180 Series 5 - Sharing Christ with Others

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Reaching All Men

Colossians 1:27-28

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To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

Colossians 1:27-28

Representing God

2 Corinthians 5:19-20

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that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 5:19-20

Pleasing God

1 Thessalonians 2:4

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On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

Serving All Men

1 Corinthians 9:19

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Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

1 Corinthians 9:19

Seeing Opportunities

John 4:35

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Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.

John 4:35

Sharing Your Life

1 Thessalonians 2:8

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so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

Sin a Reality

Romans 3:10-12

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As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;     there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”

Romans 3:10-12

Consequences of Sin

2 Thessalonians 1:8-9

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He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might

2 Thessalonians 1:8-9

Christ Paid the Price

1 Peter 2:24

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“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

1 Peter 2:24

Salvation a Free Gift

2 Timothy 1:9

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He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

2 Timothy 1:9

Believe and Receive Him

Romans 10:9-10

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If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Romans 10:9-10

Assurance of Salvation

John 10:28-29

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I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.

John 10:28-29

I'm Not So Bad

Proverbs 21:2

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A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.

Proverbs 21:2

Too Much to Give Up

Mark 8:36

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What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

Mark 8:36

I Can't Understand

John 7:17

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Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

John 7:17

I'm Not Good Enough Yet

Luke 5:31-32

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Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Luke 5:31-32

What Will People Think?

John 5:44

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How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

John 5:44

I Can't Hold Out

Hebrews 7:25

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Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

Hebrews 7:25

I'll Wait Till Later

Proverbs 27:1

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Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Proverbs 27:1

Too Many Hypocrites

Romans 14:12

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So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

Romans 14:12

I Don't Believe in Christ

John 5:39

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You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,

John 5:39

What About Other Religions?

Proverbs 14:12

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There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:12

God Won't Send Anyone to Hell

Matthew 25:41

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“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 25:41

What About the Heathen?

Romans 1:20

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For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

Romans 1:20

Redeemed

1 Peter 1:18-19

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For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

1 Peter 1:18-19

Reconciled

2 Corinthians 5:18

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All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

2 Corinthians 5:18

Forgiven

Ephesians 1:7

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In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace

Ephesians 1:7

Free from the Law

Romans 6:14-15

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For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!

Romans 6:14-15

Born of God

Galatians 3:26

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So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,

Galatians 3:26

Made Priest

1 Peter 2:9

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But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1 Peter 2:9

Made Righteous

2 Corinthians 5:21

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God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Sanctified

1 Corinthians 1:30

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It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.

1 Corinthians 1:30

Perfected

Hebrews 10:14

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For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.

Hebrews 10:14

Justified

Romans 3:24

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and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:24

Made Heavenly Citizens

Philippians 3:20

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But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Philippians 3:20

Made Complete

Colossians 2:9-10

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For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.

Colossians 2:9-10