. = DON’T MISS THIS DIVINE INVITATION TO YOU. = DECIDE NOW AS YOU YOU'VE DECIDED TO FOLLOW LORD JESUS. 22.8TH VISIT HANDLING PERSECUTION = 2 TIMOTHY 3:12 HCSB “In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” = BECAUSE NOW YOU BELIEVED AND ACCEPTED JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR, YOU ARE NOW IN GOD'S SIDE. WE ARE LIVING IN A WORLD THAT HAS PUT GOD AND HIS WORD ASIDE. SO THE BIBLE WARNS US TO EXPECT PERSECUTION. IF WE LIVE A GODLY LIFE. IT IS EXPECTED, WE CANNOT ESCAPE IT. BUT IF YOU HANDLE IT RIGHT, PERSECUTION IS A BLESSED EXPERIENCE. = WE CAN HANDLE PERSECUTION WELL IF WE SEE THE PROFITS THE PERSECUTION TO OUR CHRISTIAN LIVES. = WHAT DOES PERSECUTION BRINGS TO OURLIVES? 1. PERSECUTION BRINGS MATURITY. = THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT MAKE US MATURE CHRISTIAN: THE WORD OF GOD AND PERSECUTION OR TRIALS. = JAMES 1:2 HCSB “Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials...” = JAMES 1:12 HCSB “Aman who endures trials is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.” 23." THEREFORE, ACCEPT Pereree 0 N ne Per iY bs om oF GROWING. 2. PERSECUTION BRING GLORY TO GOD. = PEOPLE HAVE PERSECUTED JESUS EVER SINCE HE WAS ON EARTH. TODAY, THE WORLD STILL HATES HIM. WHEN YOU RECEIVE PERSECUTION FROM THE WORLD, IT’S NOT BECAUSE THE WOLRD HATES YOU; IT’S BECAUSE THE WORLD HATES JESUS. = SO PERSECUTION ALLOWS US THE WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE OF TAKING THE ARROWS THAT SATAN AIMS AT JESUS. WHAT A PRIVILEGE! = 1 PETER 4:13-14 HCSB “Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah, so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation of His glory. If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.” = 1 PETER 4:16 HCSB “But if anyone suffers as a “Christian,” he should not be ashamed but should glorify God in having that name.” = JOHN 15:18 HCSB “{f the world hates you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.“And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.” " THEREFORE, REJOICE WHEN YOU ARE PERSECUTED. 3. PERSECUTION BRINGS VICTORY. = WILL PERSUCUTION DEFEAT US? WE CAN BE OVERCOMES OVER PERSECUTION AND DIFFICULTIES BECAUSE GOD ENABLES US BY HIS GRACE. PERSECUTION FORCES US TO LEAN ON JESUS. IN OUR WEAKNESS HIS STRENGTH Is MADE PERFECT. WE EXPERIENCE THAT IN HIS STRENGTH WE CAN BE VICTORIOUS. THAT IS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. = 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 HCSB “But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, | will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. So | take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, catastrophes, persecutions, and in pressures, because of Christ. For when | am weak, then | am strong.” = THEREFORE, LEAN ON JESUS AND EXPERIENCE HIS ENABLING POWER FOR YOU TO BE VICTORIOUS! CONCLUSION: = IN HANDLING PERSECUTION THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TO “MAINTAIN THE RIGHT ATTITUDE.”9" VISIT WHAT IS PRAYER? "= WHEN YOU ACCEPTED JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR, GOD HAS ACCEPTED YOU ALSO INTO HIS FAMILY. YOU ARE GOD’S CHILD, YOU CAN NOW TALK TO YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN THROUGH PRAYER. = “PRAYER IS THE WORLD’S GREATEST WIRELESS CONNECTION.” WHAT IS PRAYER? 1. PRAYER SHOWS WHO REALLY GOD IS. = PSALMS 147:5 NIV “Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.” 2. PRAYER STRENGTHENS YOUR CONFIDENCE TO GOD. = ISAIAH 40:29 NIV “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” 3. PRAYER HELPS YOU TO DEPEND ON GOD. = PSALMS 145:18 NIV “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on Him in truth.” 4, PRAYER KNIT THE BODY OF CHRIST. = “THE ENEMY DOESN’T FEAR US GOING TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY, HE FEARS US HAVING A CLOSE AND POWERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH PRAYER.” 26, aenca l5. PRAYER TOUCHES THE HEART OF GOD. = “PRAYER IS THE KEY WHICH OPENS GOD'S HEART.” = JEREMIAH 33:3 ESV “Call to Me and | will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” 6. PRAYER IS A POWERFUL WEAPON IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE. = 2 CHRONICLES 20:15 NIV “Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.” 7. PRAYER MAKES YOU BOLD IN THE LORD. = THE WORD “BOLDNESS” IN GREEK WORD; “PARRESIA” WHICH DESCRIBE “FRANKNESS OF SPEECH.” = PSALMS 145:17-17 HCSB “The Lord is righteous in all His ways and gracious in all His acts. The Lord is near all who call out to Him, all who call out to Him with integrity. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry for help and saves them.” 27.8. PRAYER IS A PRECIOUS COMMUNICATION THAT GOD GAVE YOU WHILE YOU’RE LIVING EARTH. ™ “TIME SPENT IN PRAYER WILL NEVER WASTED.” = JEREMIAH 33:3 HCSB “Call to Me and | will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know.” CONCLUSION: = “TRUE PRAYER IS MEASURED BY WEIGHT NOT BY LENGTH.” = “WHEN YOU'VE SCHEDULED A TIME TO PRAY REMEMBER THIS: YOU HAVE A REAL APPOINTMENT WITH THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE.” = DON’T STOP PRAYING. GOD HEARS YOU AND HE |S WORKING IT OUT FOR YOUR GOOD. = “THE PURPOSE OF PRAYER IS NOT JUST TO RECEIVE WHAT YOU ASKED FOR, BUT TO STRENGTHEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.” -~=--TO GOD BE THE GLORY! --—--- ROMANS 1:16-17 “For | am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek. For in it God’s righteousness is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.” a