It's About Jesus Series

CHALLENGE:

In the baptism today, Victor fulfilled one of the goals of our core values reaching out to people with the life changing message of Jesus.

He did this by sharing the life he had found in Jesus.

And for many of us, that is all we want to do.

We just want to describe our Jesus to you!

ILL Video: “That’s My King”

10. Embrace Jesus as your Savior and Lord.

It is possible today for you to bow and confess today.

It is possible to receive His gift of salvation.

It is possible, if you have not done so, to embrace Jesus as your Savior and Lord.

Will you do so?

For (Romans 10.9-10)…

…if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Let’s pray.

With heads bowed…

The journey of a thousand miles begins today with a single step.

Give as much of yourself as you know, to as much of Christ as you know.

It will cost you nothing, and it will cost you everything.

But there will be wonder after wonder, and every wonder true.

If it is your desire to follow Jesus today, pray something like this.

"Lord, thank You that You loved me so much that You sent Your Son to die for me.

I know that without Him I would be separated from Your love forever.

I embrace Jesus this day as my Savior and my Lord."

For Further Study: Matthew 23.11; Mark 10.45; John 1.1-2, 14; 8.58; Acts 1.9; Romans 8.17; 10.9-10; II Corinthians 8.9; Colossians 1.15; Hebrews 1.1-8; I Peter 5.6; Revelation 5.11-12

BENEDICTION:

If you prayed the prayer at the end of the message, or it is on your heart today to follow Jesus, please come and see me at the end of the service.

Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

RESOURCES:

SermonCentral:

Decker, Paul Doing What Is Unnatural

Drake, James Humbling One’s Self

Grindheim, Sigurd God Incognito

Other:

Barclay, William. The Letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. The Daily Study Bible Series. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1959.

Bible Knowledge Commentary: New Testament. Cook Communications Ministries, 2000.

Keener, Craig S. The Ivp Bible Background Commentary: New Testament. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993.

MacArthur, John, Jr. Philippians. The Macarthur New Testament Commentary. Chicago: Moody Press, 2001.

Muller, Jac. J. The Epistles of Paul to the Philippians and to Philemon. The New International Commentary on the New Testament, ed. F. F. Bruce. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976.

Wiersbe, Warren W. The Bible Exposition Commentary: New Testament. Colorado Springs: ChariotVictor Publishing, 1989.