Unashamed! Series

- It’s the power of God that I’ve seen work in a marriage that should have ended due to the husband’s long-term unfaithfulness, & turn it into a wonderful, deep story of forgiveness & reconciliation.

- It’s the power of God that took Rosaria Butterfield, a tenured university professor & radical lesbian, & transformed her life forever – “This was my conversion in a nutshell: I lost everything but the dog.” But in return she found Christ! Now she’s sold out & unashamed!

- And for YOU to be sold-out & unashamed, you’ve got to truly believe that the power of God is real & that it still radically transforms lives b/c it has radically transformed YOUR life!

DO YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT SALVATION IS ALL ABOUT? – “…for salvation…” Somebody here today needs to hear this:

Some think salvation is all about being a good person, doing good works to earn your way into heaven. But salvation is all about FAITH:

- FORGIVENESS

- AVAILABLE

- IMPOSSIBLE

- TURN

- HEAVEN

Do you understand that? And now that you do understand it, do you need to be saved right now? If so, pray w/ me right now.

DO YOU TRULY BELIEVE & DESIRE THAT ANYONE CAN BE SAVED? – “…for everyone who believes, to the Jew first & also to the Greek.”

Verse 14 again: “It doesn't matter if people are civilized and educated, or if they are uncivilized and uneducated. I must tell the good news to everyone” (CEV)

- Paul not only believed that anyone could be saved, but he was also passionate & intentional about sharing the Gospel w/ them.

- If we say we truly believe that anyone can be saved – if we truly desire that anyone be saved – it must translate into passion & intentionality to take the Gospel to anyone & everyone.

o “God give us Flora!”

o EVERY person in Flora hear the Gospel

o VISION – “FBCF is making much of Jesus by being a people & a place of GRACE where anyone can meet Jesus & grow in their relationship w/ Him.”

- Michael Catt: “How can we reach the world w/ the Gospel & say we’re committed to the Great Commission if we think that ‘whosoever will’ only means ‘people like me’?”

DO YOU TRULY LIVE & WALK BY FAITH? – v 17 – “The righteous will live by faith” – A sold-out, unashamed Christ-follower not only understands that they are saved by faith in Jesus Christ, they also strive daily to truly live & walk by faith. We aren’t saved by faith in Jesus & then sent us out to fend for ourselves in our own power.

- We are saved by faith in Jesus – We live by faith in Jesus – We continually grow in our faith in Jesus – We learn to trust Him more & more – We come to realize that everyone in the W of G was was truly sold out & unashamed lived a life of deep, radical, dangerous faith.

- And the same must be true of us if we want to be sold-out, unashamed Christ-followers.

CONCLUSION – “Fellowship of the Unashamed”

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED

I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power.

The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of His. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still.