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Message Notes:
THE POINT:
God uses every different kind of onramp to meet people where they are.
Revelation 3:20
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me .NIV
Main Idea:
God WILL knock on their heart and invite them in…
Keep creating onramp opportunities for that to happen.
Matthew 5:14-16
The Light of the World
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. NIV
1 Corinthians 12:27
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. ESV
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
2 Friends, when I came and told you the mystery that God had shared with us, I didn’t use big words or try to sound wise. 2 In fact, while I was with you, I made up my mind to speak only about Jesus Christ, who had been nailed to a cross. 3 At first, I was weak and trembling with fear. 4 When I talked with you or preached, I didn’t try to prove anything by sounding wise. I simply let God’s Spirit show his power. CEV
Provide continual onramps where God can knock on their heart…
ONE WAY - Invite to an onramp event
AN EVEN BETTER WAY – Be an onramp to Jesus yourself
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—” NLT
Being a witness means telling what God has done.
Isaiah 12:4
“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim His name; make known among the nations what He has done, and proclaim that His name is exalted.” NIV
Being a witness means pointing to the source of salvation.
Isaiah 45:22
“Turn to Me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.” NIV
Being a witness is all of our responsibility.
Matthew 28:18-20
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” NIV
Main Idea:
God WILL knock on their heart and invite them in…
Keep creating onramp opportunities for that to happen.
Remember:
You and I exist to be God’s connection point to the people in our everyday life.
Be an onramp. Make an onramp. The more onramps the better.
Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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