Why Do We Twist Arms To Get People Saved? Series

How We Often Talk About Becoming A Christian: We plead and beg and twist arms.

- “Sure, Christianity is a drudgery, but you need to avoid hell.”

How Jesus Talks About It: God’s offer is the opportunity of a lifetime – an unbelievably great deal.

- Matthew 13:44-46.

- “Woe” v. “Wow.”

- “I can’t believe this!” Not as an atheist saying it, but as an overwhelmingly thankful new believer.

- List out what God has actually done for us - the amazing story of salvation.

How We Get There: Some deliberately seek it and some stumble across it.

- Matthew 13:44-46.

- Notice that one of the people Jesus speaks of was deliberately seeking the treasure while the other just stumbled onto it.

How It Affects Us Daily: When we see it for the awesome offer it truly is, it infuses our life with joy.

- Matthew 13:44-46.

- What we’ve signed up for totally affects our attitude. If I believe that I’ve done something that had to be done, but it’s a nuisance and a hindrance to me, then I’m going to whine about it and complain and suffer the negative attitude that comes with that.

- If I believe, though, that I’ve gotten the offer of a lifetime, an unbelievable opportunity, then every time I think of it, I smile and joy fills my heart.

- Challenge: How do you as a Christian think about your salvation? Does it overwhelm you? Does it make you smile? Do you see it as the best thing that’s ever happened to you?

What It Costs: It costs me everything.

- Matthew 13:44-46.

- This doesn’t change the fact that it is the best deal ever, but it does remind us of the cost.