How Far Are You Willing To Go To See Souls Saved?

Mk. 16:15, "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the

world, and preach the Gospel to every creature."

Lk. 14:23. "And the Lord said unto his servant, Go

out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to

come in, that my house may be filled."

But what can I do? I’m not a preacher, or Deacon, not

even a Sunday School Teacher.

1. "And it noised that he was in the house."

They went about sharing the testimony of the

miracles and the things that Jesus was doing,

and telling everyone that Jesus was there, and

if they needed healing, if they needed cleansing,

if they needed forgiveness, all they had to do

was come and see for themsleves, Jesus was

there. Use the example here of Jn. 4:1-30, "The

woman at the well, Come and see a man who told

me all things that ever I did." How long has it

been since you told someone about your church

services? How long has it been since you shared

Jesus with someone? How long has it been...?

2. "No room to recieve him."

Revival was breaking out, people were coming to

Jesus to hear the word of God, to see the lame

made to walk, the blind made to see,the Love of

God was being manifested in Capernaum. Jesus was

changing peoples’lives, people were coming to

the extent that there was not enough room for

them-they were in (Standing room only)!

How long has it been since you told someone

about your church services? How long has it been

since you shared your testimony with someone?

How long has it been...?

3. "They come unto Him bring one..."

Here we see four men that knew what Jesus could

do, here we see four men that knew what was

needed to be done to get this man sick of the

palsy healed, here we see four men who were

ready to do whatever it took to get this man to

Jesus! Here we see four men who had these

attributes, 1)Helpfulness:they were willing to

help others. 2)Co-operation:they were ready to

do whatever was needed in whatever position was

to be filled, because they felt that not one was

better than the other. 3)Personel Work: It took

four men to get one to Jesus. They didn’t argue

who was going to lead,they didn’t argue who was

going to take the front of the litter or the

back of the litter. They knew that it was going

to take all four of them to just get him there.

How long has it been since you told someone

about your Church services? How long has it been

since you shared your testimony with someone?

How long has it been...?

4. "They could not come nigh unto Him for the

press..."

Zealousness: They looked for a way to get this

man to Jesus, they tried but the crowd was too

big for them to get through, they came to a

place that looked like they couldn’t help him.

Perseverance: They didn’t give up, you can

almost hear them talking among themselves: There

has to be way...think!

They counted the Cost: This man’s healing or the

roof?

James 2:20, "Faith without works is dead.."

How long has it been since you told someone

about your Church services? How long has it been

since you shared your testimony with someone?

How long has it been...?

5. "When Jesus saw their faith..."

Victorious Faith: They believed if they could

just get him to Jesus. They had carried him all

of the way, they knew that the sick of the palsy

could walk back home, because they knew that

Jesus could do heal him!

Faith Honored: Because of their faith, Jesus

said unto the sick of the palsy, "Son, thy sins

be forgiven thee."

How long has it been since you told someone

about your Church services? How long has it been

since you shared your testimony with someone?

How long has it been...?

Conclusion:

Pr.29:18,

"Where there is no vision, the people perish."